Kat Teasdale

Kat Teasdale
Nationality	Canadian
Born	Kathryn Pennington Teasdale[1] (1964-12-25)December 25, 1964
Died	June 2, 2016(2016-06-02) (aged 51)
Related to	Al Balding (uncle)
Previous series
1997 1993 1992	NASCAR Busch North Series CASCAR Indy Lights
Championship titles
1996–1998	Chevrolet Camaro Racing Series
Awards
1993	CASCAR Rookie of the Year
NASCAR driver
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	109th (1998)
First race	1998 DieHard 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Kathryn Pennington Teasdale (December 25, 1964 – June 2, 2016) was a Canadian auto racing driver and businesswoman. She began racing Formula Fords in Canada in 1988, and later switched to stock car racing. She was the CASCAR rookie of the year in 1993, and a three-time Canadian national champion in the Chevrolet Camaro racing series from 1996 to 1998. She achieved several firsts for female drivers which included being the first Canadian woman to have an international racing license, the first woman to compete in the Indy Lights road racing series, and the first female driver in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series. She succeeded in earning her own sponsorships in motorsport, and was later her own racing team owner. She was described by Andy Pilgrim as both a fearless driver and a talented athlete. She won over 180 races during her career, and retired from professional racing in 1998.