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February 10, 2008 Stephanie MocklerPosted: 03:21 PM ET
Stephanie Mockler, 20, got the racing bug when she was 6 and went on to become a record-setting driver.
In real life, her first car was a Volkswagen bug when she was 16. In her racing life, Stephanie Mockler was driving quarter midget cars, tiny racecars that children can drive, at the age of 6. Now at 20, she is a record-setting driver. Mockler became the first female to win a USAC Ford Focus Midget Series when she finished at the Indianapolis Speedrome. She is also the eighth woman in the United States Auto Club's history to win a feature race. And she is the youngest female to ever win a USAC main event. She gets the whole "Danica Patrick" thing a lot. Patrick is a 25-year-old Indy Racing League driver. Mockler is quick to point out that not all racing is the same and that she hopes to take the NASCAR track. But one thing between them is the same, "When you put on the helmet, you're just another racer." Update: Watch the CNN.com Live interview Filed under: Athletes Youngest in the class
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