ESPN Motorsports TV notes | NASCAR's ranking woman in engineering, Ricky Craven on the schedule

Friday, Aug. 15, 2008

NASCAR GM Engineer Alba Colon Featured on ESPN Newsmagazine E:60 Tuesday

ESPN's primetime newsmagazine E:60 airs Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. ET, and will include a feature on General Motors engineer Alba Colon, considered by many as one of the most powerful women in NASCAR. Barely five feet tall, the native of Puerto Rico is a giant in NASCAR - the highest-ranked female engineer in the sport. As GM’s program manager, Colon has won five consecutive Manufacturers’ Championships and is a driving force behind some of NASCAR’s biggest names, including Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Colon’s journey from being an engineering student to powerful figure in NASCAR has not been easy. She has battled the perception that women don’t belong in NASCAR’s garages. In spite of these challenges, Colon has become one of the most respected figures in NASCAR, reports E:60’s Lisa Salters.

Ricky Craven in NASCAR Now Monday Roundtable Discussion

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Ricky Craven will be a guest panelist on the Monday, Aug. 18, edition of NASCAR Now, ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information show, at 5 p.m. Host Allen Bestwick leads a roundtable discussion of the latest NASCAR news with Craven, ESPN analyst Ray Evernham and reporter Mike Massaro.

ESPN airs live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 1 p.m., while ESPN2 has live coverage of Michigan’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m.

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