Richmond's Dystany Spurlock set to make NASCAR history

Driving the news: The former Richmonder will compete Friday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series race at Watkins Glen in New York.

• Spurlock, 34, also became the first Black woman to race in NASCAR's national Arca Menards Series in March.
• And she holds a world record in motorcycle drag racing, with a 7.32-second run at 178mph.
• But her first track was at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, per Fox Sports.

Fun fact: Spurlock also played football on the boy's team at Highland Springs, reports USA Today.

• And she told Fox Sports that "I never talked smack. But if I did hit them and knock them down, I'd look at them and say, 'You got hit by a girl.'"

What's next: You can watch her make history on Fox Sports 1 at 4:30pm Friday.