Background
Her brother Tim Flock said she was named after the gasoline her father used in his car.
Her brother Tim Flock said she was named after the gasoline her father used in his car.
She raced in over 100 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Modified events in her career. Ethel beat Fonty and Bob by finishing eleventh (her career high), and Tim finished second. She made her only other career Cup start at Langhorne Speedway and finished 44th.
Both events featured three female drivers (Sara Christian and Louise Smith).
In June 1949, she entered a racing competition in Florida, competing against 57 men drivers. She finished in 8th place.
On August 7, 1949, she became the first female racecar driver to compete against men in the state of Georgia when she entered a race at Central City Park Speedway in Macon, Georgia.