Lyn St. James inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

There is no question in anyone’s mind that Lyn St. James is a hall-of-fame race car driver. What bums me out just a little bit is that she still sounds so surprised to be inducted. She felt like an outsider her whole career, and it sounds like that feeling never went away.

Last time I saw her, she was getting ferried around Road Atlanta on a golf cart like the Queen of IMSA — because she basically is — but she still doesn’t sound like she can believe she’s part of the club. I hope no future generation of women in racing grows up feeling like that, and if they don’t, it’s thanks in huge part to Lyn St. James.