Caitlyn Bernard: Fourth Generation of Women Drivers at Whittemore Speedway
Published on Aug 2
2002
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2350558/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Deep in northern Michigan, where entertainment options are limited and community bonds run strong, Caitlin Bernard carries forward an extraordinary motorsports legacy. As the fourth generation of women in her family to race at Whittemore Speedway, she follows in the tire tracks of her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother who all competed at the same local track.<br/><br/>Growing up on a farm and riding four-wheelers by age five, Bernard's journey to racing feels almost predestined. Yet surprisingly, she discovered her family's racing heritage only after she began competing herself. "I am the fourth female generation driver on my mom's side at Whittemore Speedway," she reveals, a lineage tracing back to when the track was still dirt and women competed in "Powder Puff" divisions.<br/><br/>What makes Bernard's story particular...