Maria Lada

Maria Carnandez-Lada is a retired CARCA racer.

1988
Maria made her debut this season at Daytona, and stunned everyone by winning, making her the first female winner in CARCA. She was coached by her brother, J.J., and by her father, Jake.

1989
She got married to Brian Carnandez, a rich businessman. Just eleven months after, on December 23, her twin daughters Jaylnn Jo and Samantha were born. Carnandez' two other children, Nathaniel and Elton, found this to be a nice change.

1990
She retired from CARCA to be with her family, stating that none of her sponsors came back, and she couldn't afford the risk.

1991-2019
Maria became heavily invested in the sport, but also in her family. Her siblings had all had children by the year 2001. She was diagnosed with engine cancer in 2005, and her cancer went into remission in 2007. It came back in 2010, and she hasn't been seen at a race since 2012. She beat cancer in 2015, and ran for president in 2016, but lost to Michael Wesley Townvan.