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Copyright KVVU via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Most Read. The hotel shared a bystander's TikTok video of the thrilling moment — and Georges-Barnett's ecstatic reaction. In the clip, Georges-Barnett could be seen pacing in front of the machine with her hands over her head in shock.

She then raised her arms up in the air and exclaimed to her husband, Sherman Barnett, who stood off-camera, "It's a million dollars! It's a million dollars! Oh my God! Georges-Barnett has been a fixture in the racing world for more than 40 years.

According to her Facebook page , she has won more than races, including 35 championships, and became the only woman in U. history to win a UMP Dirt National Championship. She also holds a world record as the fastest woman in a NASCAR at Bonneville Salt Flats racing with a speed of mph in Georges-Barnett shared the story of her incredible feat with the El Paso, Texas, radio station KLAQ last year.

For two years they hired a NASCAR driver to try and qualify for the Brickyard race. They named the team Race El Paso, allowing people to pay to sign their names on the cars as sponsors," she recounted. I ended up doing it and we let people sign the car and got local businesses to sponsor.

She said the money raised was donated to a children's literacy program. Although she had to undergo spinal surgery in to address injuries caused by her years of racing, Georges-Barnett continues to race every weekend. In October , she competed in all 20 events at the Johnstone Supply Southwest Super Truck Track Championship, winning 10 of them.

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