Savagemama: Notes From a Pregnant Mama

What’s In A Name: From Genteel to NASCAR

By Jennifer Savage, 3-09-08

We’ve been tossing around baby names lately. Just like last time, we settled on a boy’s name pretty quickly. And just like last time, we can’t quite put our finger on a girl’s name. I like names that would sound good on an 80-year-old southern lady. Ada, Ruby, Ida, Adel. But I’m finding there is a fine line I don’t want to cross. Southern is one thing but I don’t want this baby’s name to sound, as I wrote to a friend the other day, like she lives in a house up on blocks in the Oklahoma panhandle. Genteel yes. NASCAR no. Ada yes. Delores no. This indecision on what to name the baby if it is a girl is the only thing that makes me think we may have a sister for Eliza floating around in my belly. [End of article]

Comment By Craig Moore, 3-09-08

Here is a list of NASCAR wives, girlfriends, and other ladies connected to the sport. http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/2005/08/nascar_wives.html

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WIVES
Ashley (Hanson) Allgaier, wife of Justin Allgaier
Eva (Bryan) Busch, wife of Kurt Busch
Cindy (Karam) Elliott, wife of Bill Elliott
Beckie Griffin, wife of Kole Kahne
Stephanie Hamilton, wife of Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Delana (Linville) Harvick, wife of Kevin Harvick
Chandra (Janway) Johnson, wife of Jimmie Johnson
Katie (Martin) Kenseth, wife of Matt Kenseth
Kim (Robertson) Labonte, wife of Terry Labonte
Alison (East) Leffler, wife of Jason Leffler
Catalina Maya, wife of Adrian Fernandez
Shana (Sessions) Mayfield, wife of Jeremy Mayfield
Krissie (Boyle) Newman, wife of Ryan Newman
Sara (Haskins) Peters, wife of Timothy Peters
Cortney (Owen) Sauter, wife of Johnny Sauter
Ingrid Vandebosch, wife of Jeff Gordon
Nan (Turcotte) Zipadelli, wife of Greg Zipadelli

FUTURE WIVES CLUB
Nicole Lunders, fiancée of Greg Biffle

GIRLFRIENDS (click here for the latest driver eligibility status and rumors)
Athena Barber, longtime girlfriend of Clint Bowyer
Liz Brown, girlfriend of Reed Sorenson
Jacquelyn Butler, girlfriend of David Ragan
Casi Davidson, girlfriend of Aaron Fike
Erica Dewey, girlfriend of Lance McGrew, former girlfriend of Kyle Busch
Beccy Gordon, girlfriend of Ryan Hunter-Reay and former gf of Brendan Gaughan
Deanne Gray, longtime girlfriend of Boris Said
Bruna Oliveira, girlfriend of Chad Knaus
Sherry Pollex, girlfriend of Martin Truex Jr. and former gf of Jon Wood
Amanda Prince, girlfriend of Elliott Sadler
Teresa, female companion of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

HISTORY
Amanda Beard, former girlfriend of Carl Edwards
Kristin Buntain, former girlfriend of Denny Hamlin
Kortnie Coles, former girlfriend of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Jocelyn (Janusiewicz) Crafton, ex-wife of Matt Crafton
Krista Dwyer, former girlfriend of Tony Stewart
Cielo Garcia,former girlfriend of Jamie McMurray
Adrienne Groce, former girlfriend of Jon Wood
Christy Johnson, former girlfriend of Kale Kahne
Mara Kadish, former girlfriend of Brian Vickers
Kristy Labonte, former girlfriend of Kasey Kahne
Ivonne Macias, former girlfriend of Brian Vickers
Emily Maynard, widowed fiancée of Ricky Hendrick
Marisa Miller, former girlfriend of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tara Roquemore, former girlfriend of Tony Stewart
Jaime Schaffer, former girlfriend of Tony Stewart
Aniesa Scott, former fiancée of Larry Foyt
Ashley Speegle, former girlfriend of Kasey Kahne
Raygan Swan, former fiancée of Anthony Foyt IV
Sarah Lynn Tatum, former girlfriend of Mark McFarland
Lisa Tollett, former girlfriend of Elliott Sadler
Leeann Tweeden, former female companion of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Katie Wallace, former girlfriend of Jamie McMurray
Shannon Wiseman, former girlfriend of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Emily Whitaker, former girlfriend of Shane Hmiel
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Comment By Red Dancer, 3-09-08

Craig sure is helpful, ain't he? I see you like Adel. We are naming our little girl Augusta (after my great grandmother) but my second favorite is Adeline. Just my 2 cents. Congratulations on your new pregnancy!

Comment By Joanne Merrill, 4-05-08

My little girl is Emma Rose. I love it and it's easy for my son to say...I also get a lot of compliments on it. Emma is GREAT!!

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