A NC Dog Groomer Helped a Nearly All-Women Team Make Indy 500 Racing History

Crew members of Simona De Silvestro, the first female-majority team, stand next to their car prior to the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind., on May 30, 2021. Jeff Dean/AFP via Getty Images

By Theoden Janes From The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—As a consequence of her jobs working as a server at an Italian restaurant in Concord and as a dog groomer at a south Charlotte pet superstore, Amanda Frayer has never spent much time (OK, any, frankly) fielding phone calls from reporters or signing autographs at major sporting events.