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Get 60 miles an hour behind you and literally 2 feet of safety. >> reporter: she still remembers her first long walk towards the ex football players and military men that command the pit. >> it's walking into somebody else's house. i kept my head down and kept working. >> great job. that was very, very close. >> reporter: abbott didn't know it at the time but even her coach was skeptical what she could do. >> i thought it was a publicity stunt. a woman getting in the sport ruled by males, not something that comes across your desk every day. >> reporter: after seeing her in action, he became a ...

House. i kept my head down and kept working. >> great, great job on the -- that was very, very close. >> hit them hard, they come off. >> abbott didn't know it at the time. even her pit crew coach was could do. >> i thought a woman getting into the sport predominantly ruled by males, not something that comes across your desk every day. >> after seeing abbott in action, pete became a believer. >> i remember the first time she walked on the plane going to richmond, and just burning holes through her with their eyes and if that didn't intimidate her, she is good to go. >> despite that experience ...

The pit. >> walking into somebody else's house, i just kept my head down and kept working. >> great, great job. >> you hit them hard, they come off. >> abbott didn't know it at the time but even her pit crew coach was skeptical about what she could do. >> i thought it was a publicity stunt, a woman getting into a sport that is predominantly ruled by males, not something comes across your desk every day. >> after seeing abbott in action, pete became a believer. >> i remember the first time she walked on, just burning holes through her with her eyes. if that doesn't intimidate her, she's good to...

>> you hit them hard, they come off. >> abbott didn't know it at the time but even her pit crew coach was skeptical about what she could do. >> i thought it was a publicity stunt, a woman getting into a sport that is predominantly ruled by males, not something comes across your desk every day. >> after seeing abbott in action, pete became a believer. >> i remember the first time she walked on, just burning holes through her with her eyes. if that doesn't intimidate her, she's good to go. >> despite that experience and the ones that will undoubtedly follow, abbott refuses to leave her femininit...