A woman and a Latina, Alba Colon is a leader of a new generation of engineers in a sport -- auto racing -- long dominated by white men. After a few years in data acquisition, Colon entered racing management, becoming GM Racing's Chevrolet program manager in 2001 -- the only top-ranking female engineer in NASCAR and a key point of contact between drivers, owners, and crew chiefs.
A woman and a Latina, Alba Colon is a leader of a new generation of engineers in a sport -- auto racing -- long dominated by white men. After a few years in data acquisition, Colon entered racing management, becoming GM Racing's Chevrolet program manager in 2001 -- the only top-ranking female engineer in NASCAR and a key point of contact between drivers, owners, and crew chiefs.
