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Walking to the front of her hauler minutes after her second practice run and a random drug test, Jennifer Jo Cobb had to make a split-second decision about buying equipment for her NASCAR truck.

That task done, she walked through the door to the lounge area of the trailer and started cleaning up T-shirts scattered among the mess covering the tables and seats.

“I wish somebody would take charge and take care of some of this stuff,” she said, harried but still able to laugh about it.

Chaotic? Sure. But this is the life Cobb has chosen.

As the only woman owner/driver in NASCAR, Cobb finds herself having to deal not just with the driving, which she’s always been good at, but landing sponsorships, securing equipment, keeping track of the crew and, apparently, cleaning the hauler.

It’s been like this since Cobb bought the team from Circle Bar Racing to run a full trucks schedule this season.

The chaos reached a pinnacle this weekend at Kansas.

Cobb’s return to her hometown is always big news and she gets inundated with requests from fans and media, packing her days so full that she had to ask her crew chief on Saturday if there was time to go the bathroom before heading out for the second practice session.

- USAToday.com