Jamie DiPietro is a single mom raising two teenage daughters.

If you're a parent, the degree of difficulty which comes with that job needs no explanation. However, DiPietro's work doesn't stop there. She is also a NASCAR official -- manager of safety inspections to be exact -- and she travels the entire season.

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I asked [my daughters] how they felt. They told me they would be upset, but the other perks that come with my job make it OK. Like the fact that they went backstage to see Justin Bieber and take incredible vacations to Italy and Paris with my frequent flyer miles and points.

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-- JAMIE DIPIETRO

On the way to school recently, she had to tell her daughters Madi, 15, and Ashton, 12, that she might miss a few soccer games this fall and perhaps even prom night.

"This is the bad part of job. So in the car, I asked them how they felt. They told me they would be upset, but the other perks that come with my job make it OK. Like the fact that they went backstage to see Justin Bieber and take incredible vacations to Italy and Paris with my frequent flyer miles and points," said DiPietro, whose family is based in Atlanta. "That is the plus side and their friends think it's cool that mom works for NASCAR."

"Mom works for NASCAR." Once a rarely heard statement in the sport is now becoming more commonplace. The face of NASCAR's team of officials is changing. The stereotypical enforcer of rules and safety is no longer a six-foot-tall brawly man wearing dark sunglasses posed on pit road.

"Still, we are not allowed to wear jewelry and our uniforms are men's-fit type clothing," DiPietro said. "The uniform is strict."

The dress code is reflective of the environment -- strict and no nonsense. DiPietro and her female counterparts are there to do an important job and be an example of NASCAR's professionalism.

It's an example DiPietro hopes to pass on to her daughters -- a strong female personality, working and succeeding in a male-dominated sport.

Earlier this year, labor statistics reported that women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women, and the majority of college graduates are women as well.

NASCAR's garage is gradually falling in line with the national trend as the number of female officials has steadily increased the past five years, according to NASCAR public relations. The percentage of female officials across the three national series is currently 15 percent.

DiPietro would like to see that number increase the next 10 years through a scholarship program for females interested in automotive and NASCAR careers.

The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund honors Brienne Davis, a Universal Technical Institute graduate and fellow Cup Series official who in 2008 died in a car accident. She was 28.

The Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund is intended to provide an opportunity for qualified female students who wish to attend one of nine UTI campuses across the United States, including UTI's NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.

"Everyone loved Brienne and she was a great example of a strong female in the sport," DiPietro said. "And she was a dear friend. I've met no one that can replace her."

In order to raise money for the scholarship program, NASCAR is hosting the third and final Jail & Bail event Oct. 12 at Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C. To date, the event has raised enough money to fund 20 scholarships to the Universal Technical Institute. The goal is 30.

Tickets for the event are on sale for $20 at the Brickhouse Tavern and NASCAR Technical Institute. Tickets will also be sold at the gate the night of the event.

"Because of her personality and events like this, Brienne will not be forgotten," DiPietro said. "Or will her accomplishments as a female official."