the speedway breaking records. you can do anything you want to do, and gender doesn t matter. can abouting tbecoming the f nascar history to capture the pole position. i love that to go beyond racing in general, just to kind of break gender barriers. newsroom starts now. good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i m carol costello. family, friends, and fans are mourning the death of country music star mindy mccready today. the 37-year-old singer was found dead on the front porch of her arkansas home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. mccready s music made her famous, but in recent years, she became more known for her struggle with addiction, mental illness, and run-ins with the law. if you re not familiar with mccready s music, here s her number one hit from 1996. guys do it all the time mccready appeared on the today show last month after her boyfriend died of an apparent suicide. just starting screaming, calling 911. i laid down next to him. i