The NASCAR thing is an "important" achievement because that is a sport with a reputation of being very southern and "good-ole-boy"-esque, so a black man qualifying for a race for the first time in a long time is notable in that sense.
The girl dunking is more important because of what was already mentioned: the basic physical differences between the genders.
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"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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