Janet Guthrie after becoming the first woman to qualify for an Indianapolis 500, 1977. Syndication: The Indianapolis Star - Source: Imagn The race, however, was full of challenges for her ...

De Silvestro, the 2010 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, is not the first woman to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That was Janet Guthrie in 1977. Nor is Paretta (right) the first woman to own a team.

Janet Guthrie was the first woman to attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1976. Unfortunately, she didn’t meet the necessary speed and preparation. However, she returned to the race in ...

The museum's glow-up tells the story of the Indianapolis 500 with new race-simulators, cultural artifacts like Janet ...

Katherine Legge makes an important point as the only female driver in the upcoming Indy 500: "The car doesn ... human interest stories. Guthrie became the first woman to compete in the race ...

Seventeen have started Cup Series contests, including Christian, Patrick, Janet Guthrie ... competed in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500 and was the first woman to lead a lap in ...

Katherine Legge will make her debut in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, becoming the first woman ... in both the Indy 500 and in NASCAR's top division, joining Patrick and Janet Guthrie.