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 ...
The museum's glow-up tells the story of the Indianapolis 500 with new race-simulators, cultural artifacts like Janet ...
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.
A rare collection of cars that competed in the Indianapolis 500 are up for bid this weekend by Mecum Auctions.
Another garage shows the 1978 Texaco Star driven by Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in the Indy 500. Surrounding the car is a bulletin board, oil-smudged roll of paper towels ...