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Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is an American former racing driver. She is the first female to qualify and race in either the Indianapolis 500, or the Daytona 500, both of which she competed in during 1977. She had first attempted to enter the Indianapolis 500 in 1976 but failed to qualify. She raced in three Indianapolis 500s: 1977 through ...
- 23rd (1977)
- March 7, 1938 (age 85), Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Apr 24, 2024 · Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.) is an American race-car driver who in 1977 became the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Guthrie earned a pilot’s license at the age of 17.
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Jan 17, 2024 · FILE - Janet Guthrie, the only woman race car driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, poses at a news conference in New York City, Thursday, April 6, 1978. Now 85, Guthrie is able to joke about the lack of respect of she received from her male peers, largely because she is certain she proved herself on the racetrack.
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May 11, 2020 · Published May 11, 2020 11:39 AM. Janet Guthrie never set out to be a pioneer or trailblazer. All she wanted to be was a race car driver. The Iowa native considered herself just like every other racer out there: she loved going fast. That she was a female was inconsequential. She never sought attention just because of her gender.
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Mar 26, 2023 · Guthrie might have remained relatively unknown had she not caught the attention of race car designed Rolla Vollstedt, considered one of the most influential car designers of the 20th century. Intrigued by the aerospace-engineer-turned-racing-driver, Vollstedt asked Guthrie to test a car he designed for the 1976 Indy 500.
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1938 -. Janet Guthrie, a pioneering driver, was the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. Guthrie led the way for generations of female racers to follow. Born in Iowa City, Iowa in 1938, Guthrie’s family moved to Florida when she was a toddler. Guthrie started flying planes when she was 13 and ...
Jan 6, 2023 · The most notable achievement of Guthrie’s career in stock car racing was becoming the first female driver to qualify and compete in NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500 in 1977. She started ...
