a play on the name Janet Guthrie, the first woman racecar driver to ever qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Which is fitting, since the queen and her hive was the first group of bees (that we know ...

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 ...

There are no women scheduled to race in the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Katherine Legge, a 44-year-old from England, considered ...

As On Her Turf continues its celebration of Women’s History Month, we take a closer look at the first of those nine women to race at “The Brickyard”-- Janet Guthrie, who made her first of three career ...

FOX Sports counts down the 25 most memorable moments in Indianapolis 500 history ahead of the 109th running on May 25 on FOX.

When Janet Guthrie qualified for the 1977 Indianapolis 500, she proved that she was capable of the feat, yes. She also proved that, with the right experience and the right backing, any woman could ...

With a history that goes back more than 100 years, the Indy 500 has no shortage of interesting and weird facts.

Janet Guthrie was the first to qualify and compete in it in 1977, and her best finish was ninth in 1978. Other women to compete in the Indy 500 are Lyn St. James (1992-1997, 2000), Sarah Fisher ...