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 ...

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.

INDIANAPOLIS – British driver Katherine Legge is the only woman competing in the 107th running of the Indy 500. For Sunday’s race, she will be driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, in car #44.

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 ...