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Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born - Mar 07, 1938 ...  Also in 1977, Guthrie became the first female driver ever to qualify for and ... Unfortunately for Guthrie, she was forced to drop out of her first Indy 500 on lap 27...
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1977 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia  The 61st International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in ... Foyt became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times. As of 2015, Foyt's record .... Janet Guthrie was the first car to take the track, and she became the first female driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Her four-lap...
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Janet Guthrie - Wikipedia  Janet Guthrie is a retired professional race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the ... The following season, she competed in her first Daytona 500, finishing 12th when ... Guthrie qualified for and competed in the 1977 Indianapolis 500, but finished 29th with engine troubles.
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List of female NASCAR drivers - Wikipedia  The following is a list of female NASCAR drivers since the association's inception in 1949, along with their stat totals in their NASCAR careers. As of July 2016, no female driver has won a race in the three major series .... She also became the first woman to race at every racetrack on the circuit. ... Retired, 1977, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.
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List of female Indianapolis 500 drivers - Wikipedia  Janet Guthrie qualified for the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1977. This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have entered an Indianapolis 500 race. ... As of 2013, she is also the first female driver to have led laps in both the .... Hulman in 1977, his wife, Mary Fendrich Hulman, became chairman of the Indianapolis...
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Guthrie, Janet (1938) - Dictionary definition of Guthrie, Janet ...  Definition of Guthrie, Janet (1938)  Our online dictionary has Guthrie, Janet ... American auto racer and first woman to qualify for, and race in, the Indianapolis 500. ... at the Indianapolis 500 trials (1976); was first woman to compete in a NASCAR (National .... Still nobody knew yet that she was driving with a broken foot.
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List of female Indianapolis 500 drivers - Wikipedia  Janet Guthrie qualified for the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1977. This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have entered an Indianapolis 500 race. ... She was perhaps the first driver's wife to spend the entire race in the pits. ... In 2008 she was the first female winner of an IndyCar race when she won at Twin Ring...
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1961, John Zink's Trackburner Special Turbine | Indianapolis 500 ...  500 Cars, Auto Racing, Indycar Cart Usac, Indycar Racing, Indycar Cart History, Racing ..... Eagle Ford Indy 500 #74 "Dan Gurney" 1967 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! ... British driver Graham Hill seen here at Indy in a Lotus 56 Turbine car has the most complete ...... Italian movie poster for Winning, starring Paul Newman (1969).
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ESPN Classic - Al Unser Sr. is oldest Indy 500 winner - ESPN.com  May 24, 1987 - Al Unser Sr., behind the wheel of a year-old car he had to beg to drive, won his fourth Indy 500, tying A.J. Foyt's record. ... In 1978, when he captured his third Indy 500, Unser also won the Pocono and ... When he finished fourth, one place behind his son, it was enough for him to edge out Al Jr. by one point.
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Indy 500 Traditions and FAQs - Indianapolis Motor Speedway  In 1936, Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer was the first driver to receive the trophy. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in Victory Lane? ... to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race. ... a formula for limiting the size of a starting field according to the size of the track.
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2001 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia  The 85th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana ... CART did not schedule any races the weekend of Indy 500 pole qualifying, ... It also created a strategy for lapped cars to earn one lap back (ostensibly by .... Feeling that he proved his critics wrong, Stewart called them "idiots."...
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Shirley Muldowney - Race Car Driver, Athlete - Biography.com  Apr 3, 2014 ... Shirley Muldowney retired from drag racing as a champion NHRA Top Fuel ... The first woman to be licensed by the National Hot Rod Association and the ... was the subject of the 1983 film Heart Like a Wheel, starring Bonnie...
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Indianapolis 500: A look back | GazetteXtra  May 27, 2016 ... 2015: Montoya wins for second time after 15 years ... running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. ... Tony Kanaan led the race during a late caution as he tried to secure his ..... May 30, 1993 and won by Emerson Fittipaldi with an average speed of 157.207 mph.
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Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway  The 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 28, 2017 and will feature drivers of the Verizon IndyCar Series.
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Indy 500 Traditions - Indianapolis Motor Speedway  Although there are reports that "Indiana," as the song was originally titled when ... and approximately 45 minutes before the start of the race, he sang "Indiana" with ... Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to ... to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race.
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Father-son combos mark in Indy history | WFNI ESPN 93.5 / 1070 ...  Jun 19, 2015 ... He won his final attempt at the 500 back in 1981 before retiring from ... His fourth win, in 1987, made him the oldest driver to ever win at Indy at...
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The Grid: 33 Greatest Indy 500 Drivers of All TimeRanked ...  May 18, 2016 ... Many drivers have started the Indianapolis 500, but only a few had enough horsepower to make our definitive lineupand it took more than checkered flags. ... lead a 500 lap, an IndyCar driver graced the cover of Sports Illustrated for ... he fought off Rick Mears in 1982 for the closest finish in race history at...
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AAA Midwest Traveler - 100 Years of Racing History  Every Memorial Day as a youngster, I listened to the radio broadcast of the ... back straight, diving through the third turn into the short chute that leads to the fourth turn, ... In title: Ray Harroun drove the Marmon Wasp to victory in the first Indy 500 in 1911. ... drive car, and set numerous lap records, but it never won the race.
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1969 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia  The 53rd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Friday, May 30, 1969. Mario Andretti led 116 laps and won for car owner Andy Granatelli. Hard luck driver Lloyd Ruby was leading the race just after the midpoint, but ... He entered the month as a favorite, but he crashed his primary car during...
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96: AJ Foyt and Janet Guthrie make history at 1977 Indy ... - Autoweek  Feb 22, 2016 ... In 1977, AJ Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 for the fourth time. He became the first driver ever to achieve that feat. Photo by ... Only Al Unser and Rick Mears have also won the race four times, but Foyt was the first to complete the task. ... Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify for the Indy 500 in 1977.
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Indianapolis 500 traditions - Wikipedia  Due to the longevity of the Indianapolis 500, numerous traditions surrounding the race have ... As part of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the pre-race ceremonies of the ... Sundays were avoided for scheduling races dating all the way back to pre-500 races in 1909 and 1910. ..... She became famous for her spicy chili.