Janet Guthrie - First Woman at the Indy 500
How the pioneering racing driver broke the gender barrier at America's top motor race
In 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 - the biggest race in American motorsport. Guthrie, a former aerospace engineer, had faced opposition and scepticism from male drivers and some sections of the press. She talks to Rachael Gillman.
(Photo: Janet Guthrie after qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 in 1977. Credit: Getty Images)
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