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...

qualifying lap for the 2013 Daytona 500, finishing eighth. Patrick bested Janet Guthrie's record for the most top-ten finishes by a woman in the Sprint Cup Series...

Ten women racing drivers have officially entered at least once, with Janet Guthrie being the first. Sarah Fisher has the most career starts with nine,...

from open-wheel racing and sports car racing (such as Sarah Fisher, Janet Guthrie, Danica Patrick, and Katherine Legge), most have climbed the stock-car...

sponsorship reasons, it was won by Al Unser. The race is notable as Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a 500 mile Indy car race. Johnny Rutherford...

29, 2024. "Janet Guthrie Biography". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020. "Indy 500 Pioneer Janet Guthrie Savors The...

American actress Janet Gurwitch (born 1954), American businesswoman and investor Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race car driver Janet Gyatso, American...

minister J. Hunter Guthrie (1901–1974), American Jesuit philosopher Jack Guthrie (1915–1948), American songwriter and performer Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American...

Pan'". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2014. Christie, Janet (6 May 2017). "Interview: Kevin Guthrie - The Scotsman". The Scotsman. Didcock, Barry (29 November...

completed only 255 miles (410 km), the shortest official race on record. Janet Guthrie became the first female driver to enter the Indianapolis 500. However...

who became a world champion in Formula One. In 1978, they sponsored Janet Guthrie, a CART and NASCAR driver. From 1987 to 2002, Havoline sponsored the...

TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the struggle of Janet Guthrie to become the first female driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500...

the 200 mph barrier at the Speedway. On the final day of time trials, Janet Guthrie broke the gender barrier by becoming the first female driver to qualify...

1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season. First Daytona 500 starts for Janet Guthrie, Ricky Rudd, Ron Hutcherson, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Bobby Wawak...

lineup were three female drivers; Lella Lombardi, Christine Beckers, and Janet Guthrie, who finished 31st, 37th, and 40th respectively. The following year...

by winning four straight 500-mile Indy car races. Second year driver Janet Guthrie finished ninth, and it was later revealed she drove with a fractured...

race in NASCAR. 1976: Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify and compete in the Indianapolis 500 1977: Janet Guthrie became the first woman...

in 1977. There were two other female drivers in the field: American Janet Guthrie and Belgian Christine Beckers. Lombardi finished 31st. Lombardi retired...

1971. There have been nine female drivers to qualify, starting with Janet Guthrie in 1977. Sarah Fisher has competed nine times, the most of any woman...

Suzy Dietrich enter the 24 Hours event, driving a Sunbeam Alpine with Janet Guthrie and Donna Mae Mims. The trio finished 32nd and, along with another women's...

1994) and her 4th place finishing position broke the record set by Janet Guthrie (9th in 1978). The increased attention going into the race helped register...

the Hall of Fame (drivers can still be nominated and win the award, Janet Guthrie in 2024 was the first driver to win the award). Previously, these people...

race: Italian Lella Lombardi, Belgian Christine Beckers, and American Janet Guthrie. Lella Lombardi was the only woman to score points in F1 and NASCAR...

& Cooling Offy driven by Janet Guthrie during practice. 1977 Bryant Heating & Cooling Lightning/Offy driven by Janet Guthrie, the first female to qualify...

Rutherford made his only start in this race alongside his teammate Janet Guthrie, a fellow USAC Marlboro Championship Trail driver and the first woman...

Miesha Tate - mixed martial arts Joanna Jędrzejczyk - mixed martial arts Janet Guthrie - 11th at Indianapolis 500 Brittany Force - NHRA champion Jutta Kleinschmidt...

by a crew member for the North American Racing Team to fill in for Janet Guthrie, who was unable to race due to illness. Partnering with Bob Wollek and...

Although she was not the first woman to compete in the Trans-Am Series (Janet Guthrie, 1973, 1978), in 2011, Amy Ruman became the first one in the series'...

103 29 Qualified Jenna Ricker May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) 0.360 How Janet Guthrie faced scorn, skepticism, and subpar equipment to shock the racing world...

multiple NHRA Top Fuel dragster champion Shirley Muldowney in 2004, and Janet Guthrie, who was inducted two years later. Wendell Scott, the first African...