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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 the Daytona 500, both of which she competed in during 1977. She had first attempted to enter the Indianapolis 500 in 1976 but failed to qualify. She raced in three Indianapolis 500s: 1977 through ...
In 2013, Patrick became the first woman in Sprint Cup history to have a full-time ride in the series (with Stewart-Haas Racing), [20] and eventually the first female driver to clinch the pole position and lead a green flag lap, both occurring at the 2013 Daytona 500, becoming the first woman to lead both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500 ...
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of motorsport, sorted by country alphabetically. Albania
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980, and 1982, becoming the first ...
Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to enter a Formula One race. As of 2024, four other female drivers have entered at least one Grand Prix, although only two have qualified and started a race. Lella Lombardi has competed in the most Grands Prix of any female driver, with 17 entries and 12 starts.
It’s what still motivates her today, at 42, as one of the world’s fastest female race-car drivers, ... but Janet Guthrie, 85, who was the first woman to ever compete in the Indy 500, in 1977 ...
A week later, her husband had borrowed a 1937 Dodge coupe for her to compete and she finished ninth of the 25 women racing in the event that day. [3] The next night they went to a race at Mount Clemens where she won her first race. [2] [4] She became the first woman to compete against men in races in Michigan. [3]
Cheryl Linn Glass (December 24, 1961 – July 15, 1997) was an American racing driver. She was among the first African-American, female racing drivers in the United States . [ 1 ] She began her career racing sprint cars in the Northwestern United States, before attempting to race at a national level.