Janet Guthrie
Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is a retired professional race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, both in 1977. She had first attempted to enter the Indianapolis 500 in 1976 but failed to qualify. She raced in three Indy 500s: 1977-79. She was also the first woman to lead a lap in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Guthrie was originally an aerospace engineer, and after graduating from the University of Michigan with a physics degree in 1960, she worked with Republic Aviation. She got the 2024 NASCAR Landmark award on January 19, 2024.
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Guthrie at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2011 | |||||||
| Born | March 7, 1938 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | First woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 First woman to compete in the Daytona 500 First woman to lead a lap in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ||||||
| Awards | International Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1980) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2006) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (2006) Automotive Hall of Fame (2019) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2024) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 33 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (1977) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1980 Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 12 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (1979) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 Trenton 200 (Trenton) | ||||||
| Last race | 1979 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Wisconsin) | ||||||
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