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Janet Guthrie's 1978 Wildcat on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The359

From the Archive: Race Car Driver Janet Guthrie

Daniel Hautzinger

Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify for and compete in the Indianapolis and Daytona 500s. In 1979, she spoke to WTTW's John Callaway about her most recent Indy race and the sexism she encountered as a racer.
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