Female drivers in the indy 500

 · Women racers surprise De Silvestro ahead of Indy A group of women racers arrived early at the residence of Leigh Buttera in Speedway, Indiana. They were there, waiting to surprise Paretta Autosport’s Simona De Silvestro. As part of a recent tradition started by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy drivers pay a visit to fans at.  · For Lyn St. James, the Indy Rookie of the Year who followed in Janet Guthrie’s pioneering wake for women at the Speedway, the emergence of a ‘Female Forward’ team—as Paretta is. Janet Guthrie Passed Indianapolis driver’s test: Career Indianapolis starts: 3 () Best career Indianapolis start: 14th in Best career Indianapolis finish: 9th in Indianapolis career earnings: $58, First woman to start in Indianapolis

Fastest 1-lap qualifying speed, female driver. mph: Sarah Fisher () Female Rookie. The Brickyard has seen its share of headline-grabbing female drivers in the past - from Janet Guthrie, the first to qualify and drive the in , to Danica Patrick more recently - but progress. Janet Guthrie Passed Indianapolis driver’s test: Career Indianapolis starts: 3 () Best career Indianapolis start: 14th in Best career Indianapolis finish: 9th in Indianapolis career earnings: $58, First woman to start in Indianapolis

Janet Guthrie, (born March 7, , Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.), American race-car driver who in became the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — History was made at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday when Simona De Silvestro and her female-dominated team qualified for. This year's Indianapolis will feature Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro, one of only nine women to race in one of the most storied races.