Janet Guthrie did not receive a warm reception when she arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 43 years ago. The former aerospace engineer had become a race car driver --- unheard of during her era --- and Guthrie wanted a spot in the Indianapolis 500, the biggest race in the world. Her competitors wanted nothing to do with her and openly complained a woman was not suited for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". Guthrie was undeterred. "As far as the men saying I couldn't get it done, I figured they would learn better," Guthrie told The Associated Press this week. "Did it bother me? Mostly I could laugh at it." Guthrie's fight to become the first woman to qualify and race ...
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