Actually there were 3, Louise Smith (considered 1st lady of Nascar), Sara Christian, and Ethel Flock. 6-19-49, Louise Smith entered her own #94 Smith Auto Parts car, Sara Christian drove a Flock bro. car which she turn over to a Flock who blew an engine 30 some laps into the race, Ethel Flock drove a Flock Bro. car but mostly at the Alanta track, so to answer your question accurately, it would be the trinity lady: louisesaraethel.
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Impossible to say, but the first woman who probably was recognized on a national level was Shirley Shahan. She drove Mopars in the Stock/Super Stock/ FX days. The mid 60s. She was from the Midwest. Shirley Muldowney had not yet made her mark.
The Indianapolis 500 was originally known as the "1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race," and that first race was held on May 30, 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The first winner was Ray Harroun.
He was a race car driver who won the Indy 500 three times
The first woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company was Carly Fiorina who took the helm of Hewlett Packard in 1999.
gotta be the Unser family, Al sr. with 4 brother Bobby with 3, and little Al with 2 for a total of 9 wins.
1811 - Indians are defeated in the Battle of Tippecanoe under W. H. Harrison1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th state with the capitol at Corydon.1906 - US Steel Company builds steel plant and founds the city of Gary1911 - The first Indy 500 car race takes place