Gender issues
FILE - Car owner Chip Ganassi is seen in the paddock before an IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Chip Ganassi Racing and PNC Bank marked International Women's Day with the launch of a campaign to drive gender equality in motorsports. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File)
Ganassi and PNC Bank launch Women in Motorsports campaign

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 08, 2022 02:08 AM EST

FILE - Janet Guthrie poses with a toy race car at a news conference in New York, in this April 6, 1978, file photo. Janet Guthrie is still astonished at all the fan mail that pours in from around the world. And she's honored to hear that Academy Award winner Hilary Swank wants to portray her in a movie. Forty-four years after her history making run at the Indianapolis 500, Guthrie's impact on the growth of female sports is certainly a legacy worth remembering. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Column: Guthrie paved the way, still hoping more will follow

By Paul Newberry May. 07, 2021 03:03 PM EDT

Vitarti Girl's Team mechanic Agustina Carreira talks to driver Rocio Migliore before leaving the pits for a training session at the Oscar y Juan Galvez track in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 2, 2021. On their debut, the team led the race until Migliore, who started in eighth position, made a mistake on the final lap. “I lost because of my lack of experience," she said. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Women's team makes history in Argentine auto racing

By Natacha Pisarenko And Leonardo La Valle Apr. 08, 2021 09:12 AM EDT