Janet Guthrie Autographs
Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is an American former racing driver. She is the first female to qualify and race in either the Indianapolis 500, or the Daytona 500, both of which she competed in during 1977. She had first attempted to enter the Indianapolis 500 in 1976 but failed to qualify. She raced in three Indianapolis 500s: 1977 through 1979. She is also the first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Cup Series competition.
Guthrie was originally an aerospace engineer, and after graduating from the University of Michigan with a physics degree in 1960, she worked with Republic Aviation. She got the 2024 NASCAR Landmark award on January 19, 2024.
Guthrie began racing in 1963 on the SCCA circuit in a Jaguar XK140 and by 1972, she was racing on a full-time basis. Her sportscar racing career included two class wins in the famed 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race.
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Current items with a signature of Janet Guthrie
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Traded items with a signature of Janet Guthrie
The most expensive item with a signature of Janet Guthrie (JANET GUTHRIE Autographed original inscription 1977 poster Indianapolis 500 ) was sold in September 2023 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (JANET GUTHRIE autographed signed Indy 500 racing card!) found a new owner for $0.01 in April 2008. The month with the most items sold (12) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $39.99 for an autographed item of Janet Guthrie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2023 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Janet Guthrie is worth $12.99.
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Latest News about Janet Guthrie
This week in 1976: Janet Guthrie launches NASCAR career: Looking back at Autowee (06/05/2013): Janet Guthrie surprised critics at the Happy Birthday Janet Guthrie ! (03/07/2013): The first woman to qualify and compete in the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500. Janet Guthrie: Danica starts in front, but female racers have miles to go (02/27/2013): What will it take for more than a token woman to summon the tens of millions of dollars to field a front-running car? Janet Guthrie congratulates Danica Patrick on Daytona pole, praises NASCAR 'atti (02/18/2013): DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Danica Patrick has found more than the success that eluded Janet Guthrie in her brief NASCAR stint.
