Bessie Lee Paoli was the third female car owner to enter the Indianapolis 500 and was the most successful. Like Maude Yagle, who entered the 1929 Indianapolis 500 with Ray Keech at the wheel for an eighth-place finish, Bessie was not permitted in the pits. She had to hand notes ...
Eddie Sachs
A Jeopardy Type Question
Who was the first woman to drive a Championship car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Most people believe it was Janet Guthrie, who was the first woman to qualify and compete in the Indianapolis 500. But the first woman who drove a race car around the track was Paula Murphy.
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Sid Collins: “The Voice of the 500”
Sid Collins, “The Voice of the 500,” grew up in Indianapolis where he would help out putting price tags and unloading merchandise at his father's store. He attended Shortridge High School which would have a major influence on his life. Shortridge had the first daily high school paper in the nation ...