In 2021, the Indianapolis 500 had a female team including the owner, Beth Paretta and driver, Simona de Silvestro as well as the majority of the crew. But Beth Paretta was not the first woman to own a team which participated in the Indianapolis 500. That honor probably belongs to ...
Rene Dreyfus
Book Review: Faster, How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best by Neal Bascomb
Set against the background of pre-World War II, Faster is the story of how René Dreyfus, a Jewish driver, Lucy O’Reilly Schell, an American heiress and car owner, combined to beat the mighty Mercedes backed by Hitler in the 1938 Pau Grand Prix.
Dreyfus started racing autos at 18. Blessed ...