The Denver Hospice – The Mask Project 2008
Auction Ends: May 30, 2008 10:00 PM MDT

Sports

Janet Guthrie

Item Number
104
Sold
60 USD to JackiB
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Janet Guthrie is best known as the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 which she did in 1977.  She also is the first woman to earn a starting spot in NASCAR's Daytona 500 and was named "Top Rookie" in 1977.  Her biography, written in 2005, Janet Guthrie: A Life at Full Throttle , was acclaimed by Sports Illustrated as "an uplifting work that is one of best books ever written about racing."  Her mask, titled "The Masked Mask," is pure whimsy, especially the cat eyes.