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INDIANAPOLIS -- Earlier this month -- with Billie Jean King, one of the pioneers of women's equality in sports serving as the honorary starter for Pole Day at the Indianapolis 500 -- media types pressed for a photo to signify milestones, past and present.
They lined up King and Lyn St. James, the woman who has competed in the most Indy 500s, and then went for current history makers -- drivers Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher and Milka Duno:See the full content of this document
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Drivers Prove Indy Cars and Women Mix
- Patrick -- one of the most recognized female athletes in the nation -- is the only woman ever to have led the 500 and her fourth place finish in that 2005 race is the best ever by a woman.
- As a 19-year-old rookie back in 2000, Fisher -- who's now run the race five times -- was the youngest woman ever to start the 500. And to this day -- thanks to h...See the full content of this document
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