Janet Guthrie will be honored by NASCAR Hall of Fame nearly 44 years after her final Cup race

FILE - Janet Guthrie, the only woman race car driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, poses at a news conference in New York City, Thursday, April 6, 1978. Now 85, Guthrie is able to joke about the lack of respect of she received from her male peers, largely because she is certain she proved herself on the racetrack. Guthrie will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

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