1ST LADY INDY DRIVER-I WAS THERE/1977!

       It was Miss Janet Guthrie at the Indy 500 and the first lady driver there--1977. The big question prior to the race was what would Tony Hulman, owner of Indy 500 would say when introducing her. Hulman introduced Miss Guthrie with some words of praise and then said:  "GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES!" Hulman stuck to tradition and the crowd when wild! Later, it did become Drivers Start Your Engines!