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Janet Guthrie

Chronology

1938	Born March 7 in Iowa City, Iowa
1955	Earns pilot license at age seventeen
1960	Graduates from University of Michigan with B.Sc. in physics
1960	Joins Republic Aviation in New York as aerospace engineer
1960	Buys her first sports car, a used Jaguar XK 120
1963	Begins competing in high-speed car races
1964	Passes first round of eliminations of NASA's first Scientist-Astronaut Program
1967	Resigns position with Republic Aviation
1976	Granted a United States Auto Club license
1976	Becomes first woman to compete in NASCAR Winston Cup event
1976	Becomes first woman to enter Indianapolis 500 and pass the rookie test
1977	Becomes first woman to qualify and race in Daytona 500
1977	Becomes first woman to qualify and race in Indianapolis 500
1979	Finishes fifth in the Milwaukee 200, her last major race
1989	Marries Warren Levine