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A look at the history of women in the Indianapolis 500.
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| Driver | Janet Guthrie | Lyn St. James | Sarah Fisher | Danica Patrick | Milka Duno |
| Years | 1977-79 | 1992-00 | 2000-08 | 2005-08 | 2007-08 |
| Races | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Best start | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| Best finish | 9 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 19 |
| Laps | 220 | 947 | 632 | 669 | 250 |
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| Year | Driver | Finish | Laps | Status |
| 2008 | Milka Duno | 19 | 185 | running |
| Sarah Fisher | 30 | 103 | accident | |
| Danica Patrick | 22 | 171 | accident | |
| 2007 | Milka Duno | 31 | 65 | accident |
| Sarah Fisher | 18 | 164 | running | |
| Danica Patrick | 8 | 166 | running | |
| 2006 | Danica Patrick | 8 | 200 | running |
| 2005 | Danica Patrick | 4 | 200 | running |
| 2004 | Sarah Fisher | 21 | 177 | running |
| 2003 | Sarah Fisher | 31 | 14 | accident |
| 2002 | Sarah Fisher | 24 | 196 | running |
| 2001 | Sarah Fisher | 31 | 7 | accident |
| 2000 | Sarah Fisher | 31 | 71 | accident |
| Lynn St. James | 32 | 69 | accident | |
| 1997 | Lynn St. James | 13 | 186 | running |
| 1996 | Lynn St. James | 14 | 153 | accident |
| 1995 | Lynn St. James | 32 | 0 | accident |
| 1994 | Lynn St. James | 19 | 170 | running |
| 1993 | Lynn St. James | 25 | 176 | gearbox |
| 1992 | Lynn St. James | 11 | 193 | running |
| 1979 | Janet Guthrie | 34 | 3 | burned piston |
| 1978 | Janet Guthrie | 9 | 190 | running |
| 1977 | Janet Guthrie | 29 | 27 | engine |
