Did you know that, around 1960, women were discriminated against and treated unfairly? Well, even though that happened, a woman named Janet Guthery didn't care and did the most unbelievable thing: she joined NASCAR. Janet Guthery did a lot for women and faced lots of hecklers during that time. Janet had many achievements, but one of her most important was her proving to men that women could do what men can do, and in Janet Guthrie Pioneered the Fast Lane, she says, “Being a female race car driver is possible.” This shows that she showed him that women can, too. Janet also won the landmark award, and the article says, “When NASCAR announced on Feb. 24—12 days shy of her 78th birthday—that Guthrie was nominated for the landmark award, she was
