100 Years Ago Today First Woman Laps Indy Speedway

Donald Davidson today marked the 100th anniversary of the first woman to lap the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Check out the article behind his research. The woman was Betty Blythe, a woman newspaper reporter for the Indianapolis Star. Davidson also mentions another reporter, Roland Mellett, who also took a ride around the Speedway in June while it was under construction. Bob Burman drove Blythe and Louis Chevrolet drove Mellett. Both were Buick drivers.