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The Indy 500 race has its share of talented female drivers. Despite losing one of them yesterday, (Danica Patrick retired from Indy racing to take up NASCAR) women in the Indy 500 are a striking presence in the sport. The history of women in Indy racing is not very long, considering it was 1977 before Janet Guthrie, the first woman racer in the event, qualified. Now, Google ranks the Indy 500 women as the most popular Indy racers.

Some of the most famous women in the circuit are Braziliandriver, Ana Beatriz, Venezuelan race car driver Milka Duno, Swiss race car driver Simona de Silvestro, and American driver Danica Patrick. We’ll still count Danica, since she is just beginning to branch out from Indy racing into NASCAR and is definitely still among the most popular Indy 500 female racers.  All of these women have led stunning careers, despite losing most of the big wins to their male competitors.  But give them a break;  after all, men have a 66 year lead in racing experience.

Here is an infographic showing statistics and fun facts about the women of racing.