Indianapolis 500 in 1977

The 61st Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 29 1977 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . American driver AJ Foyt won the race for the fourth and final time in his career. He is still the record holder with Al Unser and Rick Mears, who won four times. It was the first Indy 500 where a female driver took part, after Janet Guthrie qualified on the ninth row. The starter service announced at the start:. In the presence of the first woman ever managed to qualify at Indianapolis, gentlemen, start your engines [1] ==[Starting  Grid edit ]  == ==Race [  edit ] == Gordon Johncock who had ridden a total of 129 laps in the lead, had fifteen laps before the end of the race cede the leadership to AJ Foyt, who won his fourth and final Indy 500.