INDIANAPOLIS - There will be four women racing Sunday in the Indy 500 Danica Patrick, Ana Beatriz, Simona de Silvestro and Pippa Mann.
But through the first 100 years of the race there have been very few women at Indy. Here is a list of those who have tackled the 2.5-mile Brickyard:
1. Desire Wilson Dwas the first women to pass the Indy 500 drivers test but failed to qualify for the race in 1982.
2. Lyn St. James became the first woman to qualify for the big race in 1992. It turned out to be the first of seven attempts to win on Memorial Day weekend. St. James highest starting spot was sixth and her best finish was 11th.
3. Sarah Fisher made her first start at Indy in 2000 and currently holds the mark for the most starts by a woman with nine. She had a best start of ninth in 2002, and a career-best finish of 17th in 2009.
4. Danica Patrick made her start at Indy in 2005 and became the first woman to lead a lap in her rookie try.
She started fourth that year, still a record for women. Her best finish, third in 2009 is also a record for women and she has led 19 laps at IMS.
5. Milka Duno is the least successful of the women who have raced in the Indy 500. She has three starts 2007, 2008, 2009 with a best start of 27th and a best finish of 19th, both in 2008. She failed to make the field in 2010.
6. Ana Beatriz started her first Indy 500 last season as a rookie, qualifying 21st on the grid. She finished where she started 21st.
7. Simona de Silvestro was also a rookie last season and started beside Beatriz in 22nd place. De Silvestro moved up to a 14th-place finish.
8. Pippa Mann makes her first appearance at Indy on Sunday. Last season she became the first woman to win a pole at Indy in the Indy Lights series.
Fridays final practice speeds for Indianaplis 500
1: Scott Dixon 225.474 m.p.h.
2: Alex Tagliani 224.739
3: Dario Franchitti 224.658
4: Vitor Meira 224.480
5: Dan Wheldon 224.439
6: Buddy Rice 224.409
7: Ryan Hunter-Reay 223.390
8: Tony Kanaan 223.868
9: Helio Castroneves 223.861
10: John Andretti 223.852
11: JR Hildebrand 223.830
12: Townsend Bell 223.808
13: Will Power 223.780
14: Graham Rahal 223.422
15: Ryan Briscoe 223.373
16: Ed Carpenter 223.221
17: Paul Tracy 223.211
18: Justin Wilson 223.159
19: Jay Howard 223.041
20: Danica Patrick 222.829
21: Alex Lloyd 222.777
22: Simona de Silvestro 222.735
23: Bertrand Baquette 222.678
24: Ana Beatriz 222.600
25: James Hinchcliffe 222.434
26: Charlie Kimball 222.253
27: Davey Hamilton 222.168
28: Oriol Servia 222.165
29: Marco Andretti 221.826
30: Pippa Mann 220.891
31: Tomas Scheckter 220.480
32: E.J. Viso 219.815
33: Takuma Sato 207.220
