I'd never do it again or advise anybody else to do it," she said after she was lowered to the ground on March 13, 1959, having succeeded ... named for the Indianapolis 500 winner, had not had ...

winning the Indy 500 for the first time in 1959 before adding another to his name in 1962. Ward’s other two F1 starts were also on American soil, coming at Sebring ’59 and Watkins Glen ’63.

Each Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the legendary Indy 500. This race has seen over a century of champions, from Ray Harroun in 1911 to today's speed demons ...