That's true.
I guess I don't remember the press. I am getting old I guess.
I was at Indy for all of her races, it was fun to root for the girl.
She was getting into Indy when I got sick of it. All they talked about was Lyn St James. The same deal when Janet Guthrie ran. They had no special talent, but sucked way far more than their 1/33 (obviously skewed for talent & name recognition) of the hype.