The reason Guthrie didn't get any praise for her racing is that she didn't specifically want to race; She wanted to be a woman in a man's sport.
Patrick wants to race.
(P.S. Guthrie also tried to rub everybody's nose in it by driving a green car. That was considered bad luck at that time.)
You won't see a woman in the top 10 in a real sport like bicycle racing the Tour de France. It is nice to see a pretty face driving around in circles on TV however.
"Guthrie also tried to rub everybody's nose in it by driving a green car. That was considered bad luck at that time.)"
I worked on Pat Flarity's car in 57, he won indy and his car was green.
I agree that it's considered bad luck but it's nothing new.