Arlene Hiss

Arlene Hiss
Arlene Hiss
Born	1941 (age 82–83); Derby, Connecticut, United States
Awards	1974 Most Outstanding Woman Driver
Champ Car career
	1 race run over 1 year
Years active	1976
Team(s)	Copper State Racing
Best finish	40th (1976)
First race	1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix)

Arlene Hiss (born 1954 according to Mortorsport Database or born 1941^{[N 1]}) is an American former race car driver and schoolteacher. Hiss has the distinction of being the first woman to start an Indy car race, doing so in the 1976 season. She is the ex-wife of 1972 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Mike Hiss.

^ Hungness, Carl (1976). The 1976 Indianapolis 500 Yearbook. Carl Hungness Publishing. ISBN 0-915088-10-X.
^ Pash, Phil (March 14, 1976). "Arlene Hiss Getting Her Chance in Big Time Today". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "No Special Favors For Arlene Hiss". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, IN. 4 March 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
^ Waltz, Keith (March 23, 2010). "Schoolteacher Arlene Hiss Is First Female Indy Car Driver". Speed Sport. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ Dunne, Patrick (March 14, 1986). "From Horsepower to Horse and Buggy Power : Hiss Takes a Turn in Road to a Slower Life". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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[Yearbook-1] Hungness, Carl (1976). The 1976 Indianapolis 500 Yearbook. Carl Hungness Publishing. ISBN 0-915088-10-X.

[New_York_Times-2] Pash, Phil (March 14, 1976). "Arlene Hiss Getting Her Chance in Big Time Today". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[TH1-3] "No Special Favors For Arlene Hiss". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, IN. 4 March 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[Speed_Sport-4] Waltz, Keith (March 23, 2010). "Schoolteacher Arlene Hiss Is First Female Indy Car Driver". Speed Sport. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[Los_Angeles_Times-5] Dunne, Patrick (March 14, 1986). "From Horsepower to Horse and Buggy Power : Hiss Takes a Turn in Road to a Slower Life". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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