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IndyCar's inclusion initiatives bore fruit in 2022, building hope for a more diverse 2023 and beyond

"It's difficult to see the changes year over year because the changes in diversity happen slowly over time," said Angela Ashmore of Chip Ganassi Racing, "but if I go back 10 years and think about what the paddock looked like to what it looks like now, it's totally different."

She made history in May as the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 as a member of the pit crew. From Michigan, she is one of the brilliant technical and engineering minds on the team and is responsible for all of the electronics and communications systems on the car Marcus Ericsson drove to capture motor racing's greatest prize.