| JANET | Guthrie who was the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 |
| PGA | Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief |
| NATTRASS | First Canadian woman to compete in trapshooting in the Olympic Games in 1976 in Montreal |
| LAPS | There are 200 in the Indianapolis 500 |
| IDITAROD | Race that Apayauq Reitan became the first openly trans woman to compete in (2022) |
| RAHAL | Bobby in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame |
| ANNE | First name of the Princess Royal; patron of Save the Children and the first member of the royal family to compete in the Olympic Games (4) |
| ERIC | Mr Mcpherson, the first Australian to compete in the TT after the Second World War, after helping to form the Motor Cycle Racing Club of New South Wales during it. (4) |
| YVON | Monsieur Duhamel, French-canadian who was one of the first AMA racers to compete in the Mallory Park Race of the Year. (4) |
| AJFOYT | Only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| LYN | ___ St. James, first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year (1992) |
| JOSH | Erinsborough teen who wants to compete in the Commonwealth Games (4,6) |
| LUGERS | Ones on the fast track to compete in the Olympics? |
| ADI | Herr Stadler, one of the few Germans to compete in the Latin hotbed of 1980s 125 GPS. (3) |
| ENVIED | Begrudged having to compete in the final round |
| ODUDU | AJ _, TV presenter unable to compete in the Strictly Come Dancing final last year (5) |
| MARATHON | Hit back at home working to compete in the long run (8) |
| RACES | The Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, for example |
| UNSER | Bobby who won the Indianapolis 500 in three different decades |
| FOYT | A.J . .... , first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (4) |