▁male ▁crew ▁members ▁with ▁an ▁electric ▁hand - h eld ▁st arter ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁car . ▁Gut hr ie ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁quite ▁dis ple ased ▁by ▁the ▁stub born ness ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way ▁management , ▁considering ▁her ▁un pre ced ented ▁accomplish ment . ▁The ▁crew ▁react ed ▁by ▁assigning ▁Kay ▁B ign otti ▁( w ife ▁of ▁George ▁B ign otti ) ▁as ▁the ▁crew ▁member ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁in ert ial ▁st arter ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Gut hr ie ' s ▁car . ▁The ▁Speed way ' s ▁argument ▁fell ▁apart , ▁and ▁they ▁decided ▁upon ▁a ▁special ▁am ended ▁command ▁for ▁that ▁year . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁announ ce ▁before hand ▁what ▁the ▁special ▁command ▁would ▁be , ▁and ▁H ul man ' s ▁highly ▁anticip ated ▁phrase ▁was ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁Gut hr ie ▁again ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁command ▁was ▁simply ▁am ended ▁to ▁" L ady ▁and ▁gentlemen , ▁start ▁your ▁engines ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Lyn ▁St . ▁James ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁female ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁race . ▁She ▁public ly ▁requested , ▁al beit ▁not ▁content iously , ▁that ▁the ▁command ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁" D ri vers , ▁start ▁your ▁engines ." ▁The ▁request ▁was ▁dismiss ed , ▁and ▁the ▁command ▁used ▁was ▁the ▁now ▁custom ary ▁" L ady ▁and ▁gentlemen ..." ▁variation . ▁That ▁variation