Mary McGee, a pioneering racer and the first woman in the U.S. to race a motorcycle, has died at the age of 87.

McGee in a scene from the ESPN documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” which was released the day after McGee died. Breakwater Studios, via Associated Press McGee at the Baja 500 race in 1975.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87.

Mary McGee, racer who broke ground as ‘Motorcycle Mary,’ dies at 87 Among her many achievements in motorsports, Ms. McGee in 1975 became the first solo racer to complete the grueling Baja 500 ...

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. (Breakwater Studios via AP) ...

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87.