GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,” her family said in a statement.

Juneau-born racing pioneer “Motorcycle Mary” McGee, who became the first woman to race motocross in the United States and participate in international competition, died on Wednesday at the age of 87 — a day before an Oscar-contending documentary was released about her,

Among her many achievements in motorsports, Ms. McGee in 1975 became the first solo racer to complete the grueling Baja 500 in Mexico.

Mary McGee, the first person – man or woman – to complete the Baja 500 solo on two wheels, has passed away. She was 87.

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary, died of complications from a stroke at her home in Gardnerville.

Motorcycle Mary” McGee, the first woman to race motocross in the United States, died in Gardnerville, Nevada, a day before the release of an ESPN documentary on her life.