danica patrick

Born Danica Sue Patrick in Beloit, Wisconsin on March 25, 1982, the rookie sensation who ran a record-breaking fourth in the Indy 500 began her career in kart racing at age 10. At age 16, her professional career began in the U.K. when she joined the European racing circuit, working her way back to the U.S. by teaming up with the Toyota Atlantic Championship and, ultimately, the Indy Racing League.

Becoming one of a handful of women in a short list that have included Lyn St. James, Janet Guthrie and Sarah Fisher, Patrick made history in 2005 by finishing fourth with the best finish for a woman in Indianapolis 500 history.
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Danica Patrick: 6th place in indy rally

popular IndyCar driver had been booed a week earlier after the crowd heard her complaints about Danica patrick's car over loudspeakers after her poor qualifying effort. But on Sunday, she praised her Andretti Autosport team.
"I'm very happy with the result, and the reasons we got it were our pit stops rocked and we had a perfect strategy,"danica said. "We did struggle a little bit in the early going (and) almost went a lap down (to the leaders)."
I'm really glad that yellow (flag) came out at the end because we were cutting it real close on fuel," she said.

But she gradually climbed through the field.