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Danica Patrick
Videos more videos      Biography Danica Patrick is an American Indy Racing League (IRL) driver. In a sport dominated by men, Danica is breaking many records and is making a name for herself. She is best known for being the first woman ever to lead when she led for 19 laps at the Indianopolis 500 race in 2005. Danica Sue Patrick was born on March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Her Irish-American parents, TJ and Bev Patrick are great racing fans. Her father, TJ, raced snowmobiles, motocross bikes and midget cars. Her mother worked as a mechanic. It was Danica's sister Brooke who got her hooked to racing at the age of 10. She soon became a racing freak and joined the World Karting Association (WKA). In 1994, at the age of 12, Danica won the WKA Grand National Championship in the Yamaha Sportsman class. She also won karting titles in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, she won the Grand National Championship in both the Yamaha Lite and HPV classes. In 1998, at the age of 16, Danica moved to England to focus on racing and join the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series. In 1999, she finished ninth in the racing season. In 2000, she finished second in Formula Ford Festival. In 2001, Danica returned to the US. After a year of trying many teams, Danica finally signed a contract with Rahal Letterman Racing. As part of preparation for IRL, she was sent to the Toyota Atlantic Series. In her first year, she made it to the top-five seven times. She even won a pole position, becoming the first female driver to do so. In 2004, she finished third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship and was ready to take on the IRL. In 2005, Danica made her debut at Toyota Indy 300 where she could not finish when she was knocked out in the 158th lap. However, she bounced back when she led for 19 laps at the prestigious Indy 500 and finished fourth, the highest ever finish for a female driver. In 2006, at the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway, Danica qualified in the third place. However, due to the death of teammate Paul Dana in a crash on race day, Danica withdrew from the race. At St. Petersburg, Florida, Danica finished 6th. She finished in the 8th place in Japan. At Indy, Danica finished in the eighth place. At Watkins Glen, she took the 8th place. She finished at the 4th place at Nashville and Milwaukee. She took the 9th place in the season point standings. At Kentucky and Infineon, she took the 8th place. In July 2006, Danica signed a contract with Andretti Green Racing. Links start | next links Sexy Danica Patrick Celebrity Site of the Day on 10/20/05 Danica Patrick's Official Website Miss Danica Patrick Website Celebrity Site of the Day on 11/14/05 Danica Patrick - Sexy Sports Chick AskMen.com: Danica Patrick Relationships with Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Photo Gallery PopStarsPlus.com Funmunch.com - Danica Patrick Beauty Beyond Belief - Danica Patrick Related Celebrities Amanda Beard Dominique Moceanu Erica Blasberg Jackie Gayda Jillian Hall Kristal Marshall Natalie Gulbis Serena Williams Tara Lipinski Vanessa Atler
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