She broke the record for most top finishes of any female in the NASCAR Cup Series in and holds the new mark with a total of seven tops to her credit. Danica has launched the clothing line — Warrior by Danica Patrick, authored a book Pretty Intense , and is the sole proprietor of Somnium, a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. In addition to these passion projects, Danica also continues to do inspirational speaking engagements and she plans to build upon these initiatives in the coming years.
Birthdate: March 25, Birthplace: Beloit, Wisconsin. Hometown: Roscoe, Illinois. Her fourth-place finish was the highest ever for a female driver, besting the previous record of ninth set by Janet Guthrie in She led 19 laps of the race, becoming the first woman ever to lead the Indy Patrick's year began tragically when teammate Paul Dana was killed in a crash the morning of the Toyota Indy Patrick had solid Top 10 finishes throughout her IRL campaign that year, coming in ninth place in the standings.
In , Patrick made history when she became the first woman to win a IndyCar race. She made an impressive showing at the Indianapolis the following year, coming in third in that event. Another signature accomplishment came in August , when she set a record with her 29th consecutive race running at the finish.
I've been lucky enough to make history and be the first woman to do many things. We have a lot more history to make and we are excited to do it. She went on to place eighth in the "Great American Race," and after competing in every event on the schedule, she finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting. While looking for her first big Sprint Cup win, Patrick continued to deliver notable results. She notched a career-best sixth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in August , and the following year she recorded her sixth Top 10 finish, the most of any woman in the history of Sprint Cup competition.
Facing the loss of sponsorship in early , Patrick announced in November that she was stepping away from racing full time, and would retire after competing in the Daytona and the Indianapolis in There was no storybook ending to Patrick's career, as she bowed out after crashing in both events. Her unique status as a female race car driver, combined with her youth and good looks, netted Patrick numerous media opportunities.
She served as a host on Spike TV, was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and appeared in commercials and music videos. Following it, on the 8 season race at Kansas Speedway, she became the second woman in Indy car history to achieve the feat after Sarah Fisher. She had returned to Rahal Letterman Racing for the season. In January, she made her endurance racing debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona. At the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, she stood second, and at the Indy Japan at Motegi; she came eighth.
Indy Practice. In November, the March of Dimes awarded her the title of Sportswoman of the Year to celebrate her dedication and success. The rest of her season went modestly, and at the end of the year, she had points.
This season she commenced with two top-ten finishes in the first four races. She took the best finish placing third at the Bombardier Learjet By the end, she has had points and eleven top-ten finishes. She kickstarted the year with Andretti Green Racing, where she had the best Homestead finish of sixth. Following it, she placed tenth in St. At the same time, she became the first woman to win a top-level sanctioned open-wheel car racing event.
During the Indianapolis , she had to leave the game right after being placed fifth due to her collision with Ryan Briscoe in the pit lane. Hence, she ended this season with all those events with three further top-ten finishes with a best of fifth at Infineon Raceway. Her total reached points sixth in final standing ; hence, she was the highest placed American over the course of the season. Due to some mechanical issues, they placed eighth in the race. After returning to Andretti Green Racing, she was placed 19th at the very first race.
Moving forward, she finished the other two races at Long Beach and Kansas, covering up the fourth and fifth places, respectively. She ended the season with her peak performance, as she stood fifth in the overall point standings.
Later, in December, she signed a contract extension that would see her through the next two seasons. At the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Patrick placed herself in seventh, followed by Indianapolis , she placed herself 23 lowest place in her career. Right after a week later, she gave the best performance of the season, placing herself second at the Firestone at Texas Motor Speedway. This year saw her aghast as she faced two accidents.
To illustrate, during the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, she collided with Justin Wilson and J. Hildebrand, which placed her in the 12th rank. Danica was one of those nineteenth drivers avoiding a fifteen-car pile-up; the race was abandoned.
Danica for the Indy race. In the third season of , she collided with Michael McDowell on the 82nd lap. For this year, Danica worked part-time with JR Motorsports for the schedule that consisted of twelve races. In the meantime, she broke the 62 years old record of Sara Christian. She had a total score of During this race, she got into a four-car accident finishing at Also, she became the highest placing woman driver in the history of the Daytona After joining the elite club 14 members , she led both the Daytona and the Indianapolis Patrick with her pole award.
During the season opener, Patrick failed to finish in the top fifteen in over 28 games. At the end of the season, she had one top-ten, an average finish of She even won the pole for the Daytona At Daytona , Patrick started as 27th, but Aric Almirola send her car to the wall without a safer banner; hence, she ended at 40th.
She set three records throughout the season. Secondly, she had the best finishing position of the 22nd for women. Lastly, at the grid of Coca-Cola , she became the best qualifying performance for any woman at a non-restrictor plate track.
Furthermore, for the year , she was appointed as the full-time crew chief. At the end of the season, she had an average finish of With tons of narrow escape of collateral damage from a multi-car accident, Danica Patrick stayed at the tenth for the beginning of the Sprint Unlimited season. At the very beginning of the season race, she got her front end of the car heavily damaged by Greg Biffle.
Adding up to it, she had a fierce clash with Matt Kenseth at Talladega, which necessitated a chest radiograph. Her best form was eleventh place at the fall Charlotte race and the 30 laps this season. At the end of the season, she stood at 24th place in the final with points. After entering 33rd place during the season-opening at Daytona , she was forced to retire cause of multiple accidents. Following it on November 17, she announced her plan to compete in the Daytona and Indianapolis while staying away from full-time racing.
This season commenced with seeing Danica Patrick as a businesswoman and entrepreneur. Danica Patrick posing. She ended her Daytona career as she had a six-car accident on lap
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