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Danica Patrick Profile |
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Birth Date: March 25, 1982
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Birth Place: Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
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Birth Name: Danica Sue Patrick
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Height: 5'2"
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Danica Patrick
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Danica Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is
an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar
Series. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was
named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis
500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. In May 2006, she
published her autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line. With
her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, Patrick became the first
woman to win an Indy car race.
Danica Patrick began go-karting in 1992 at Sugar River
Raceway outside of Brodhead, Wisconsin and went on to win
several national championships. She moved to England at the
age of 16 in order to advance her racing career. Focusing
primarily on road racing, Patrick raced in several
developmental open-wheel series while in Europe, including
Formula Ford and Formula Vauxhall. Patrick earned a
second-place finish in England's extremely competitive
Formula Ford Festival, the highest-ever finish by either a
woman or an American in the event.
In 2002, Patrick signed a multi-year deal to race for the
team of Bobby Rahal. After making several starts in the
Barber Dodge Pro Series, she moved to the Toyota Atlantic
Championship for 2003. Driving for Rahal Letterman Racing
with sponsorship from Argent, Patrick achieved moderate
success in the Toyota Atlantic series. During her time in
Atlantics, she won one pole and was a consistent podium
finisher (top three); however, she never won a race. In
2004, Patrick finished third in the Championship.
As well as participating in Atlantics, Patrick also made an
appearance in the American Le Mans Series, driving for the
Prodrive Ferrari team to tenth place at the 2003 Grand Prix
of Atlanta. She would attempt sports cars later in her
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She has a younger sister, Brooke.
She grew up in Roscoe, Illinois and attended Hononegah
Community High School.
At the 2000 Formula Ford Festival in England, she finished
in second place, the best result any American driver ever
earned in the race.
In 2005 became the fourth woman (following Janet Guthrie,
Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher) to drive in the Indianapolis
500 auto race. She finished in 4th place, the best ever
result for a female driver.
May 29, 2005 - First female ever to lead in the Indy 500
At 16, went to England to learn how to race.
2005 Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year.
Witnessed the crash between Paul Dana and Ed Carpenter at
the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida which had
resulted in Paul Dana's death. (March 26, 2006)
Got hooked on racing when her sister, Brooke, took up
go-carts (Brooke lost interest, Danica didn't).
Was named one of the 100 Most Beautiful People by People
Magazine in 2006.
Named #42 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World
2006" supplement. (2006).
Ranked #69 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Voted INDY Series "Most Popular Driver" for 2007. This was
her third consecutive award.
Contacted by several NASCAR teams in 2006 and 2007 but
declined their offers and elected to sign with Andretti
Green Racing and race INDY cars.
Danica Patrick enjoyed her best season yet in the Motorola
AGR No.7 during the 2007 INDY Car Series when she at one
point led the Indianapolis 500 and three other races,
finished 3rd at Texas and Nashville, and finished 2nd at
Detroit.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine ranked her at #97 in the top 100
most powerful athletes in the world. This was her third year
in a row within the Forbes top 100.
Earned approximately $5 million in endorsements during the
2007 INDY Car Series campaign.
Her INDY Car victory in April, 2008 at Japan's Twin Ring
Motegi 300 led to a massive increase in Internet searches
for the driver of the No. 7 Motorola car for Andretti Green
Racing. According to Yahoo.com, searches for her spiked
1,463% percent in one day. |
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