Danica

DanicaDanica Sue Patrick is an American former professional racer. She is the most successful woman ever to compete in American open-wheel racing. Her victory at the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the sole win for a woman at the history of an IndyCar Series race.Born to a working class family in Beloit, Wisconsin, Patrick started karting at the age of 10 and gained early success when she won her class at the World Karting Association Grand National Championship three times in the late 1990s. In 1998, she dropped out of high school and relocated to England in order to pursue her career. Patrick participated in Formula Vauxhall and Formula Ford before returning to the United States in 2001 due to a lack of funds. In 2002, she raced in five Barber Dodge Pro Series races for Rahal Letterman Racing. Patrick was an official Toyota Atlantic Series racer for the next two seasons. Her best result was third in the championship standings for the 2004 season. She became the first woman in the series to earn an overall position. She was awarded the 2005 IndyCar Series Rookie of Year. She continued to make progress through Rahal Letterman Racing (2006) and later Andretti Green Racing (2007). Patrick placed sixth overall in the drivers standings in 2008 following her Japan win. In the following season, she improved upon this and placed fifth overall in the driver's standings. Patrick also scored the third best of her career at Indianapolis 500, which was the highest performance by a female racer at the event. Patrick's overall performance deteriorated during 2010, but she still achieved two second-place finishes at oval tracks before leaving IndyCar after the 2011 season, focusing solely on stock car racing.

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