DANICA PATRICK BIOGRAPHY

Danica Patrick Career Highlights:

2008

• Won the Japan IndyCar 300 - becoming the first woman to win an Indy race.

2007

• Four top 5 finishes, including placing second at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park

2006

• Finished in eighth place Indianapolis 500.

2005

• Finished Fourth in the IRL IndyCar Series Championship (with 325 points).

• Made her IRL IndyCar Series debut on March 6^th in the Toyota Indy 300 (at Homestead-Miami Speedway). She did not finish the race due to an eight-car accident.

• Fourth woman in history to race in the Indianapolis 500 on May 29^th – she finished in fourth place (during the race, she also lead a few laps -- the first woman to do so).

2004

• Finished Third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship (with 269 points)

• Ten top-five results in twelve races (1 2^nd, 2 3^rd, 5 4^th, and 2 5^th)

• Only driver to finish all 417 laps

• First female driver to win a pole position at for Toyota Atlantic races

2003

• Finished sixth in Toyota Atlantic Championship with 109 pointes

• Had five top-five finishes in Toyota Atlantic races (1 2^nd, 3^rd, 3 5^th) and placed in the top ten - ten times in twelve races.

• First woman to finish in top three in Toyota Atlantic Championship races

2002

• Signed with Team Rahal (Rahal-Letterman Racing) for multi-year contract

• Debuted on July 7^th at Toronto.

• Finished 13^th with 35 points in five races in the Barber-Dodge series. Her best finish was fourth.

2001

• Won Gorsline Scholarship Award for top upcoming road racing driver

• Competed in both the US and Great Britain

2000

• Competed in Formula Ford Festival in England – came in second, the highest ever by an American

1999

• Finished ninth in Formula Vauxhall Championship (England)

1998

• Made debut in England (Formula Vauxhall Championship) after attending the Formula Ford racing school

• Competed in a few Karting racing

1997

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship in the HPV class

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship and the Summer National Championship in the Yamaha Lite class

• Tenth place finish in Formula A Elk Constructors Championship

1996

• Won 39 of the 49 Karting races she competed in

• Won the World Karting Association’s Manufactuireres Cup National Points title for Yamaha Junior and Restricted Junior classes

1995

• Won the World Karting Association Great Lakes Sprint Series title for Yamaha Restricted Junior and US 820 Junior classes

1994

• Won the World Karting Association Manufacturer’s Cup title in Yamaha Sportsman class

• Won the World Karting Association Grand National Championship in the Yamaha class

1993

• Finished second in World Karting Association Midwest Sprint Series in Yamaha and US820 clases.

1992

• Began racing at the age of 10. Finished her first season in second place in points for her class.

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer