In her her 50th career start Danica Patrick has won the Indy 300 race this past weekend in Japan. Patrick has become the first woman ever to win an Indy race and Celeb Gossip Kings has the Scoop!
Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history on Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps.
Patrick finished 5.8594 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Helio Castroneves on the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi oval after leader Scott Dixon pitted with five laps left and Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan came in a lap later.
“It’s a long time coming. Finally,” Patrick said. “It was a fuel strategy race, but my team called it perfectly for me. I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio, and when I passed him for the lead, I couldn’t believe it. This is fabulous.”
The 26-year-old Patrick won in her 50th career IndyCar start, taking the lead from Castroneves on the 198th lap in the 200-lap race.
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“I think Danica is such a fantastic person, and I’m thrilled for her that the monkey is finally off of her back,” said Michael Andretti, co-owner of Andretti Green Racing. “We have all believed in her, and she proved today that she is a winner. Frankly, I think this is the first of many.”
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Beautiful, Sexy 5′ 2″ 100 lb Danica Patrick is all pure guts. She wheels a 3,500 lb 700 horsepower Indy Car at speeds in excess of200 miles an hour. She has come a long way from the Go-Cart tracks in her home town in Wisconsin, the the Indy 500. Named Rookie of the year in 2005, Danica is making her mark in the Indy Car Circuit.
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. Patrick also made an appearance in the AmericanLe Mans Series, driving for the Prodrive Ferrari team.
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In 2005, Patrick became only the fourth woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, posting speeds of (229.880 mph / 369.956 km/h). Patrick’s fourth place finish was the highest ever for a female driver at the Indy 500.
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Some racing journalists, IndyCar fans, and other drivers have claimed that Patrick’s relatively low body weight gives her an advantage in a competition where engine size and car weight are strictly regulated.
Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history on Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps.
