Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick
Danica Sue Patrickis an American professional stock car racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing—her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only women's victory in an IndyCar Series race and her third place in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 the highest finish there ever by a woman. She competed in the series from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, she competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and occasionally...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth25 March 1982
CityBeloit, WI
CountryUnited States of America
I put more pressure on myself than anyone else ever could, but I probably want this one a little bit more just because it is closer to home. But, because it's getting towards the end of the season and I'm hoping to have a few good races to close out the season, I really want to do well this weekend. I feel like I'm learning more, that I am better prepared for the events as we go along. I really am looking at these next few events as laying the ground work for next season.
Say, you're not so bad. For a girl.
That's not the way I wanted to finish my season. I was on my radio all day about him. He was all over the track even when he was running by himself. No wonder he jumps around from team to team. Needless to say, I'm pretty frustrated.
I told him to move over a couple of times when he was sitting in my seat right next to my engineer. He was a very nice guy. And, gosh, did he want it.
It's something different that people haven't seen. It's a story that people are interested in, and the league will do what they think is best for the series.
It's just my story... and the lessons that I learned along the way and that it wasn't all a peachy keen, wonderful life. It was hard, and probably, when I look back on it, it's harder looking back than in the moment.
It's just silly because it's so early in the race. Obviously, he was fast. Ryan could have been a lot more patient and had a better opportunity to go out and do the job, be successful and win the race. But his, I don't know what you call it, I don't know if it was overanxious, if it was desperate, if it was a rookie-style mistake that caused it, but he didn't make a very good decision.
It's all about creating momentum and then keeping that going by being focused. You do what you can and let the commercials keep running so people don't forget about you during the down times.
The news is what happens on the track. That's the real news. That's why I'm here.
So you're telling me that Jaques is saying he got beat up by a girl?
I definitely felt a lot more comfortable today than I did when I was here last March. I think as a team we are pretty happy with the first day of testing.
I asked myself what is the next step and, logically, I know it is winning races.
I believe it reflects what's happening in all levels of our society. As these amazing success stories are detailed in the media, it will have an impact by helping create even greater opportunities for the next generation.
The first person I saw after the accident was Jaques and that wasn't a good thing. I confronted him. I told him how I felt. I was mad at him.