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Danica Sue Patrick (Danica Patrick) was born on March 25, 1982. Danica Patrick is an American auto racing driver, model and advertising spokeswoman currently competing in the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Danica Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season.

With her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race.Danica Patrick currently drives the #7 GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara for Andretti Autosport. In 2010, Danica Patrick began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports part-time. Danica Patrick also has an equity stake in her #7 team. Danica Patrick placed 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track and the highest finish by a woman in the event’s history.

Danica Patrick

In 2011 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap at Daytona International Speedway. Danica Patrick had her best career finish of 4th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on March 5, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. By doing this, she set a record for the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top-circuit race.

Patrick’s parents, T.J. and Bev Patrick, met on a blind date at a snowmobile event in the 1970s when Bev was a mechanic for a friend’s snowmobile. T.J. raced snowmobiles, motocross, and midget cars. They have owned a Java Hut and a plate glass company.

Danica Patrick was a cheerleader at Hononegah Community High School near Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1996.She dropped out of high school and attained a GED. Currently, T.J. helps his daughter by driving her motor coach and managing her website and merchandise trailer, while Bev handles Patrick’s business affairs.

Born in Beloit, Wisconsin, Danica Patrick grew up in nearby Roscoe, Illinois. She began go-karting in 1992 at the age of 10[6] at the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, Wisconsin, and eventually won several World Karting Association track championships. [ source about Danica Patrick]