Danica Patrick - an American Race Car Driver

Danica Patrick is an American race car driver. Danica Patrick was born march 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Danicas parents are T.J and Beverley Patrick. She has a sister named Brooke. Danica started off on go-karts in 1991 at the age of ten, at sugar river raceway in Brodhead. Wisconsin. She won seven world carting association track championships. To most people that was the beginning of her career.

In 2005 Danica Patrick was the fourth woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 race along with three others where Janet Guthrie, Lyn St, James, and Sarah fisher. Later that year Danica became the first female to ever race at the Indianapolis. The next year (2006) she competed in the 2006 Indiana car series season getting another chance to compete in Indianapolis Five hundred. In her car at the Indiana five hundred she started and finished at eighth place. She said "that race was very disappointing"

In 2007, Danica Patrick signed a deal to drive for Andretti Green Racing. Danica Patrick's first race with her new signed over company Andretti Green Racing was at homestead on March 24, 2007. She had finished in fourteenth place after crashing into the wall on lap one hundred fifty-four. That caused her a few minor injuries to her head and right leg. Her next race at Saint Pete she had placed eighth and in Japan she placed eleventh, and Arkansas she placed seventh. That was her best yet.

In the years between 2008 through 2010 she went through lots of competitions for many different companies. In 2008 she started her second deal wither previous company, Andretti Green Racing. Danica Patrick scored her best, she placed sixth in homestead. In 2009 Danica Patrick raced in the Indianapolis Five hundred she placed third; it was her best in the last five attempts. Her car being sponsored for many things like phone companies and brands named Motorola, Andretti, and boost mobile. In 2010 Danica Patrick took a short break but raced a few times that year, she said she had a few bad turnouts but that was in her opinion.

This year Danica Patrick returned for the 2011 Indiana five hundred car series, for Andretti auto sports. She has a part time job of competing in the NASCAR nationwide series driving for junior motorsports, sponsored by go daddy.com. On April 21, 2011 Danica Patrick attended the race and scored third place. That was her best score in her life time besides her go-carting championship when she was a child.