Danica Patrick
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Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit , Wisconsin , United States ) is a former American racing driver . From 2005 to 2011 she drove in the IndyCar Series . On April 20, 2008, she became the first woman ever to win a race in the IndyCar Series in Motegi . From 2007 to 2011 she competed for Andretti Autosport . From 2012 to February 2018 she was active in NASCAR , from 2013 as a regular driver for Stewart Haas Racing in the Sprint Cup . In 2018 she ended her racing career.
Career
Beginnings in motorsport (1993-2004)
Like most motorsport enthusiasts , Patrick began her career in karting , where she was active from 1993 to 1998. In 1998 she was in the winter series of the British Formula Vauxhall her debut in Formula racing . She then drove in the British Formula Vauxhall and finished ninth in the overall standings. For the next two years she drove in the British Formula Ford and finished 19th in 2000 and 25th overall in 2001. She was more successful at the British Formula Ford Festival, finishing in second place in 2000 behind her teammate Anthony Davidson . So she achieved the best placement that an American had ever achieved in this race.
In 2002 Patrick returned to the United States and started some races in the Barber Dodge Pro Series , which she finished in 13th place overall. In 2003 she moved to the Rahal team in Formula Atlantic . She was on the podium twice and finished sixth in the drivers' championship at the end of the season. In 2004 she played her second season in Formula Atlantic for Rahal and improved to third place overall with three podium finishes. Patrick was stronger than her teammates in both seasons, but she couldn't win any race.
IndyCar Series (2005-2011)
In 2005 Patrick switched to the IndyCar Series and stayed with her team, which was called Rahal Letterman Racing in that series . It was most successful for her with the Indy 500 . She was only the fourth woman to qualify for the prestigious race. In addition, she immediately set other records: She achieved the best starting position (4) and the best final result (4) ever achieved by a woman. She was also the first woman to lead the race. Although she had to admit defeat to her teammate Vítor Meira at the end of the season , she was better than her second teammate Buddy Rice , who had won the Indy 500 last year, and finished twelfth overall. She also achieved pole position three times and was the best newcomer of the season. In 2006 she played her second IndyCar Series season for Rahal Letterman Racing. After her teammate Paul Dana had a fatal accident during training for the first race, she skipped the season opener. At the end of the season she finished ninth overall and was again ahead of Rice, who was her teammate again. As in the previous year, fourth places were her best placements.
In 2007 she moved to Andretti Green Racing . After finishing third twice, she finished second in the penultimate race. In the overall standings, she finished seventh overall, well behind her teammate Dario Franchitti , who had won the championship, and Tony Kanaan . In 2008 she stayed with Andretti Green Racing. After starting the season with two placings among the top ten drivers, she won her first ever race in formula racing in Motegi . She only took the lead shortly before the end after an overtaking maneuver against Hélio Castroneves . With her victory, she became the first woman to win an IndyCar race. In the further course of the season she drove more times among the top ten drivers and finally came in sixth overall.
In 2009 Patrick drove again in the IndyCar Series and stayed with Andretti Green Racing. Her best result that year was the Indy 500, which she finished third. At the end of the season, she finished fifth overall as the best female pilot in her team. In 2010 Patrick contested her sixth IndyCar season and stayed with her team, which had since been renamed Andretti Autosport . After a poor start to the season on the circuit, she climbed to the ovals and, after finishing the Indianapolis 500 in sixth place, was second in Fort Worth . At the season finale in Homestead , she fought against her teammate Kanaan for second place in the last few laps and won the duel. At the end of the season, she finished tenth behind three of her team-mates in the overall standings. She also took part in 13 races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series . She never finished in the top 10 and finished the season 43rd. In 2011 Patrick stayed with Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. After finishing only once among the top ten drivers in the first four races on street circuits, she achieved a top 10 finish four times in the next five oval races. Her best finish was fifth in West Allis . She finished the season in tenth place. She also took part in several races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports . With a fourth place as the best result, she was in 26th place in the championship.
NASCAR (from 2012 to 2018)
In 2012 , Patrick left the IndyCar Series and started in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports. Patrick achieved a pole position and finished tenth overall with eighth place as the best individual result. In 2012 Patrick also took part in ten races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup , the highest NASCAR division, for Stewart Haas Racing . She was not eligible for points in this series. A 17th place was her best result. In 2013 , Patrick decided to move up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup, where she received a full-time cockpit at Stewart Haas Racing. At the season opener, the Daytona 500 , Patrick was the first woman ever to achieve pole position in a Sprint Cup race. In the race she achieved her best position of the season with eighth place. In the championship she reached the 27th place. In addition, Patrick took part in two Nationwide Series races for Turner Scott Motorsports in 2013 . There she was not entitled to points.
In 2014 Patrick stayed with Stewart Haas Racing in the Sprint Cup. With a sixth place as the best result, she finished the season in 28th place overall. Her teammate Kevin Harvick won the overall ranking this year. Patrick also raced for Turner Scott Motorsports in the Nationwide Series in 2014. In 2015 , Patrick completed her third full Sprint Cup season for Stewart Haas Racing. At the end of the season, she finished 24th in the drivers' championship.
End of career
In 2018 she did not contest a full season, but drove two farewell races in the NASCAR and IndyCar series. On February 18, 2018, Danica Patrick drove the Daytona 500 in her last NASCAR race. On lap 102 she got involved in an accident and retired. She contested her last IndyCar race at the Indy 500 in the third vehicle from Ed Carpenter Racing . There she retired after a driving error on lap 68.
Personal
Danica Patrick weighs only 45 kg with a height of 1.57 m. The relatively low body weight has been discussed several times under the aspect of an advantage. Patrick was married to Paul Hospenthal from 2005 to 2013. From November 2012 to December 2017, Patrick was with her NASCAR colleague Ricky Stenhouse jr. in a relationship.
She has been in a relationship with Aaron Rodgers since January 2018 .
Others
Patrick starred in a guest role on the television series CSI: NY in 2010 .
In the video game Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed , she can be selected as a pilot.
Patrick won the Nickelodeon's 2012 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Athlete .
In 2019, Patrick was a race analyst on the live broadcast of the Indy 500 on NBC .
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the IndyCar Series
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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| 2005 | Rahal Letterman Racing | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | Mil | MIS | KTY | PPI | SNM | CHI | WGL | HAIRDRYER | 325 | 12. | ||
| 15th | 15th | 12 | 4th | 4th | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7th | 19th | 20th | 16 | 8th | 20th | 6th | 16 | 18th | ||||||
| 2006 | Rahal Letterman Racing | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | Mil | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 302 | 9. | |||||
| WD | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 12 | 15th | 11 | 4th | 4th | 17th | 8th | 8th | 12 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Andretti Green Racing | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY | Mil | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 424 | 7th | ||
| 14th | 8th | 11 | 7th | 8th | 8th | 3 | 13 | 6th | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7th | 16 | 6th | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 2008 | Andretti Green Racing | HMS | STP | MOT | LBH | KAN | INDY | Mil | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | EDM | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | SRF | 379 | 6th |
| 6th | 10 | 1 | 19th | 22nd | 9 | 10 | 6th | 6th | 14th | 5 | 12 | 18th | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 18th | |||||
| 2009 | Andretti Green Racing | STP | LBH | KAN | INDY | Mil | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | GOAL | EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM | CHI | MOT | HMS | 393 | 5. | ||
| 19th | 4th | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6th | 11 | 8th | 19th | 16 | 12 | 6th | 19th | ||||||
| 2010 | Andretti Autosport | SAO | STP | ALA | LBH | KAN | INDY | TXS | IOW | WGL | GOAL | EDM | MDO | SNM | CHI | KTY | MOT | HMS | 367 | 10. | ||
| 15th | 7th | 19th | 16 | 11 | 6th | 2 | 10 | 20th | 6th | 15th | 21st | 16 | 14th | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2011 | Andretti Autosport | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY | TXS | Mil | IOW | GOAL | EDM | MDO | NHA | SNM | BAL | MOT | KTY | LSV | 314 | 10. | ||
| 12 | 17th | 7th | 23 | 10 | 16 | 8th | 5 | 10 | 19th | 9 | 21st | 6th | 21st | 6th | 11 | 10 | C. | |||||
| 2018 | Ed Carpenter Racing | STP | PHO | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | GOAL | MDO | POC | STL | POR | SNM | 13 | 38. | |||
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( Legend )
- ↑ Took place on the same day as the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
- ↑ Took place on the same day as the Indy Japan 300.
- ↑ No points were awarded.
Works
- Danica Patrick, Laura Morton: Danica - Crossing the Line . Simon & Schuster , New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-7432-9814-8 .
Web links
- Official website of Danica Patrick
- Career Stats Danica Patrick (English)
- Profile of Danica Patrick on racing-reference.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ “One of the hottest new driving talents in America” ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (europeancarweb.com)
- ↑ "Perfect: Danica Patrick changes to NASCAR!" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 25, 2011)
- ↑ Christoph Becker: "Nascar pilot Danica Patrick". The curve artist. faz.net, February 23, 2013, archived from the original on March 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ René Hofmann: More frost protection than nail polish. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung from 23./24. February 2013, p. 37.
- ↑ Pete Fink: "Danica Patrick files for divorce". Motorsport-Total.com, January 15, 2013, accessed February 24, 2013 .
- ^ Sarah Hearon: Danica Patrick and Boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Split After Five Years . In: Us Weekly . December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved on January 7, 2018.
- ^ Danica Patrick Confirms Relationship with Aaron Rodgers - and Promises to Root for the Packers. In: people.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
- ^ "Danica Patrick: Guest role at CSI New York" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 18, 2010)
- ^ "Danica Patrick in Sonic All Stars & Real People We Wanna See in Video Games" (spike.com on January 15, 2013)
- ^ Motor racing: Danica Patrick to make Indy 500 return as a TV analyst. In: reuters.com. March 19, 2019, accessed June 6, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Patrick, Danica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patrick, Danica Sue (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beloit , Wisconsin , United States |