DANICA PATRICK

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Common misspelling: Danika Patrick; Danicka Patrick, Danica Patrik

DANICA PATRICK BIOGRAPHY

Danica Patrick Bio:

• Danica Patrick was born on March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Bey and T.J. Patrick.  She has one sister named Brooke.  Her family moved to Roscoe, Illinois when she was young.

• Became interested in racing in 1992 (at the age of 10) following her older sister.  Her sister began to pursue other hobbies, while she focused her energies on racing.  She took up Karting and went on to win many championships over the next few year.

• Although she began attending High School (Hononegah Community High School), she dropped out and earned a GED in order to pursue a racing career.  [Note: In High School she also pursued music and played the flute and sang in the choir]

• She moved to England in 1998 to try her hand at open wheel – Indy style racing.  She had a formidable career racing in Europe. In 2001 she won the Gorsline Scholarship Award for top upcoming road racing driver, and eventually finished third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship in 2004 and becaming the first female driver to ever will a pole position for this series before leaving Europe to come back to the U.S.

• Danica Patric gained international fame in 2004 when she announced that she was gong to race in the IRL IndyCar Series for the 2005 season.  She did not disappoint her fans and spectators and has proven worthy.  In May (29^th) she became the fourth woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 [Note: The other women were Janet Guthrie, Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher.] She made history and finished the race in fourth place and lead the race for 19 laps.  She has also brought new fan interest to IRL racing.

• Not only is Danica a talented driver, she is also a beautiful woman which can be seen by her poses in the July 2005 issue of FHM magazine.

• She found love in 2005 and became engaged to Paul Hospenthal (physical therapist); Hospenthal is 16 years older than Patrick.  They were married on November 19th, 2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona. They currently live in Phoenix, Arizona (when not racing).

• Became the first woman to win an Indy race with her win in the 2008 Japan 300.

• Hobbies & Interests: Pets (has a mini schnauzer named William (Billy) Robert; Shopping (e.g., Best Buy, Arden B & BCBG); rollerblading, running

• Favorites: TV Shows: Regis and Kelly, Sex and the City, Food Network, The Late Show With David Letterman; Singer = Alanis Morrisette, but also likes Norah Jones, Queen & Nelly: Actors = Adam Sandler, Jim Carey, Julia Stiles, Julia Roberts & Nicole Kidman; Music: anything but country and classical; Car = Ferrari 360; Movie = Tommy Boy, Dumb & Dumber; Food: Anything healthy (fish, vegetables, fruit)

Danica Patrick Career Highlights:

2008

• Won the Japan IndyCar 300 - becoming the first woman to win an Indy race.

2007

• Four top 5 finishes, including placing second at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park

2006

• Finished in eighth place Indianapolis 500.

2005

• Finished Fourth in the IRL IndyCar Series Championship (with 325 points).

• Made her IRL IndyCar Series debut on March 6^th in the Toyota Indy 300 (at Homestead-Miami Speedway). She did not finish the race due to an eight-car accident.

• Fourth woman in history to race in the Indianapolis 500 on May 29^th – she finished in fourth place (during the race, she also lead a few laps -- the first woman to do so).

2004

• Finished Third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship (with 269 points)

• Ten top-five results in twelve races (1 2^nd, 2 3^rd, 5 4^th,  and 2 5^th)

• Only driver to finish all 417 laps

• First female driver to win a pole position at for Toyota Atlantic races

2003

• Finished sixth in Toyota Atlantic Championship with 109 pointes

• Had five top-five finishes in Toyota Atlantic races (1 2^nd, 3^rd, 3 5^th) and placed in the top ten -  ten times in twelve races.

• First woman to finish in top three in Toyota Atlantic Championship races

2002

• Signed with Team Rahal (Rahal-Letterman Racing) for multi-year contract

• Debuted on July 7^th at Toronto.

• Finished 13^th with 35 points in five races in the Barber-Dodge series.  Her best finish was fourth.

2001

• Won Gorsline Scholarship Award for top upcoming road racing driver

• Competed in both the US and Great Britain

2000

• Competed in Formula Ford Festival in England – came in second, the highest ever by an American

1999

• Finished ninth in Formula Vauxhall Championship (England)

1998

• Made debut in England (Formula Vauxhall Championship) after attending the Formula Ford racing school

• Competed in a few Karting racing

1997

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship in the HPV class

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship and the Summer National Championship in the Yamaha Lite class

• Tenth place finish in Formula A Elk Constructors Championship

1996

• Won 39 of the 49 Karting races she competed in

• Won the World Karting Association’s Manufactuireres Cup National Points title for Yamaha Junior and Restricted Junior classes

1995

• Won the World Karting Association Great Lakes Sprint Series title for Yamaha Restricted Junior and US 820 Junior classes

1994

• Won the World Karting Association Manufacturer’s Cup title in Yamaha Sportsman class

• Won the World Karting Association Grand National Championship in the Yamaha class

1993

• Finished second in World Karting Association Midwest Sprint Series in Yamaha and US820 clases.

1992

• Began racing at the age of 10. Finished her first season in second place in points for her class.

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

 

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Danica Patrick Articles and Interviews

• Danica Patrick Has the Ability, And Now, The Opportunity (Robin Miller: SpeedTV.com: Dec. 8, 2004)

• Danica Patrick Q&A (Ted Kravitz: ITV-F1.com: 2005)

• Danica Upset and Confused by Ecclestone’s Comments (AP: SI.com: June 22, 2005)

• F1 Boss Likens Danica to “Domestic Appliance” (FoxSports.com: June 2005)

• Go Girl: Patrick Makes Statement With Historic Performance (Dick Mittman: Indy500.com: May 29, 2005)

• NASCAR Needs Danika Patrick (Steve McCormick: About.com: 2005)

• Newsmakers – Q&A: Danica Patrick (MSNBC.com: June 13, 2005)

• Patrick Can’t Wait to Hit Bricks (Gary Graves: USAToday.com: May 26, 2005)

• Profile: Danica Patrick (Dan Carney: EuropeanCarWeb.com: 2005)

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