On April 20, 2008, 26-year-old Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan
300 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan, making her the first
female winner in IndyCar racing history.
Danica Patrick was born on March 25, 1982, in Beloit, Wisconsin
and became involved in racing as a young girl and as a teenager
moved to England in pursuit of better training opportunities.
In 2002, after returning to the United States, she began driving
for the Rahal Letterman Racing team, owned by 1986 Indianapolis
500 champ Bobby Rahal and late-night talk-show host David
Letterman.
In 2005, Patrick started competing in IndyCar events, which
include the famed Indianapolis 500 race at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway in Indiana.
Danica Sue Patrick (44)
