On This Day: Danica Patrick becomes 1st woman to win IndyCar event
On April 20, 2008, Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 auto race, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar event.
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On April 20, 2008, Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 auto race, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar event. File Photo by Ed Locke/UPI | License Photo
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Auto racing legend Danica Patrick has used lessons learned on the racetrack to fuel new successes. Her ethos can help you take your dreams to the finish line too. Published On March 12, 2021 Written By
Rachel B. Levin
On a rainy December morning at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona, Danica Patrick was feeling rather happy about a flat tire.
If you know anything about Patrick namely, that she’s widely held to be the most accomplished woman in the history of auto racing it may seem unlikely that car trouble of any sort could please her. But the flat tire in question was not her tire. It belonged to a workout buddy who had been planning to drive to Patrick’s house for an exercise session but never made it due to the flat.