Best of Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick, of Rosco, Ill., looks at her car before practice for the IndyCar Series' Iowa Corn Indy 250 auto race, Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Actress Ashley Judd, left, hugs Danica Patrick, right, before qualifying laps for the IndyCar Series' Iowa Corn Indy 250 auto race Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Danica Patrick talks with Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, before the IndyCar Series' Iowa Corn Indy 250 auto race Sunday, June 21, 2009, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Franchitti won the race, Patrick finished in ninth, and Helio Castroneves, left, of Brazil, finished in seventh. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) IRL driver Danica Patrick, left and comedian Mark Malkoff look over radio control cars during a promotional event for AirTran in Richmond, Va., Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) IRL driver Danica Patrick looks on during a promotional event for AirTran in Richmond, Va., Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) IRL drivers Danica Patrick, left, talks with Hideki Mutoh, right, of Japan, prior to qualifying for the Suntrust Indy Challenge auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Friday, June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) IRL driver Danica Patrick sits in her pit stall prior to qualifying for the Suntrust Indy Challenge auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Friday, June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Danica Patrick talks with a crew member during practice for the IndyCar Series' Watkins Glen Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/David Duprey) Danica Patrick sits dejectedly after running the slowest time in the first practice session for the IRL Honda Indy Toronto race on Friday July 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadien Press, Frank Gunn) Indy Car Series driver Danica Patrick signs autographs for a fan in an Andretti Green Racing motorhome on Friday, July 24, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta. Patrick will be competing in the Rexall Edmonton Indy race on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan) Indy Car Series driver Danica Patrick speaks with a reporter at the race track in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, July 24, 2009. Patrick will be competing in the Rexall Edmonton Indy race on Sunday.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan) Indy Car Series driver Danica Patrick speaks with a reporter at the race track in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, July 24, 2009. Patrick will be competing in the Rexall Edmonton Indy race on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan) Danica Patrick describes her crash to crew members during a practice session for the IndyCar Series auto race in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, July 24, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) Danica Patrick, speaks to a crew member before a practice session for the IndyCar Series auto race, in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, July 25, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick listens to a question during a news conference at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., Thursday, July 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Driver Danica Patrick signs an autograph for Sarah Wright, center, and Shelby Whiteman, of Bridgeport, WV., after practice for the Honda Indy 200 auto race at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in Lexington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) Driver Danica Patrick talks with her crew on pit road during practice for the Honda Indy 200 auto race at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in Lexington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) IRL drivers Helio Castroneves of Brazil, left, and Danica Patrick are seen after a practice session in preparation for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) IRL driver Danica Patrick takes a pit stop while making practice laps in preparation for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels) IRL driver Danica Patrick takes a pit stop while making practice laps in preparation for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels) IRL race car driver Danica Patrick listens to a question during a news conference at the Chicagoland Raceway Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 in Joliet, Ill. Patrick isn't ready to address her future with Andretti Green Racing or the IndyCar series, sidestepping questions about her expiring contract. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Danica Patrick listens to a question during a news conference at the Chicagoland Raceway on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, in Joliet, Ill. The IndyCar Series' Peak Indy 300 auto race is scheduled for Saturday night at the track. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Danica Patrick responds to a question during a news conference at the Chicagoland Raceway on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, in Joliet, Ill. The IndyCar Series' Peak Indy 300 auto race is scheduled for Saturday night at the track. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Driver Danica Patrick of the United States wearing a happi coat, poses with a fan who gave it to her, during an event to meet fans, ahead of the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race scheduled on Sunday, on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17 , 2009. Patrick won last year's race in Japan and became the first woman to win an IRL race. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Driver Danica Patrick of the United States puts on happi coat presented by a fan during an event to meet fans, ahead of the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17 , 2009. Patrick won last year's race in Japan and became the first woman to win an IRL race. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) American Danica Patrick wears a driver's suit during a practice session for the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 auto race on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo Friday, Sept. 18 , 2009. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Driver Danica Patrick of the United States poses with a fan during a press conference ahead of the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race slated for Saturday, on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Patrick won last year's race in Japan and became the first woman to win an IRL race. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Driver Danica Patrick of the United States smiles with a fan during a press conference ahead of the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race slated for Saturday, on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Patrick won last year's race in Japan and became the first woman to win an IRL race. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick unveils her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick, left, waves to the crowd as she is joined by Go Daddy CEO and founder Bob Parsons, middle, and Kelley Earnhardt, far right, vice president and general manager of JR Motorsports, before unveiling her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her NASCAR racing debut next season Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick smiles after unveiling her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her NASCAR racing debut in an ARCA race next season, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick pauses before answering a question as she announces her intention to enter NASCAR races next season Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick unveils her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick unveils her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick checks out her new GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick answers questions after unveiling her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her NASCAR racing debut next season, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA Series race on Feb. 6 at Daytona International Speedway. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Driver Danica Patrick waves after being introduced in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) In this photograph taken by AP Images for Hot Wheels, Danica Patrick unveiled a sketch of the Hot Wheels "Danicar" during a press conference, at the Daytona International Speedway, announcing Hot Wheels return to NASCAR through a partnership with JR Motorsports in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, February 6, 2010. (Julie Fletcher/AP Images for Hot Wheels) Driver Danica Patrick poses by her car after her qualifying attempt for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) This image provided by GoDaddy shows part of a television ad featuring race car driver Danica Patrick scheduled to air during the 2010 Super Bowl. (AP Photo/GoDaddy) NO SALES IRL driver Danica Patrick sits in her car during Indy testing at the Barber Motorsports Park on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Danica Patrick talks with reporters during IndyCar auto-race testing at Barber Motorsports Park on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) IRL driver Danica Patrick talks with the media during Indy testing at the Barbers Motorsports Park on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick speaks to the media after racing in the Nationwide Stater Bros. 300 auto race and finishing in 31st place at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick waves to fans during driver introductions before the start of the DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux) U.S.IndyCar driver Danica Patrick walks in the garage area at the track in Sao Paulo, Friday, March 12, 2010. Brazil will host the opening race of the IndyCar Series on March 14. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Driver Danica Patrick (7) removes her hair band after qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 auto race Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Driver Danica Patrick talks with her crew following a practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 auto race on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) IRL driver Danica Patrick talks with the media during Indy testing at the Barbers Motorsports Park on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Danica Patrick (7) talks with reporters following a wreck which took her out of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 auto race Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)