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I ::Heart:: Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick Wins Indy Japan 300, Pictures, Photos

On Sunday, the 26-year-old hottie became the first woman to win an IndyCar race, taking home the big prize for the Indy Japan 300.

“It’s a long time coming. Finally,” she said. “It was a fuel strategy race, but my team called it perfectly for me. I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio [Castroneves] and when I passed him for the lead, I couldn’t believe it. This is fabulous.”

And Helio’s response?

“With five laps to go, I was saving fuel. When Danica passed me, I realized she was the leader. She did a great job, passed me fair and square and that shows you how competitive our series is.”

I love that she thanks her team almost immediately. I love that she uses the term “fabulous.” I love that she’s wearing cute earrings and bad-ass shades in this picture. I love that she’s not afraid to embrace her femininity while competing in a hugely male-dominated, male-oriented sport. She’s so kick-ass in so many ways. I hope she sees many more wins in the future.

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  • omg. she even uploaded her sexy videos on a celebrity and millionaire dating site named ” S earching Millionaire com” …does she want to hook up with hot guys

  • She’s fierce! This is a true feminine icon with the added plus that she didn’t star in THe Hills. My she-ro!

  • ^What the hell?

    Gender has nothing to do with this, and obviously if she won the race, the fuel strategy worked and the competition’s butt.

    What the hell’s your problem man? Go masturbate and stop being so mean.

  • Who gives a damn if the fuel idea is old or new? SHE WON
    That’s numero uno for you retards

  • Man. People sure do throw a lot of crap her way because she’s a woman in NASCAR. (Her freakin swagger doesn’t help much.)

    Problem is she’s gonna win big stateside sooner or later. She is in it for the long haul. When she does they’re gonna have a whole lot of crow to eat. That’s gonna suck.

    Eh. I ::Heart:: her too. Go kick their asses Danica!

    And fuel conservation has been standard strategy since racing started.

    Her body weight was an issue at one point, but they changed the rules to include driver weight in car weight, so that’d even out. (And I can’t imagine that’d be much of a big deal, even as close as car tolerances are these days.)

    She didn’t do herself any favors by posing for FHM & SI Swimsuit pics though. :/