Danica Patrick Bio:
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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 (29th) 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.
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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.
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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).
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Hobbies & Interests: Pets (has a mini schnauzer named William (Billy) Robert; Shopping (e.g., Best Buy, Arden B & BCBG); rollerblading, running
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Favorites: TV Shows: Regis and Kelly, Sex and the City, Food Network, The Late Show With David Letterman; Singer = Alanis Morissette, 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)