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Danica Patrick

1982 - Today

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Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman in IndyCar. Born to a working-class family in Beloit, Wisconsin, Patrick began karting at the age of ten. She achieved early success by winning her class in the World Karting Association Grand National Championship three times in the mid-1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Danica Patrick is the 938th most popular racing driver (down from 874th in 2024), the 15,952nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,352nd in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Danica Patrick ranks 938 out of 1,080. Before her are Mika Kallio, Richard Sainct, Marcel Fässler, Gary Paffett, Jesús Puras, and Joan Mir. After her are Álex Rins, Chuck Stevenson, Rio Haryanto, Sylvain Guintoli, Alister McRae, and Logan Sargeant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Danica Patrick ranks 556. Before her are Marc Planus, Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Ania Bukstein, Lee Soo-kyung, Siaka Tiéné, and Joachim Johansson. After her are Hesham Mesbah, Keri Hilson, Pekka Rinne, Hisato Satō, Masaki Aiba, and Álvaro Saborío.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danica Patrick ranks 15,959 out of 20,380. Before her are Ani DiFranco (1970), Tom Corbett (1949), Bobby Rush (1946), Austin Stowell (1984), Joe Piscopo (1951), and Chuck Behler (1965). After her are Alex Kendrick (1970), Hamish Linklater (1976), Sam Lacey (1948), Sam Cassell (1969), Reggie Lewis (1965), and Peggie Castle (1927).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Danica Patrick ranks 104. Before her are Scott Speed (1983), Bob Said (1932), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Skip Barber (1936), Joey Logano (1990), and Sam Posey (1944). After her are Chuck Stevenson (1919), Logan Sargeant (2000), Ben Spies (1984), Kevin Cogan (1956), Jimmy Vasser (1965), and Dave Mirra (1974).

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