Danica Patrick Sets Historic First-Ever Mark In Japan

 Danica Patrick Sets Historic First-Ever Mark In Japan

On a day where the possibility of water seeping onto the race track at Trin Ring Motegi, Japan, Danica Patrick uses her skills and her cool foot to out drive, out pace, and out last the top echelon of Indy Racing League drivers to become the first-ever female driver to win a race at the highest levels of professional open-wheel automobile racing.

2008 will easily go down as a year of firsts in American Motosports!

First unified open-wheel racing season in over a couple of decades (IRL perspective). The youngest driver to win a professional open-wheel automobile race (Graham Rahal). First team to win an IRL race other than the three top teams in the IRL since 2005 when Newman/Haas /Lanigan placed Graham Rahal in the top spot in St. Petersburg. And NOW - - - The first woman to ever win a race at the highest levels of professional open-wheel automobile racing.

All of this activity and we are only two and a half races (or is that three?) into an eighteen race season.

The Dallara chassis may be old, but it still races as long as there are teams and drivers to suit up and show up.

Whats next? A ChampCar T-Team takes the championship points lead? If Graham Rahal wins in Long Beach tomorrow, he will be second in the points with three full races into the season (or is that four?).

All Hail Danica Patrick!