cars firegeezer on 27 May 2007 09:43 am
A new record for Indy 500 - 3 women starting the race
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, three women drivers will be starting in a major auto race. All of them are long-experienced racers and two of them have the ability to be contenders at the finish.
Danica Patrick
DANICA PATRICK, age 25 of Roscoe, Illinois. First woman to lead the 500 (in 2005) and tied the IRL record for most poles (three) in a season by a rookie that same year. Best finish in IRL is a fourth on four occasions, including her first 500. Joined Andretti Green Racing in the offseason.
Sarah Fisher
SARAH FISHER, age 26 from Commercial Point, Ohio. First woman to win a pole in the league; holds best finish in a race by a woman (second at Homestead, Fla., in 2002). One of the most popular drivers in IRL history. Taking her sixth shot at the Indy 500; her average finish is 28th.
Milka Duno
MILKA DUNO, age 35 from Caracas, Venezuela. Sports car veteran who has won four Grand American Series races and finished second in this year’s 24 Hours of Daytona (highest-finishing woman in race history). She has limited open-wheel and oval-track experience. She is driving for SAMAX, her sports car team, which is at Indy for the first time. As a newcomer to ovals and a Speedway rookie, her goal will be to finish as many laps as possible and not worry about position. You have to have IMS experience to build upon in order to be successful here.
