Lady's first: Patrick revels in popular, historic win

kcudah posted 4/21/2008 from www.usatoday.com [flag]

The first woman to win a major-league Indy-car event had plenty of male companionship in toasting the historic victory. After her triumph in Motegi, Japan, Danica Patrick shared a bottle of sake on a helicopter ride to the airport with Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan and several more drinks with Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon on the flight home. But the IRL IndyCar Series dynamo ... [link]

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