Danica Patrick

For the second time in his career IndyCar Danica Patrick took a definitive lead in the Indy 500 and fuel concerns to dissolve the chance to take the chequered flag. As in 2005, Patrick 2011 Indy 500 bid literally ran out of fuel a little too fast, leaving her with a tenth place finish.

Patrick’s day was an annoying unit forward at the beginning. Your car slowly contributing in tip-top shape and to collect the drivers one by one in the first three quarters of the race and finally moved to the teens later treat. Only leads to more frustration for the more well-known series Indy 500 driver.

Patrick’s team gambled on a strategy for the conservation of fuel by pitting on lap 159 and hope for two things: enough green flag racing car of Patrick again the form that they are too late was strong and a warning to give a chance to fill the finish to Patrick. He won the former and 10 rounds led after take the lead with 20 laps to go. But Patrick cannot continue by Bertrand Baguette regards his fuel disappeared and finally had to face.

This last stop gave her career to make the top 10, which it did, the 10, giving her six until the end of the top-10 in the Indy 500 in seven starts. But for Patrick, it seemed that in other any commercial during the race, the consistency is not a problem; for a long time have demonstrated in the IndyCar circuit can compete when their cars are strong.

The problem is that the victory of the great advances in the race that she dreamed of capture as a child still his escape. And while his public statements about the permanence while stock car racing in IndyCar of NASCAR-style of learning is already good, constant battle to distinguish in open wheel racing will only fuel more debate on whether or not they.

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