Woman Racer Seeks to Become First Female Indianapolis 500 Winner | Voice of America - English
This Sunday, a young woman is the winner in the Indianapolis 500-mile race.
Danica Patrick hoped she would be the first woman to ever win the Indianapolis 500. She said, "And I think I was just prepared from the time I was born." At twelve, Danica was already racing, and winning, at the local go-cart track. Even then, Ed Hinton, a Chicago Tribune reporter, noticed Danica's intensity. That same intensity made Danica return to the racing after she was involved in a crash earlier this year. And Danica was confident she could be the first woman to win the Indy 500 and she did. "I wouldn't put my life on the line, if I didn't feel like I could win," says Danica In recent years, the Indy 500 has been losing its audience to NASCAR stock car racing, which has become more popular with racing fans. Ken Ungar, of the Indy Racing League, hopes that Danica will bring in more male fans. He says, "The demographic that we are seeking to develop, is males 18 to 34." If they like their race drivers young, attractive and female, Indy may have a winner.