2004 - Toyota Atlantic Championship
Patrick finished third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship posting 269 points and ten top-five results in 12 races in the Argent Mortgage Toyota/Swift
She was the only driver in Atlantic’s this season to complete every lap
She became the first female driver to win a pole position in Toyota Atlantic when she collected her first Atlantic pole position for Round 5 at Portland
She collected three podium results in 2004 finishing on the podium (3rd) at Monterrey, Mexico, second at Portland (Round 4) and third at Cleveland
At Denver (Round 10) she captured the Argent Fast Lap Award for posting the fastest race lap en route to a fourth place finish
In October she has tested Rahal Letterman Racing’s IndyCar’s at Homestead Speedway and at Kentucky Speedway.
2003 - Toyota Atlantic Championship
Patrick piloted the Argent Mortgage Company Toyota/Swift to a sixth place finish in the Toyota Atlantic Championship.
She claimed a pair of podium results and five top-five results in her rookie campaign
She became the first female to post a podium (topthree) result in the 30-year history of the Atlantic series with a third place finish at Monterrey, Mexico (3/23/03)
Posted top-five results at Cleveland, Trois Rivieres and Denver
She posted a season best second place finish at Miami in the season finale
Ran a single ALMS race for the Britsh Prodrive team in late June at Raod Atlanta.
2002 - Barber Dodge Pro Series
Patrick signed a multi-year driving contract with Team
Rahal.
She was tabbed as the team's driver for a Toyota Atlantic entry in 2003.
As preparation for her full-season effort in 2003 she ran a limited Barber-Dodge Pro Series schedule of five races.
She made her debut at Toronto, qualifying eleventh and finishing seventh (7/7/02).
Collected her highest finish of the Barber-Dodge Pro Series with a fourth place finish at Vancouver (7/28/02).
Tested a Busch Grand National car with PPC Racing in June.
Captured the pole for the 2002 Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race and won the pro division, topping former Trans Am champion Tommy Kendall and IRL driver Sarah Fisher.
2001
Won the Gorsline Scholarship Award for the top upcoming road racing driver.
Recognized as the top female open-wheel driver with international experience.
Competed in the England, driving in the British Zetek Formula Ford Championship.
Returned to the USA searching for a top open-wheel ride.
Had successful test runs in USAC Midget, Toyota Atlantic and ALMS cars.
2000
Finished second at the Formula Ford Festival in England, the highest ever finish for an American in the event.
Drove for Andy Welch in the British Zetek Formula Ford Championship in England and for Haywood Racing in the European Formula Ford Series.
Served as the lead test driver for Haywood Racing and Mygale Factory Team.
1999
Finished ninth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship in England, her first full season in the UK.
1998
Made her debut in England at age 16 in the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series.
Ran a limited karting schedule while she attended the Formula Ford racing school in Canada.
1997
In her final full season of karting she captured the World Karting Association
(WKA) Grand National championship, HPV class.
Won the WKA Grand National championship in Yamaha Lite class. . .Won the WKA Summer National championship in Yamaha Lite class.
Finished tenth in the Elk Constructors championship in
Formula A.
1996
Established herself as a rising star in the karting ranks by winning 39 of 49 feature races (79.6%).
At the age of 14 she won the WKA Manufacturers Cup National Points title in the Yamaha Junior and Restricted Junior class.
She was the runner-up in WKA Manufacturers Cup National Points title
(HPV 100 Junior) and the WKA Grand National Championship (Yamaha Restricted Junior).
In addition, she captured five WKA Great Lakes Sprint Series and WKA Midwest Spring Series titles.
She won the IKF Division 7 event in Willow Springs, California (Yamaha Junior) and finished second in the IKF Grand Nationals in the Yamaha Junior group.
1995
Won the WKA Great Lakes Sprint Series title (Yamaha Restricted Junior and US 820 Jr.)
Placed second in the WKA Manufacturers Cup National Points titles in the same categories.
1994
At the age of 12 she captured her first national points championship in the WKA Manufacturers Cup in the Yamaha Sportsman class.
She collected the WKA Grand National Championship in the Yamaha class.
She won the WKA Great Lakes Sprint Series in the Yamaha Sportsman and US820 Sportsman classes.
1993
In her second season of karting she finished second in the WKA Midwest Sprint Series in both the Yamaha and US820 classes.
She finished fourth in the WKA Manufacturers Cup national points in the Yamaha Sportsman class.
1992
She began karting at the age of 10 when her sister Brooke wanted to begin racing. Brook abandon the sport after a few months but Danica was hooked. She was lapped six laps into her first event but finished the season second in the points championship out of 20 drivers.
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