Sexy Danica Patrick getting green light on NASCAR with Earnhardt

Indy star in talks to join forces with Dale Jr.

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She also has an equity stake in her #7 team. It was Danica's sister Brooke who got her hooked to racing at the age of 10. She soon became a racing freak and joined the World Karting Association (WKA).

In 1994, at the age of 12, Danica won the WKA Grand National Championship in the Yamaha Sportsman class. She also won karting titles in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, she won the Grand National Championship in both the Yamaha Lite and HPV classes.

In 1998, at the age of 16, Danica moved to England to focus on racing and join the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series. In 1999, she finished ninth in the racing season. In 2000, she finished second in Formula Ford Festival.

In 2001, Danica returned to the US. After a year of trying many teams, Danica finally signed a contract with Rahal Letterman Racing. As part  of preparation for IRL, she was sent to the Toyota Atlantic Series. In her first year, she made it to the top five seven times. She even won a pole position, becoming the first female driver to do so. In 2004, she finished third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship and was ready to take on the IRL.

In 2005, Danica made her debut at Toyota Indy 300 where she could not finish when she was knocked out in the 158th lap. However, she bounced back when she led for 19 laps at the prestigious Indy 500 and finished fourth, the highest-ever finish for a female driver.

In 2006, at the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway, Danica qualified in the third place. However, due to the death of teammate Paul Dana in a crash on race day, Danica withdrew from the race.

At St. Petersburg, Florida, Danica finished 6th. She finished in the 8th place in Japan. At Indy, Danica finished in the eighth place. At Watkins Glen, she took the 8th place. She finished at the 4th place at Nashville and Milwaukee. She took the 9th place in the season point standings. At Kentucky and Infineon, she took the 8th place.

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