http://sports.yahoo.com/irl/news;_ylc=X ... &type=lgns

Danica Patrick knew she could hang with the boys.

She nearly beat them at the Indianapolis 500.
Patrick overcame a couple of rookie mistakes to finish fourth Sunday, the strongest showing for a woman in the race's 89-year history and a thrilling performance that restored some luster to the storied event.

Nearly all of the 300,000 fans were standing and waving their arms when Patrick grabbed the lead on a restart with only 10 laps to go. For a fleeting moment, the 23-year-old driver had visions of sipping milk in Victory Lane.


man did she ever =D> she almost had it if it wasn't for no fuel. ](*,)
i was rooting for her.

Good drive from Danica. 4th is no small acheivement and media wise she got more attention than the winner.

Great to see Letterman was there to greet her when she finished.

In 3 weeks - the F1 cars will be driving around Indy! Expect American Scott Speed to be third driver on the Friday - with views at a full time drive in 06.