[Fot] Danica Finally won

[Rocky Entriken]

Didja hear Guthrie on Wind Tunnel last night? She told DeSpain that long ago 
she predicted it would be, counting from her Indy debut, another two 
generations before a capable gal could get a ride in top-shelf equipment and 
win -- then noted Danica did it in a generation and a half so a little ahead 
of Guthrie's timetable.

And DeSpain also noted those who scoffed that she only won because it was a 
fuel mileage race (Hey, Helio was on  a fuel mileage strategy too but Danica 
did it better). I can't help but think that in NASCAR the big question was 
what's happened to Hendrick this year, then Jimmie Johnson won last weekend 
at Phoenix on a fuel mileage strategy and everyone crows "Hendrick's back!"

Either way, It's racing.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillDentin at aol.com>
To: <spitlist at cox.net>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Danica Finally won


> In a message dated 04/19/2008 11:53:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
> spitlist at cox.net writes:
>
>
>> Hey guys and gals, particularly those e\who follow Open wheel racing, Let
>> me
>> be the first to announce on the FOT list that Danica Patrick is now the
>> first Female to Win an Indy Car race in her 50th start.
>>
>>
> Hooray for our side!  Danica is from Roscoe, IL about a half dozen miles 
> from
> Blackhawk Farms raceway where Bob Wismer was racing his S2000 yesterday. 
> I
> crewed for him, and heard about Danica's win on the way to the track early
> Sunday morning.  I can remember seeing her doing laps at BLACKHAWK years 
> ago.
> Even then you could see she was special.  I wish the media would 
> concentrate more
> on her fine driving and less on the fact that she's cute.  Some good Janet
> Guthrie quotes in USA TODAY this morning.  Janet Guthrie stopped by our 
> paddock
> at Road America the year before last.  Another great female driver, who in 
> all
> probability would have beat Danica to that first WIN had she ever had top
> shelf equipment.  Her book is great, if you have not read it.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
>
>
>
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