<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Danica Patrick: News &amp; Videos about Danica Patrick - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Danica_Patrick</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Danica Patrick from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:09:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Danica Patrick: News &amp; Videos about Danica Patrick - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Danica_Patrick</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Danica Patrick from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Bruce Martin: Martin happy with career, Danica's move not imminent</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/11/16/mark.martin/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/11/16/mark.martin/index.html</guid><description>AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The look on Mark Martin's face when he climbed out of his No. 5 Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway certainly didn't look like a man who was frustrated by the fact he probably isn't going to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup title.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hendrick: 'Nothing is imminent' on Patrick deal</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/11/15/patrick.nascar.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/11/15/patrick.nascar.ap/index.html</guid><description>AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Rick Hendrick said Sunday he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mark Beech: Is Danica's dalliance with NASCAR a lucrative publicity stunt?</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/mark_beech/11/13/danica.patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/mark_beech/11/13/danica.patrick/index.html</guid><description>SI.com's Mark Beech takes a spin around the racing world for the most intriguing stories in and out of the garage.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Earnhardt Jr.: Danica would be good for NASCAR</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/11/06/earnhardt.patrick.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/11/06/earnhardt.patrick.ap/index.html</guid><description>FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tom Bowles: Patrick news provides relief for NASCAR</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_bowles/11/05/danica.patrick.to.nascar/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_bowles/11/05/danica.patrick.to.nascar/index.html</guid><description>What's the best way to push criticism out of today's sports news cycle?</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hendrick: Danica may have limited NASCAR deal</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/10/04/danica.hendrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/10/04/danica.hendrick/index.html</guid><description>The two most popular drivers in auto racing -- Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -- may soon be involved in a limited NASCAR arrangement, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick confirmed to SI.com.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Patrick signs three-year extention with IndyCar</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/09/25/patrick.indycar/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/09/25/patrick.indycar/index.html</guid><description>MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick signed a three-year contract to remain at Andretti Green Racing in the IndyCar Series, according to team and IndyCar sources.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin:  Dixon scores on Briscoe's mistake at Twin Ring Montegi</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/09/21/wrapup/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/09/21/wrapup/index.html</guid><description>TOKYO -- Three drivers separated by just eight points heading into the final race of the season with a championship on the line. That's what the IndyCar Series has coming up with its winner-take-all season-finale in South Florida on Oct. 10.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin:  Danica Patrick back in Japan, site of her groundbreaking victory</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/09/17/danica.patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/09/17/danica.patrick/index.html</guid><description>MOTEGI, Japan -- Danica Patrick is back at the site of her first and only major racing victory, being treated like a rock star by fans in Japan and sitting sixth in the starting grid for the next to last race of the IndyCar season.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: In his 1,000th NASCAR start, Martin competes the right way</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/24/Martin.IR/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/24/Martin.IR/index.html</guid><description>SONOMA, Calif. -- As NASCAR Sprint Cup prepares for a rare weekend off, the drivers battling for the 12th and final spot in the Chase for the Championship have a chance to pause -- and feel anxious.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Once again, Patrick's decision is NASCAR's loss but IndyCar's gain</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/22/Danica.Patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/22/Danica.Patrick/index.html</guid><description>SONOMA, Calif. -- Now that Danica Patrick has decided she is going to stay at Andretti Green Racing and the IndyCar Series, all that is left for it to become official is to work out the final details with team owner Michael Andretti and sign a contract.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Andretti's bigger role could keep Patrick in IndyCar</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/21/Danica.Andretti/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/08/21/Danica.Andretti/index.html</guid><description>SONOMA, Calif. -- It appears Danica Patrick is leaning strongly toward staying in the IndyCar Series now that Michael Andretti is in the process of taking full control of ownership at Andretti Green Racing (AGR).</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Scott Dixon may be the key to Danica's NASCAR future</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/22/Inside_racing/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/22/Inside_racing/index.html</guid><description>NEWTON, Iowa -- A perfect storm for the IndyCar Series could result in its most successful driver moving to a new team in 2010, and provide the opportunity to keep the sport's most recognizable driver in the series.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amid backlash, Patrick backs away from PED comments</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/06/02/Danica_PED/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/06/02/Danica_PED/index.html</guid><description>Danica Patrick has apologized for some controversial comments made to Sports Illustrated before the Indy 500, saying, "The whole interview with Dan [Patrick], and every other interview I've ever done with Dan, the questioning comes from left field. It was just a joke and I really apologize if it came across any other way. ... It was a bad joke. There is a lot of sensitivity in our culture about [performance-enhancing drugs]. With all the baseball stuff, I've followed it and this is a real problem. It's a shame kids think they have to do this to get ahead. It's very dangerous. ... It's absolutely not what I'm about. I've learned my lesson on what I should be joking about."</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Patrick eyeing NASCAR as George saga unfolds in IndyCar</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/01/Inside_Racing/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/01/Inside_Racing/index.html</guid><description>WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin -- A Hulman-George family feud may provide IndyCar star Danica Patrick with the nudge she needs to jump to NASCAR.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Patrick's third-place finish noteworthy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/25/martin.column/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/25/martin.column/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- While the motion picture that is Helio Castroneves' life has more sequels than the old "Rocky" movies, the back story to Sunday's 93rd Indianapolis 500 included the two stars of the 2005 race.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 05:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Danica Patrick's keys to victory at Indy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/18/Danica/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/18/Danica/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- For the 33 drivers who will start Sunday's Indianapolis 500, there are plenty of keys and strategies that will get one of them into victory lane in the World's Biggest Race.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Patrick walks fine line in her latest ad blitz at Indy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/08/Danica/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/08/Danica/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- When it comes to popularity at the Indianapolis 500, Danica Patrick is the big winner without even taking the checkered flag.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 21:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danica Patrick's Engine Runs on Chocolate Milk</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20277582,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20277582,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The racing champ - and bikini cover model - becomes the latest to sport the milk mustache</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Part Intimidator, part Waltrip, Busch keeps on winning</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/04/Martin/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/05/04/Martin/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- When Kyle Busch left Richmond International Raceway after last year's spring race, he needed extra security after spinning out race-leader and NASCAR hero Dale Earnhardt, Jr. late in the contest. Busch had become Public Enemy No. 1 in NASCAR.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 20:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Other drivers offer advice as Patrick considers NASCAR move</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/04/27/Patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/04/27/Patrick/index.html</guid><description>KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- So, Danica Patrick thinks she can leave the IndyCar Series, switch to NASCAR and become an instant sensation, racking up millions in sponsorship and endorsement opportunities and race off into the sunset.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danica Patrick Reveals Her Turbocharged Diet</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274690,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274690,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The IndyCar driver, who has a weakness for homemade pizza, trades her race suit for a racy bikini</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mark Beech: For Patrick, NASCAR would bring endorsements, not wins</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/mark_beech/04/23/Danica/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/mark_beech/04/23/Danica/index.html</guid><description>Last week the New York Times devoted considerable space to speculation on Danica Patrick's future in the IRL. Her contract with Andretti Green is up after this season, and she seems to be seriously considering a switch to NASCAR. "One of the things I think of is the exposure level that you get in NASCAR with the ratings and viewership," she told the paper. "Their numbers are so much larger than ours, and with that comes a bigger following, comes more popularity, comes more demand for you to endorse other products. So I think it would be an exponential sort of growth."</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Looking ahead, Patrick has big decisions after this season</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/04/13/Martin/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/04/13/Martin/index.html</guid><description>NAPERVILLE, Illinois -- Danica Patrick enjoys being in the spotlight, and that's where the IndyCar starlet will be in this weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brant James:Rahal, Patrick bring intrigue, sizzle to new IRL season</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brant_james/04/01/Ten_Reasons/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brant_james/04/01/Ten_Reasons/index.html</guid><description>After a long offseason, the Indy Racing League is primed for a big return Sunday at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. With reunification complete and a budding crop of young stars, here are the top 10 things to watch for in the IRL in 2009.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brant James: Castroneves' tax trial offers a lesson to his fellow drivers</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brant_james/03/04/helio/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brant_james/03/04/helio/index.html</guid><description>When Danica Patrick talks about Helio Castroneves, you can imagine her sitting on the floor of her Phoenix home amid hundreds of files, contracts and tax documents. It would be the middle of the night, Patrick with a flashlight in one hand, magnifying glass in the other, mumbling gibberish as she speed-reads the forms.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: After a long offseason, Danica is ready to race</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/03/02/martin_patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/03/02/martin_patrick/index.html</guid><description>HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- While the IndyCar Series has one of the longest offseasons in sports, Danica Patrick doesn't mind because it allows her to be the face of the series in a different way than the steely look of determination that peers through a race visor.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: An era ends as Stewart races his last race for JGR</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/11/10/weekend.wrapup/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/11/10/weekend.wrapup/index.html</guid><description>AVONDALE, Ariz. -- One of the greatest combinations in NASCAR Sprint Cup history will come to an end this weekend when Tony Stewart competes in his final race for Joe Gibbs Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Crash means Plan B for Danica</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/08/08/danica.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/08/08/danica.crash/index.html</guid><description>Danica Patrick smacked the second turn wall at Kentucky Speedway during Friday afternoon's practice session, which left the IndyCar star more disappointed than dazed.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: AGR holds private meeting after Danica, Marco collide</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/26/danica.andretti.meeting/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/26/danica.andretti.meeting/index.html</guid><description>EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada -- In a season where Danica Patrick finally won an IndyCar race, trouble for the starlet continued in Saturday's Rexall Edmonton Indy when she was driven off the track by the team owner's son, Marco Andretti.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Toyota comes of age, Danica ruffles more feathers, more</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/07/notes/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/07/notes/index.html</guid><description>WATKINS GLEN, New York -- Now that Mark Martin is back in a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup ride for 2009 and Kyle Busch is back in Victory Lane after his thrilling win at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, it draws a stark contrast to the different directions Chevrolet and Toyota are heading.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Montoya, Busch sparks may be short-lived, Danica on defense again, more</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/06/30/racing.notes/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/06/30/racing.notes/index.html</guid><description>RICHMOND, Virginia -- And now, NASCAR has a feud of international proportions involving none other than points leader Kyle Busch and former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Frank Deford:  2008 is the year of women in sports</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/frank_deford/05/28/women/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/frank_deford/05/28/women/index.html</guid><description>I was certain Danica Patrick was going to win the Indianapolis 500 Sunday. Just positive. After all, this 2008 is a year, when, surely, women have been more prominent in sports than ever before -- and in every way: good, bad and sad.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lars Anderson: All Eyes On Indy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/27/indy0602/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/27/indy0602/index.html</guid><description>For 13 years they had waited for this moment, waited as open-wheel racing lost its luster and receded deeper into the background of America's sports landscape. For 13 years, following the breakup of the open-wheel circuit into competing series (CART and IRL), the top owners and drivers had watched the Indianapolis 500 become less and less relevant. For 13 years the race that was once America's most watched and celebrated had the feel of a party at which only half the guests (IRL drivers) showed up. </description><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lars Anderson: The buzz is back and other lessons learned at Indy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/26/indy.lessons/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/26/indy.lessons/index.html</guid><description>Five things we learned on Sunday in the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500, one of the most significant days in the race's history.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 19:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Dixon closes the deal as the buzz returns to Indy</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/05/25/indy500/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/05/25/indy500/index.html</guid><description>The buzz was back at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday as one of the largest crowds in years filled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France, who was on the starting grid before the race.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 07:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tim Tuttle: Five-minute guide to the 2008 Indianapolis 500</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_tuttle/05/22/indy.guide/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_tuttle/05/22/indy.guide/index.html</guid><description>This year's Indianapolis 500 on Sunday afternoon could be the most intriguing in years. Let's take a look at some of the reasons why.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jill Erwin: Female driving pioneers search for equal ground</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/20/womeninracing/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/20/womeninracing/index.html</guid><description>On the day Danica Patrick claimed her historic victory at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan last month, Kristin Bumbera was half a world away. Bumbera was running at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle, Texas, just south of Austin. She finished 11th in the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 Race, part of the Camping World West series. She was the only woman running. She's used to that.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 00:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lars Anderson: Hard work for Patrick generates high expectations</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/14/patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/14/patrick/index.html</guid><description>The question comes at Danica Patrick, fast and furious, every time she steps out of her monstrous motorhome that's parked in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Can you win, Danica?</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lars Anderson: Forget the Hype</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/13/patrick0519/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lars_anderson/05/13/patrick0519/index.html</guid><description>Watching Danica Patrick stride through the adoring throngs surrounding pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last Saturday afternoon -- five state troopers clearing the way, little girls crying out to her and grown men shouting wedding proposals -- it was easy to think that she's already reached the pinnacle. In the Age of Celebrity, Patrick (or simply Danica to everyone in the crowd) doesn't have to win to be a winner. She's a 5' 2", 100-pound bundle of marketing gold, just riding the wave of her own celebrity. </description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Mechanic hit by Danica Patrick released from hospital</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/13/danica.mechanic.update/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/13/danica.mechanic.update/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- Danica Patrick received a double-dose of good news on Tuesday as she prepares for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on May 25.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danica runs over crewman on pit lane in Indy practice</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/09/danica.strikes.crewman/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/05/09/danica.strikes.crewman/index.html</guid><description>INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar racing's biggest name was emotionally shaken Friday as Danica Patrick was involved in an incident on pit lane during Friday's practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when her car hit a crew member from another team in pit lane.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Patrick proves skills equal to her beauty</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/04/21/patrick/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/04/21/patrick/index.html</guid><description>MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick's breakthrough victory in Sunday's Honda Indy 300 in Japan has finally silenced the skeptics who thought "Danica Mania" was more hype than substance; that it was based on her beauty rather than her bravery.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danica Patrick: Dancing with the Stars Can Wait</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193605,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193605,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>IndyCar's first female winner has no plans to TV tango like her rival Helio Castroneves</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danica Patrick Makes History</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193274,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193274,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>She is the first female IndyCar race winner after beating Helio Castroneves in Japan</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bruce Martin: Patrick's historic win will transcend IndyCar Racing</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/04/20/danica.breakthrough/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/04/20/danica.breakthrough/index.html</guid><description>In some ways, it was kind of appropriate that Danica Patrick's historic victory came when it was least expected, on the other side of the earth at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan on a race that was televised on ESPN Classic.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kanaan's gamble pays off in Detroit; Danica second</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/02/bc.car.irl.detroitgrand.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/02/bc.car.irl.detroitgrand.ap/index.html</guid><description>DETROIT (AP) -- Tony Kanaan was doubly lucky, Danica Patrick had her best finish and the IndyCar Series is headed for a wild finale after Sunday's Detroit Indy Grand Prix.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Franchitti wins pole, teammate Patrick close behind </title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/08/25/irl.notebook.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/08/25/irl.notebook.ap/index.html</guid><description>SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Series points leader Dario Franchitti came up with his second pole of the season, and Andretti Green Racing teammate Danica Patrick matched her career-best second-place qualifying effort Saturday at Infineon Raceway.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IndyCar drivers make plea for power steering</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/08/22/power.steering.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/08/22/power.steering.ap/index.html</guid><description>WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) -- Scott Dixon has been unbeatable in the three races the IndyCar Series has staged at Watkins Glen International.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lars Anderson: Patrick hints at big things to come with Indy performance</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/05/29/indy.lessons/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/05/29/indy.lessons/index.html</guid><description>Five lingering thoughts from Sunday's soggy Indy 500:</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 05:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kournikova on wheels</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/23/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/23/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htm</guid><description>Danica Patrick is set to start her third Indianapolis 500 this Sunday in the third row. But she'll still be far ahead of the other drivers in the race in one important way: marketability.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 14:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Profiles in Women's History</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/28/womens.history.month.profiles/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/28/womens.history.month.profiles/index.html</guid><description>The following profiles feature prominent women in the fields of politics, law, sports, science and business.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Weirdest CEO Moments of 2005</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363117/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363117/index.htm</guid><description>When Overstock.com chief executive Patrick Byrne went Star Wars on a quarterly conference call this summer--deriding a shadowy figure he called the "Sith Lord"-- he set the investment community buz... </description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ratings soar with Danica at the wheel</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/30/news/fortune500/danica_rating/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/30/news/fortune500/danica_rating/index.htm</guid><description>Danica Patrick may have finished fourth in the Indianapolis 500, but she helped make a winner out of ABC Sports, which saw its best viewership for the race in nearly a decade.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 17:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At Indy, Danica won race for media buzz</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htm</guid><description>Danica Patrick on Sunday restored to the Indianapolis 500 something it once took for granted: the status and attention that comes with being a major sporting event.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2005 10:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>