Danica seems more relaxed, in a better mood, since logging her first victory, last April 20 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. She no longer has to worry about being labeled the Anna Kournikova of motor sports. Even before her first victory, she was far more accomplished at her sport than Kournikova ever was at hers. Still, there is no winner’s circle for second place.
If you’re scoring at home, make it one motor sports victory for Patrick and two perfect scores in the area of impersonating a swimsuit model in the past two Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions.
Thanks to Patrick, her bright-eyed smile and her dead-on portrayal of a swimsuit model, her sport is recession-proof.
When asked her how proud she was of growing the sport and doing so in part because her two SI photo shoots went so well.
“That’s subjective,” she said. “You might think that’s great. He might think that’s awful. It’s one of those things that’s all up to opinion.”
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“I will say I worked very hard to pretend to be a model for a day,” she said. “I worked extra hard this year. It’s always fun. And to me, I’m very competitive, so it was a competitive challenge for me to see what I could do with my body.”
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