LeeRyder

4th place for the best female driver in the world and the first to lead at the Indi 500.. but the over all winner in my mind.. superb job girl!

Chris

I watched the whole race, she did an outstanding job! I was hoping she would of won but nonetheless it was an amazing performance and showed up all of the guys. She'll definitely win other races in the future very soon as she's a heck of a contender!

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Lyte

Heck ya!!

I never watch cars go 'round and 'round.. yawn!! BUT, I did watch this race and she did very well. I even sat in the car for the last 10 laps on radio before going into the bank!

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Danica drove the wheels of that car,Pit strategy may have cost her the race imo.But comin home 4th was a great finish for her.I think she made the statememt today that she is world class race car driver.

LeeRyder

<--guilty

Lyte

I'd heard a rumor 'bout some "Gordon" making unsportsmanlike remarks about her abilities. I did a little search and here ya go...

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=800064

Associated Press

May 28 CONCORD, N.C. – Robby Gordon accused Danica Patrick of having an unfair advantage in the Indianapolis 500 and said Saturday he will not compete in the race again unless the field is equalized.

Gordon, a former open-wheel driver now in NASCAR, contends that Patrick is at an advantage over the rest of the competitors because she only weighs 100 pounds. Because all the cars weigh the same, Patrick's is lighter on the race track.

"The lighter the car, the faster it goes," Gordon said. "Do the math. Put her in the car at her weight, then put me or Tony Stewart in the car at 200 pounds and our car is at least 100 pounds heavier.

"I won't race against her until the IRL does something to take that advantage away."

The IndyCar Series does not consider the weight of the driver in its race specifications. The car has to weigh at least 1,525 pounds before the fuel and driver are added, and teams in Indy have estimated that Patrick will gain close to 1 mph in speed because of her small stature.

Although her rivals in Sunday's race have said she doesn't have a huge advantage, pole-sitter Tony Kanaan told reporters he would like the IndyCar Series to look into the issue.

"Right off the bat, a guy my size is spotting her 105 pounds," Gordon said. "That's the reason she's so much faster."
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Gordon never planned to race in the Indy 500 this season, choosing instead to focus on his job as owner of a NASCAR team. Gordon had run in the 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day the past four years.

But with his startup team struggling, Gordon couldn't afford to take his focus off NASCAR. He qualified 25th for Sunday's race, but his car was among the fastest in most of the practice sessions.

Still, he said the No. 7 Chevrolet is searching for more horsepower from its Menard-built engines.

"We are a long ways away," Gordon said. "But we're still working and we will get there."

Chris

What a sore loser! He's just jealous that a female is a better driver than he is, pretty pathetic to attack someone for being an outstanding up and coming superstar. I have never liked him and never will. He just didn't want to race against her as he knew he would of lost to her like he does everyone else.

What's a driver's weight have to do with racing anyways. That's just an excuse so he didn't have to lose to her. What a coward.

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armstrong

That's so imbecilic. He can always ask his drivers to go on a diet. I hope this sets a precedent for NASCAR to start recruiting more female drivers. Might make it a more popular spectator sport than it is now.

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LeeRyder

asshat, nuff said.

no one whined when Lynn St. James was racing, or her predicesor.

Sore loser indeed.

I wonder how he'd feel if we added weight to his car until it was the same weight as the fattest guy in his races??

Mark

Okay - Lee is being too good .... So - I'll be the bad guy ....


"I wonder if She had Time to get Home and Cook some Dinner for her Man"







J/K I think she has done Great - Congratulations are definitely in order ...... and BTW ~ I wouldn't place Much Faith in anything a "Racer" with the last name of Gordon said ..... IMO

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Fleege

must admit even as a Holy Formula One purist that was some awesome racing. 180 laps of pure goosebumps from oval racing. Who woulda thunk IRL can be that fun. Last time I saw IRL was when sarah fisher tried to do the same thing, that was great too but if I remember right she ended up crashing out pretty badly. For Danica to end up 4th as a Rookie is just amazing with the most international and most competitive line up ever...wow. Good for her. She will have a great fututre. I hope to see the F1 teams fight over her to a least get her to do some testing for starters... She has created a fan for sure.

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Lyte

Good Lord, at 23 I hope she's not already stuck with the ol' ball 'n' chain!
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I get the impression though... when the time comes.... she's one who could bring home the bacon AND fry it up in a pan!