June 5, 2007
http://www.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/10214136
IRL flags nobody in Patrick-Wheldon flapJune 5, 2007CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indy Racing League will take no punitive action for the on-track collision or the subsequent postrace confrontation between Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick at Milwaukee on Sunday.
Patrick, who started 17th in the 18-car field in the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225, went low on the track in an attempt to pass Wheldon on the 88th lap. The cars touched, sending Patrick's car spinning into the infield grass. She straightened the car out, but the collision bent the suspension and forced a long pit stop for repairs. She finished eighth.
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Wheldon had this to say: "She's probably feeling the pressure of not winning races when her (Andretti Green) teammates are," Wheldon said. "She's just feisty. ... She's messing with the wrong person if she wants to get feisty."
Now is feisty something that he calls all drivers, or just female drivers?
1 comment:
That collision was definitely something to think about. It’s just one of many pieces of evidence that a woman can race just as well as her male counterparts. It was also a reminder that all race car drivers, no matter their gender, run the risk of crashing and seriously injuring themselves. Still, it’s part of the thrill of the sport for race enthusiasts.
Mallory Clifford
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