Danica Patrick
American racing driver
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| 2024 | Became a pundit for the sixth season of Netflix documentary series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive'. |
| October 2024 | Shared on Instagram that she voted for the first time in her life at age 42, casting a vote for Donald Trump in the United States presidential election. |
| June 2023 | Patrick was criticized for engaging in a discussion about alien involvement in human DNA during her podcast. |
| 2022 | Confirmed the end of her relationship with Carter Comstock. |
| 2021 | Danica Patrick appears in an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls set in the Moab Desert |
| 2021 | Reported to be in a relationship with American businessman Carter Comstock. |
| 2021 | Joined the Sky Sports F1 broadcast team as a pundit for the United States Grand Prix and commentated on Superstar Racing Experience events on CBS. |
| 2020 | Danica Patrick serves as a guest judge on Beat Bobby Flay in the episode 'Ready Set Grill' |
| 2020 | Ended relationship with Aaron Rodgers. |
| 2019 | Danica Patrick appears as a guest judge on Project Runway All Stars in the episode 'Pedal to the Medal' |
| August 2019 | Launched a weekly podcast called 'Pretty Intense' discussing success, spirituality, and consciousness. |
| 2018 | Competes in her final full season, participating in both IndyCar Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series before retiring from professional racing. |
| 2018 | Danica Patrick appeared in a cameo role in Maroon 5's music video for 'Girls Like You' featuring Cardi B |
| 2018 | Began a relationship with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. |
| 2018 | Patrick won the legend award at the Kids' Choice Sports. |
| 2018 | Danica Patrick competed in her final IndyCar race at the Indianapolis 500, starting in seventh position but ultimately experiencing a crash on Lap 68 when she lost control of her car and hit both the outside and inside walls. |
| 2018 | Competes in her final races at the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 before officially retiring from professional racing. |
| July 18 2018 | Became the first woman to host the ESPY Awards. |
| March 7 2018 | Announced her final Indianapolis 500 appearance would be in a third car for Ed Carpenter Racing. |
| January 2018 | Reunited with longtime sponsor GoDaddy for the 'Danica Double' and transition to business and entrepreneurship. |
| 2017 | Ended relationship with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 2017 | Stops racing full-time. |
| November 17 2017 | Announced her retirement from full-time racing, with plans to compete in the 2018 Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. |
| June 2017 | Joined Fox's Cup driver-only broadcast of the Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway. |
| June 4 2017 | Secured her first top-ten finish in seventy-seven races, placing tenth at Dover. |
| January 2017 | Achieved her best finish in a NASCAR Cup Series race with a fourth place at the Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition race at Daytona. |
| 2016 | Switched crew chiefs from Daniel Knost to Billy Scott. |
| 2015 | Patrick was fined $50,000, had 25 points deducted, and placed on probation until the end of 2015 for an intentional retaliatory crash against David Gilliland. |
| 2015 | Breaks Janet Guthrie's record for most top-ten finishes by a woman in the Sprint Cup Series. |
| February 21 2015 | Hired by NASCAR on Fox as a booth analyst for Xfinity Series races, providing commentary for the race at Michigan. |
| 2013 | Divorced Paul Edward Hospenthal. |
| 2013 | Patrick won the Favorite Female Athlete award at the Kids' Choice Award and placed second in the Harris Poll for favorite female athlete. |
| February 2013 | Becomes the first woman to win a Cup Series pole position by setting the fastest qualifying lap for the Daytona 500, ultimately finishing eighth in the race. |
| 2012 | Makes her full-time debut in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Stewart-Haas Racing. |
| 2012 | Began a relationship with NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 2012 | Patrick became the NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver and won the Favorite Female Athlete award at the Kids' Choice Award. |
| 2012 | Becomes the second woman to clinch a pole position in the Nationwide Series. Starts in the Sprint Cup Series and places tenth in the season standings. |
| 2010 | Begins racing stock cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, achieving two second-place finishes in oval tracks before leaving IndyCar. |
| February 10 2010 | Made her acting debut in an episode of CSI: NY, playing a race car driver suspected of murder. |
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