'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick recently showed off her all-yellow outfit at the Indy 500 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick returned to the booth for NBC with Mike Tirico for the Indy 500 broadcast on May 26.
The recent Memorial Day weekend made headlines in the IndyCar and NASCAR community as Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson attempted the Indy500-Coke600 double. Ahead of the Indianapolis 500 race, NBC announced that host Mike Tirico and studio analyst Danica Patrick would return to NBC Sports' Indy 500 coverage for the sixth consecutive year.
The press release issued by NBC stated:
"Host Mike Tirico and studio analyst Danica Patrick return to NBC Sports’ Indianapolis 500 coverage for the sixth consecutive year, contributing to pre-race, in-race, and post-race coverage."
Trending
"Patrick, one of motorsports’ most popular personalities, is a former INDYCAR and NASCAR driver who became the first woman to lead laps and earn a top-five finish in the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and boasts six career to-ten finishes in the event," the statement continued.
In the recent 108th Indianapolis 500 race on May 26, 42-year-old Patrick donned an all-yellow outfit for the main race at Indianapolis. On Instagram Danica reposted a photo of herself with former IndyCar Series driver Dario Franchitti's wife.
The former "Most Popular Driver" IndyCar driver posted another photo with her sister and her father on Instagram.
Danica Patrick made a name for herself by making marks in the male-dominated IndyCar and NASCAR series.
A brief look into Danica Patrick's racing career
Danica Patrick is a former racing driver and one of the most successful women in the history of the IndyCar Series. She is the only woman to bag a win in open-wheel racing by taking the checkered flag at the 2008 Indy Japan 300.
In 2005, Patrick made her debut driving for Rahal Letterman Racing. In her first Indy 500 race, she finished fourth after leading 19 laps. A Wisconsin native, Patrick made a significant mark in the Indianapolis 500 by finishing in the top ten multiple times, including a career-best third finish in 2009.
Patrick began her stock car career by competing in the ARCA Racing Series for JR Motorsports. She gradually competed in the Xfinity Series and later in NASCAR's top-tier division. Danica Patrick's participation in the 2013 Daytona 500 event made headlines, as she became the first woman to win the pole position.
Patrick announced her retirement from Stewart-Haas Racing as a full-time driver in 2017. In 2018, Danica hung her helmet after the "Danica Double' where she competed in the two marquee events, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500.
