"Some brave day, I want to do this" - Danica Patrick shares heartfelt reaction to touching dog rescue video

Former NASCAR driver turned entrepreneur Danica Patrick recently shared a heartfelt reaction to a touching dog rescue video.

Patrick was moved by the post and reshared it on her Instagram story on September 20. The video showed a man adopting a 16-year-old dog from a shelter to ensure the dog would not have to die alone.

"Someday, some brave day, I want to do this. When I don’t move around much, I want to do this regularly,” Patrick wrote.

Danica Patrick's Instagram story

Danica Patrick has two dogs, Dallas and Ella. She shared pictures of her trip with them to Sedona, Arizona in July this year.

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"You need other interests outside of your sport" - Danica Patrick on finding purpose after retiring

Danica Patrick began racing at just 10 years old when her parents got her a go-kart. She quickly won many titles in go-karting and moved from the Midwest to Europe to compete in road racing.

Patrick shocked everyone by leading laps and finishing fourth in her first Indianapolis 500. She won the Indy Japan 300 in 2008, making her the first female to win a major open-wheel race. Danica, again, made history by being the first woman to win a pole position in the Daytona 500 in NASCAR. She finished eighth in the race, which was the best result ever for a woman in the "Great American Race."

While many athletes find it hard to feel purposeful after they stop playing, Patrick handled the change. She worked on several interests and projects outside of racing while she was still competing.

"Because I’ve had such good people on my side, I had a lot of time and bandwidth to do these things while I was still racing. You need other interests outside of your sport,” Patrick said via Forbes.

Talking about one of her businesses, she added that she had to adjust to being more hands-on in her business. Her vineyard, Somnium meaning “dream” in Latin, started when she purchased the property in Napa Valley in 2009.

"Just because I can drive a race car, doesn’t mean I can make good wine. It sounds silly looking back to think that it would just transition over but you have to build it up," she said.

In February this year, Danica Patrick also supported Mr. Beast’s initiative to find homes for 100 stray dogs by promoting his efforts.