Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick is a former racing driver who used to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series and other stock car racing series. Patrick is the pioneer of women's racing and is considered among the most successful women in the sport. Patrick is the only known woman to have won an IndyCar race. She is also the only woman to win pole at the Daytona 500 and the first woman to claim pole position in NASCAR. She has also made a guest appearance in the Formula 1-inspired series, Drive to Survive.

Danica Patrick is a promoter of health-conscious lifestyles and the No Kid Hungry campaign started by Williams Sonoma. She is also a spokesperson for the DRIVE4COPD, an awareness campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Her grandmother lost her life to the same disease. Patrick works as a spokesperson in women’s racing and entrepreneur after her retirement.

Danica Patrick Personal Information:

Danica Patrick's Early Life

Danica Patrick was not involved in racing from an early age. She had different dreams regarding her career as a young child. However, after an encounter with karting with her sister, Patrick got herself more involved in racing. Danica Patrick started karting at the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Her father was her crew chief and her mother handled her race statistics.

After competing in regional karting titles, she was admitted to the Lyn St. James Foundation Driver Development Program in 1996. Patrick received the support of John Mecom Jr. to race at the UK racing circuits. She dropped out of high school and joined Formula Ford in 1998. Patrick moved to England and sought mentorship from Sir Jackie Stewart. She earned the sponsorship from Ford Motor Company in this duration.

Danica Patrick's Personal Life

Daniel Patrick has been a major voice for women in racing. She appeared in multiple endorsements with GoDaddy.com which highlighted the dreams of young female racers to be like her. However, Patrick was also involved in many controversies. She was dropped by Formula 1’s broadcast after discussing some conspiracy theories.

She was also criticized by Kyle and Richard Petty about her performance in motorsports. Patrick was featured in the Forbes 100 highest-paid celebrities list four times. She was 93rd on the list of World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes in 2010. She generated a Qscore of 29 through her endorsements.

Danica Patrick Family Background

Danica Patrick was born to Beverly Ann (née Flaten) and Terry Joseph "T. J." Patrick Jr. Her parents were from the working class and could not shift to California during her early days in karting. Patrick’s parents have owned a coffee shop and a glass company. She has a younger sister, Brooke Patrick. Danica Patrick has a diverse background of ethnicity. She is half Norwegian, as well as part Irish, French-Canadian, Italian, and Native American. Patrick’s father played an important role in her early days in the karting and junior Formula series. He used to highlight her achievements in newspapers which helped her gain sponsors.

Danica Patrick Social Media

Danica Patrick has nearly 2.5 million followers combined on her X and Instagram pages. Patrick often posts about her activities and interviews on her social media pages. She has a podcast that she uploads every Thursday. Below are the details of Danica Patrick’s social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danicapatrick/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanicaPatrick?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Danica Patrick's Net Worth

Danica Patrick’s net worth as of November 2024 according to Celebrity Net Worth is $80 million, Patrick has earned her wealth through her sponsorship deals and race winnings. She also has many businesses to her name and endorses various brands. Patrick had a salary of $10.3 million in 2017 according to Forbes. Her sponsorship earnings were $5 million. She was eighth on the list of the highest-earning drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2018.

As per Spotrac reports, Danica Patrick earned $65 million throughout her career in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Danica Patrick Brand Ambassador

Danica Patrick has not released an official list of her sponsors. However, her sponsors throughout the seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series have been reported by Spotrac as

• GoDaddy

• Florida Lottery

• Aspen Dental

• Tax Act

• Nature’s Bakery

• Code 3 Associates

• Ford Warriors in Pink

• Mobil1

She has appeared in endorsements for various brands like- AirTran Airways, Secret, Nationwide Insurance, Tissot, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Peak Antifreeze, William Rast, Hot Wheels, GoDaddy.com, Nature's Bakery, Lyft and Endurance Warranty.

Danica Patrick Investments

Danica Patrick has started her brand of wine called Somnium. The vineyards for her company are located in the area of St Helena, California within the Howell Mountain AVA. The vineyards cover a total area of 24 acres. She also has her athleisure collection by the name of “Warrior by Danica Patrick”. It is created in partnership with G-III Apparel Group.

Danica Patrick Career Stats

Danica Patrick has participated in 191 NASCAR Cup Series races over seven years. She has also raced in 61 races in the Xfinity Series. Patrick has not won a championship or any race in NASCAR. She has seven top-10s in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series.

Danica Patrick NASCAR Records

As a woman racer, Danica Patrick has multiple records to her name-

• First to win an IndyCar Series race

• First pole position in NASCAR Cup Series

• Most starts, laps led, and top-tens in the NASCAR Cup Series.

• Highest finish by a woman in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500

• One of only 14 drivers to have led both races

Danica Patrick Teams Raced for

Danica Patrick has retired from NASCAR. She used to race for Stewart-Haas Racing during her active years in the Cup Series. She retired from racing in 2018.

Danica Patrick House

Danica Patrick resides in an 8,300-square-foot mansion in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has expressed her liking for disc-shaped which reflects throughout the architecture of her mansion.

Danica Patrick Cars

Danica Patrick has a 2008 Mercedes Benz ML63 AMG in her collection alongside an exotic car from Lamborghini, the Gallardo. The Mercedes is her daily driver whereas she revealed to Motor Trend that she doesn't like to drive the Gallardo a lot.