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Kitty

Danica Patrick was disappointed at not winning the pole, but she can make up for it by making history in the race

Danica Patrick was the fastest driver Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but she wasn't fast enough to win the pole for the Indianapolis 500 on May 29. That honor went to Tony Kanaan because Patrick, a 23-year-old rookie, bobbled slightly in the first turn of her qualifying lap.


A woman with a chance to win the Indy 500

Fastest four-lap qualification average: 229.439 mph, Sarah Fisher (2002).

• Highest starting position: 6th, Lyn St. James (1994).

• Highest finishing position: 9th, Janet Guthrie (1978).

• Most laps completed, race: 196, Sarah Fisher (2002).

• Most laps completed, career: 947, Lyn St. James (1992-97, 2000).

• Most races running at finish: 2, Lyn St. James (1992, 94); Sarah Fisher (2002, 2004).

• Most earnings, single race: $247,325, Sarah Fisher (2001).

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Where's Sarah Fisher this year, anyway?

Kitty

Fisher is driving for Bill McAnally Racing, a team which is associated with Childress and participates in NASCAR Drive For Diversity program. Fisher is a member of DFD, and she eventually plans to move up to the Nextel Cup division.