Women in racing Women in Racing A outline of Danica Patrick and Janet Guthrie By Kyle Prokup 8 th Grade Putnam County Junior High McNabb, IL March 2006

Index Birth, Childhood, Racing Roots, Idols, Current Racing Career, Interesting Facts, Janet Guthrie facts Bibliography Index

Born in Beloit, Wisconsin on March 25,1982 Later raised in Roscoe, Illinois Birth

Childhood Starting racing karts at a young age with her sister Brooke As a child, her favorite toy was a Barbie Doll Accompanied her sister in a karting school and got hooked Brooke later quit

Racing Roots Started racing in World Karting Association (WKA) series Primarily raced in multiple road racing series in Europe Raced in Toyota Atlantic Series Now races in International Racing League (IRL)

Idols Jacques Villeneuve Bobby Rahal Lyn St. James Her father Her mother

Races for Rahal Racing Personally sponsored by Bell Helmets Futaba Hostess Mr. Clean

Interesting Facts Philosophy: Drive like you have something to prove. Favorite Car: Anything fast and black Favorite Shows: Food Cannels, Desperate Housewives, Late Night with David Letterman Hates the show: Americas Next Top Model Favorite Movie: Napoleon Dynamite, Dumb and Dumber, Dumb and Dumerer and Tommy Boy She’s Taken!

Janet Guthrie First women to race in the Indy 500 Placed ninth in 1978 Born March Started racing in a Jaguar First women to race in NASCAR

Bibliography http:// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danica_Patrick http:// http://