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Danica Patrick’s two-year relationship with NFL star Aaron Rodgers ended in 2020, yet its emotional aftermath remains. The NASCAR trailblazer, once dubbed a “marketing machine” by Kyle Petty, faced public scrutiny over her racing career and personal life.

Danica Patrick was fined $50,000 for crashing into David Gilliland during a Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. She was also docked 25 driver points and placed on probation for a while. In 2015,

Danica Patrick is a notable absentee from the seventh season of Drive to Survive – with Jenson Button a new pundit on the show. Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari, the Christian Horner scandal and Max Verstappen’s title win all feature in the new season of the popular Netflix docu-series,

Racing star Katherine Legge shared what she thought of the criticisms Danica Patrick received as she began her career in NASCAR.

Katherine Legge isn’t here for tokenism. As the first woman to race NASCAR’s Next Gen car in Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, the British driver didn’t hold back when addressing the sport’s gender gap.

Katherine Legge will make Nascar history on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, becoming the first woman since Danica Patrick to compete in the Cup Series.