Danica Patrick

    The first woman to win a major auto race is a hot 26-year-old.

    Score one for female empowerment! Young girls who want to grow up to become female racecar drivers and/or pose on the cover of FHM magazine now have a proper role model. (Thanks for the tip!)

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