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• Position: Danica Patrick - Brief Article - Interview

When Danica Patrick was 13, she raced go-carts and dreamed of being a race-car driver. Now 23, she's made history, finishing fourth at the Indianapolis 500 in May and becoming the first woman to hold a lead in the race. Patrick, who grew up in Roscoe, Ill., and now lives in Phoenix, spoke to Upfront and other media during a teleconference after the race.

What have you found most surprising about your newfound fame?

People want to give you things.... [But] the best part of it is not necessarily materialistic. It's receiving compliments from such legends and such people that I would have never thought to be compared to.

Being a female in a male-dominated field, what kind of resistance, if any, have you felt?

When I was young, boys were all scared of me. I didn't feel any...