2012
- Made NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in 54th Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on 2/27. Started 29th and finished 38th after being involved in a multi-car accident on the third lap of the rain-delayed race.
- Became second female to win a NASCAR Nationwide Series pole, claiming top spot for race at Daytona on 2/25. Last female to win a Nationwide Series pole was Shawna Robinson at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 3/10/1994.
2011
- Finished fourth in NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 3/5, the best-ever finish by a woman in a NASCAR national stock-car series, topping a fifth-place run by Sarah Christian in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 1949 at Heidelberg (Pa.) Raceway.
- Led 13 of 100 laps in Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla) International Speedway on 7/1 en route to a 10th-place finish.
- Scored one top-five, three top-10 and five top-15 finishes in 12 Nationwide Series races for JR Motorsports. Average finish was 17.4, up from a 28.0 average finish in 2010 Nationwide Series competition.
- Finished 10th in IZOD IndyCar Series points driving for Andretti Autosport with 10 top-10 finishes, including a 10th-place result in Indianapolis 500 on 5/29.
- Extended IndyCar Series record to 50 races without a DNF (Did Not Finish).
2010
- Made stock-car debut in Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) race at Daytona on 2/6, where she started 12th and finished sixth driving a car owned by Billy Gerhart.
- Nationwide Series debut came at Daytona on 2/13 with 35th-place finish after being involved in multi-car accident just past halfway point.
- Competed in 13 Nationwide Series races for JR Motorsports, improving as the year went on. Average finishing position of first seven races was 31.1, while average result in last six events was 24.3.
- Started 13th and finished sixth in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on 9/24.
- Finished 10th
2009
- Finished a career-best fifth in IZOD IndyCar Series points –the best points finish ever by a woman in the series.
- Scored 10 top-10 finishes driving for Andretti Green Racing, including a third-place result at the Indianapolis 500 on 5/24 – the best finish ever for a woman in the historic race.
- Finished eighth in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 At Daytona on the road course at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Drove a Crawford Pontiac for Childress-Howard Motorsports with co-drivers Casey Mears, Andy Wallace and Rob Finlay.
2008
- Became first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race in a North American series by winning IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi oval in Japan on 4/20.
- Finished sixth in IZOD IndyCar Series points with nine top-10 finishes driving for Andretti Green Racing.
- Finished outside of the top-10 at the Indianapolis 500 for the only time in her career on 5/25 after a pit-road collision with Ryan Briscoe on lap 171 led to a 22nd-place finish.
2007
- Moved to Andretti Green Racing (now Andretti Autosport) and finished seventh in points with 11 top-10 results.
- Finished second on the road course at Belle Isle in Detroit on 9/2, tying Sarah Fisher for best finish ever by a woman in the IndyCar Series.
- Finished eighth in rain-shortened Indianapolis 500 on 5/27.
- Named IndyCar Series most popular driver for third consecutive year.
2006
- Competed in second full IZOD IndyCar Series season for Rahal Letterman Racing and finished ninth in point standings with eight top-10 results.
- Finished fourth at Nashville Superspeedway on 7/15 and The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis., on 7/23.
- Started 10th and finished eighth in Indianapolis 500 on 5/28.
- Named IndyCar Series most popular driver for second consecutive year.
- Made GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona on 1/29 driving a Porsche Crawford with Rusty Wallace, Allan McNish and Jan Lammers for
- Howard-Boss Motorsports. Team finished 24th after a mechanical failure just past the nine-hour mark.
2005
- Made IZOD IndyCar Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway on 3/6 driving for Rahal Letterman Racing. Finished 15th after being involved in a multi-car accident on lap 159.
- In just fourth career start, qualified second and led 32 laps en route to an impressive fourth-place finish at the oval at Twin Ring Motegi on 4/30.
- Finished fourth in Indianapolis 500 on 5/29, at the time the best-ever finish by a woman. Led three times for 19 laps and passed eventual winner Dan Wheldon for the lead with 11 laps remaining but was forced to give up the lead on lap 194 of 200 in order to conserve fuel.
- Turned fastest lap on the opening day of Indy 500 practice and went on to post top practice speed five times throughout the month – more than any other driver – including Pole Day and Carb Day. Practice lap of 229.880 mph on Pole Day was the fastest of any driver during the month and the fastest turned by any woman in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Qualified fourth, the best starting spot ever for a woman in the Indianapolis 500.
- Named Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year.
- Won pole position for races at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City on 7/3, Kentucky Speedway in Sparta on 8/14 and Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on 9/11, tying her with Tomas Scheckter for most poles by a rookie in a season.
- Finished 12th in points with seven top-10 finishes and was named IndyCar Series most popular driver.
2004
- Competed in second full Toyota Atlantic Series season driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and finished third in points.
- Scored 10 top-five finishes in 12 races.
- In June on the road course at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway, became first woman in Toyota Atlantic Series history to win a pole position and went onto finish second in race. Runner-up result gave her the points lead, making her first woman in series history to hold the top spot.
2003
- Drove in first full Toyota Atlantic season driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and finished sixth in points with five top-five results./li>
- Finished third at the road course at Monterrey, Mexico, the first podium result by a woman in series history. Bested that finish by placing second later in the year at the street course in Miami.
2002
- Signed by Rahal Letterman Racing to compete in five Barber Dodge Pro Series races and finished a season-best fourth at the Vancouver (B.C.) Grand Prix in Canada.
- Started on the pole and won the professional portion of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race at the Long Beach (Calif.) Grand Prix.
2001 - 2002
- Competed in Europe and raced in the British Zetec Formula Ford Series.
- Finished second in the prestigious Formula Ford Festival in 2000 at the famous Brands Hatch Road Course in England, the highest finish ever for an American in the event.
1998 - 1999
- Moved to Europe and drove for two seasons in the British Formula Vauxhall Series.
1992 - 1997
- Competed in karting and won numerous regional titles while also winning the World Karting Association Grand National Championship in 1994, 1996 and 1997.
Year |
Team |
Races |
Won |
Top - 5 |
Top - 10 |
DNF |
Poles |
Laps Led |
Money Won |
2011 |
JR Motorsports |
12 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
$321,278 |
2010 |
JR Motorsports |
13
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
$365,418 |
Totals |
|
25
|
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
18 |
$686,696 |
Year |
Team |
Races |
Won |
Top - 5 |
Top - 10 |
DNF |
Poles |
Laps Led |
Money Won |
2011 |
Andretti Autosport
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
$331,745 |
2010 |
Andretti Autosport
|
17
|
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$367,305 |
2009 |
Andretti Green |
17
|
0 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
$808,305 |
2008 |
Andretti Green |
17
|
1 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
$1,316,915 |
2007 |
Andretti Green |
17 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
$1,182,055 |
2006 |
Rahal Letterman |
13
|
0 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$920,505 |
2005 |
Rahal Letterman |
14 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
63 |
$1,048,755 |
Totals |
|
115
|
1 |
20 |
63 |
10 |
3 |
124 |
$5,975,585 |
|
