Patience pays off
RICHMOND, Va. — Danica Patrick started Saturday night’s IndyCar Series race in the 14th spot and had attrition and probably patience to thank for her sixth-place finish on a night that left many of her competitors’ cars in pieces.
“It was a carnagefest out there with all the wrecks and cautions,” Patrick said after her third sixth-place finish of the season.
Saddled with one of the slower rides in the 26-car field for most of the night, Patrick mostly raced near the back of the pack but saw her finishing spot increasingly improve as others crashed. The race finished with just half of the 26-car field on the track.
Even as Patrick’s teammate, Tony Kanaan, ran away with the lead in the late stages, she moved up to sixth and more then held her own, although she was unable to gain ground on Oriol Servia running fifth.
