Notable women race car drivers
POSTED: 08:04 AM PST Feb 24, 2013
UPDATED: 08:21 AM PST Feb 24, 2013
Danica Patrick made racing history by becoming the first woman to win the pole position at the Daytona 500 in 2013. Take a look at some of the other most notable women in the world of car racing.
Milka Duno won the Miami Grand Prix in 2004, becoming the first woman to win a major international sportscar race in North America. In 2007, she placed second in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the highest finish for a woman in the history of the race. She’s also a naval engineer with four master’s degrees.
