Patrick First Female IndyCar Winner

Patrick First Female IndyCar Winner - New York Times:

''It's a long time coming. Finally,'' Patrick said. ''It was a fuel strategy race, but my team called it perfectly for me. I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio and when I passed him for the lead, I couldn't believe it. This is fabulous.''

The 26-year-old Patrick won in her 50th career IndyCar start, taking the lead from Castroneves on the 198th lap in the 200-lap race.