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I didn't want to fall back. But I realized it was more important to make it to the end under my own power than to run flat out in the lead or in second and then run out of fuel with a lap to go.
Danica Patrick
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Danica Patrick
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 25
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Danica Sue Patrick
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