[muawiyah]

Bet her recovery time for normal levels of "upper body strenth" is a lot longer than for a man too.

The race last evening was just two weeks from the 500.

This has happened with many other female drivers.

[sinkspur]

I was one of those who laughed at the idea of a racing driver being classified as an "athlete."

After watching a season of NASCAR last year, that's no longer operative. These guys (and gals) have to be tough just to go the distance.

Annika Sorenstam is a great golfer, but she can't hang with the top males in that sport.

Perhaps Patrick is different, but, as she herself said "I've got a lot of practicing to do."