INFO & STATS: IRL Driver / 4th year racing in the IRL / IRL Rookie of the Year 2005 / First IRL race victory at 2008 Indy 300 in Japan / First female driver to win in the IRL.
TOPICS: Feeling sinking in after whirlwind win in Japan / Winning her first race feeling the way she thought it would? / Putting more pressure on herself than she thought / Ever thinking she would not get the win; always knew she had what it took to get the win / Anything leading up to the race in Japan that this “could be the one” / The fuel issue towards the end of the race / Feeling different; pressure off? / Looking for win number 2 / Father calling it “the best day in his life”; meaning of the win to the entire family. / 4-21-2008