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Look: Race Car Driver Danica Patrick Stuns in Florida

The model made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2008 and returned for the ’09 issue.

Ananya Panchal

Danica Patrick was photographed by Ben Watts in Singer Island.

Danica Patrick was photographed by Ben Watts in Singer Island.

The year 2008 will always be memorable for professional race car driver Danica Patrick. The 41-year-old made her SI Swimsuit debut that year and also became the first woman to finish first in an IndyCar series event when she won the Japan 300.

The author, actress and entrepreneur, who retired in 2018, is the sole proprietor of a certified organic wine estate, Somnium.

She’s also the host of the Pretty Intense podcast and has served as an analyst for NBC’s coverage of the Indianapolis 500 and Sky Sports’s Formula 1 coverage. 

“Part of retiring included doing less,” Patrick told Fox Sports. “It’s not about keeping that same energy going. It’s about cultivating other aspects of myself that will help me in other ways. Trust me, I can still access that other energy. And I do most of the time. But it’s also fun to kind of be in other spaces and do other things.”

Below are seven of our favorite photos from her 2008 shoot with Ben Watts in Singer Island, Florida.  

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.

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