Danica Patrick Qualifies for Indy 500 But Gets Booed

Danica Patrick landed 23rd out of 24 spots in the Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Race.

Danica Patrick, wearing a lime green and black GoDaddy.com No. 7, qualified 23rd with a four-lap average of 224.217 mph on Saturday. She is IndyCar’s most popular and visible driver. This is her sixth attempt at the Indianapolis 500 race.

During the race, things didn’t go really well for Danica Patrick. She was shaking after the race and she had to fight back tears after getting booed by the public.

“I was shaking for minutes after I got out of the car,” Patrick said after the race on Saturday. “I know a lot of people are saying they’re loose, and I’m sure they are for sure, but this is such an uncomfortable imbalance.”

During the public-address program broadcast, fans showed their displeasure when Patrick seem to blame her team for the qualifying setup that didn’t go well. “I say one confident thing out there, that it’s not me, and everybody boos me,” she said. “I don’t know, maybe they were booing me before, but some of them were probably cheering for me before. I’m not a different driver than I was five years ago.”

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