--- title: "10 Car Quotes By Danica Patrick" description: "10 Car quotes by Danica Patrick. Plus more from Danica Patrick and more Car sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/danica-patrick-8349_car_i-think-that-indy-is-special-to-me-the-g_1977569.jpg" --- > [I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-think-that-indy-is-special-to-me-the-greater-the-distance-between/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/danica-patrick-8349_car_i-think-that-indy-is-special-to-me-the-g_1977569.jpg) > [No matter how good you are, how brave you are or anything, it comes down to that car so many times. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/no-matter-how-good-you-are-how-brave-you-are-or-anything-it-comes/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/danica-patrick-8349_brave_no-matter-how-good-you-are-how-brave-you_3142899.jpg) > [I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-mean-you-ve-kind-of-got-the-track-down-especially-with-ovals-the/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/danica-patrick-8349_car_i-mean-you-ve-kind-of-got-the-track-down_2045.jpg) > [Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/every-time-i-get-into-a-nationwide-car-after-being-in-a-cup-car-i/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/danica-patrick-8349_car_every-time-i-get-into-a-nationwide-car-a_1613289.jpg) > [I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into Turn 1, every lap, with confidence. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-think-you-have-to-feel-comfortable-with-your-car-you-have-to-go/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/danica-patrick-8349_car_i-think-you-have-to-feel-comfortable-wit_879245.jpg) > [If there's one great thing I think that's happened over the years, it's that women are being accepted into a man's world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/if-there-s-one-great-thing-i-think-that-s-happened-over-the-years-it/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/danica-patrick-8349_accepted_if-there-s-one-great-thing-i-think-that_2223976.jpg) > [I feel like with Indy cars, you can just show up - if you are equipped to build and make a nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-feel-like-with-indy-cars-you-can-just-show-up-if-you-are-equipped/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/danica-patrick-8349_bells_i-feel-like-with-indy-cars-you-can-just_1942314.jpg) > [I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-m-a-big-believer-in-everybody-being-themselves-if-not-doing-a/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/danica-patrick-8349_able_i-m-a-big-believer-in-everybody-being-th_1781349.jpg) > [On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/on-memorial-day-i-was-out-floating-on-lake-norman-and-came-across/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/danica-patrick-8349_car_on-memorial-day-i-was-out-floating-on-la_1757415.jpg) > [We ran well there in the November 2012, my first race with (Tony) Gibson (as crew chief). Unfortunately, we haven't left there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/we-ran-well-there-in-the-november-2012-my-first-race-with-tony-gibson/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/danica-patrick-8349_accidents_we-ran-well-there-in-the-november-2012-m_2160576.jpg) ## Other authors on Car ## More by Danica Patrick > [I would tell kids not be like me, but to try and be better than me. Because I always wanted to be better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-would-tell-kids-not-be-like-me-but-to-try-and-be-better-than-me/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-mean-you-ve-kind-of-got-the-track-down-especially-with-ovals-the/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [I think you can be happy and still be competitive. A good lesson for everybody is to think a bit before you speak and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-think-you-can-be-happy-and-still-be-competitive-a-good-lesson-for/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [Since I started in Nascar, popularity has definitely gone up. I've become more attractive and helpful to companies that are looking for spokespersons. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/since-i-started-in-nascar-popularity-has-definitely-gone-up-i-ve/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/at-the-after-party-of-the-indy-500-i-m-usually-wearing-jeans-and-a/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-didn-t-want-to-fall-back-but-i-realized-it-was-more-important-to/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/we-don-t-do-things-we-aren-t-good-at-by-nature-i-wouldn-t-play/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/sometimes-it-takes-looking-at-the-past-to-really-be-able-to-move/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which is for me the ultimate goal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/so-many-people-have-that-story-as-to-how-they-could-have-maybe-won/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/take-those-chances-and-you-can-achieve-greatness-whereas-if-you-go/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/being-nervous-isn-t-always-the-worst-thing-for-me/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [The mistake I really learned from was in 2005, leading the Indianapolis 500. I had a decision whether or not to save enough fuel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/the-mistake-i-really-learned-from-was-in-2005-leading-the/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [Every single aspect of myself, let me put it this way, it's all about trying to incorporate. It's about trying to weave the web…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/every-single-aspect-of-myself-let-me-put-it-this-way-it-s-all-about/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [I never do anything out of my comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/i-never-do-anything-out-of-my-comfort-zone/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) > [In this society these days, women are widely accepted in all kinds of cross-gender areas. So yeah, it's time!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-patrick/in-this-society-these-days-women-are-widely-accepted-in-all-kinds-of/) [Danica Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-patrick/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/danica-patrick/#itemlist", "name": "10 Car Quotes By Danica Patrick", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that Indy is special to me. 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