Photos: Danica Patrick through the years

Ed Carpenter is hugged by Danica Patrick after he won the pole position during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on May 20, 2018. Carpenter’s team also prepared the car Patrick is driving.

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Feb. 20, 2016 12 AM PT

A look at race car driver Danica Patrick’s career, from open-wheel racing to NASCAR and back again.

Danica Patrick is interviewed Saturday after she qualified in seventh place for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.

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Danica Patrick poses with a life-size Lego statue of herself on May 22, 2018, in New York. Lego master builder Chris Steininger said it took him 200 hours and 15,000 pieces to build.

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Danica Patrick gets in a workout at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the 2017 Daytona 500.

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NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (7) is involved in an accident with Chase Elliott (9) and Kasey Kahne (95) during the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2018.

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Danica Patrick stands with a “virtual car” while shooting a video in a hangar at Daytona International Airport on Feb. 16, 2016.

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Danica Patrick is interviewed at Daytona International Speedway ahead of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, 2016.

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Danica Patrick is interviewed at Daytona International Speedway ahead of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16, 2016.

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Danica Patrick signs autographs for fans in the garage area during practice for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 13, 2016.

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Danica Patrick takes the seat in her No. 10 Chevrolet for a practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 13, 2016.

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Danica Patrick (No. 10), center, is involved in a multiple-car crash during the NASCAR Sprint Unlimited race on Feb. 13, 2016, at Daytona International Raceway.

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NASCAR driver Danica Patrick at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2014.

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Danica Patrick chats with then-boyfriend and fellow racer Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on pit road before the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15, 2014.

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Danica Patrick checks out her new GoDaddy.com car during an event Dec. 8, 2009,when she announced she was moving to stock car racing.

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Danica Patrick with NBA star and ESPN co-presenter Steve Nash at the ESPY Awards on July 11, 2012, in Los Angeles.

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Danica Patrick rides back to the garage area following a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 on May 19, 2006.

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IndyCar driver Danica Patrick talks to Rahal Letterman Racing team owner Bobby Rahal in the pits during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on May 15, 2005.

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IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is mobbed by reporters after earning the pole position for the Mortgage Indy 300 at Kansas Raceway on July 2, 2005.

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Danica Patrick celebrates after earning her only win on the IndyCar circuit in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi race course on April 20, 2008. She became the first female winner in IndyCar history.

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Danica Patrick is surrounded by reporters moments after becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race on April 20, 2008, at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan.

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Photos: Danica Patrick through the years

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