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Danica Patrick and sports' trailblazing women

By Jeremy Binckes, Digital First Media

Posted: 02/18/2013 11:00:12 AM PST

Updated: 02/18/2013 11:01:23 AM PST

Danica Patrick and sports' trailblazing women Danica Patrick made history Sunday, becoming the first woman to earn the pole position in any NASCAR race. During qualifying for next Sunday's Daytona 500, Patrick ran at an average speed of 196.43 mph, best in the field. While Patrick's qualifying run is the best by a woman in NASCAR's history, it's just one of many milestones women have achieved in sports traditionally viewed as men's sports.Jackie Mitchell struck out two Hall of Famers in successionIn 1931, 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell ...View "Danica Patrick and sports' trailblazing women " on Spundge

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