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TIME HONORED LEFT: Danica Patrick after winning the pole position at the Daytona 500 earlier this year. BELOW: The newest Tissot PRC 200 Danica Patrick Limited Edition T-Race 2013 chronograph watch ($550) houses a Swiss-made quartz movement and features her engraved logo on its steel caseback. The dial features Patrick's number 7 in Super-Luminova. Just 4,999 pieces will be made. Razny Jewelers, 1700 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, 847-432-5300; tissotshop.com speed racer C onsidered the most successful woman in the history of American auto racing, Danica Patrick has compiled some impressive accomplishments: She is the first woman Nascar driver to win a pole position for the Daytona 500, she is the first woman to ever win a pole in the Sprint Cup, and she has the highest finish for a woman at the Indianapolis 500. Now, the Illinois native and part-time Chicago resident is making a tour that will encompass the Windy City and the surrounding region: the Brickyard 400 in July at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Pure Michigan 400 in August at the Michigan International Speedway, and the Geico 400 Sprint Cup in September at Chicagoland Speedway. 94 Behind the wheel of the #10 Go Daddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (she also drives #7 depending on the race) in this season's Sprint Cup Series, Patrick also has a limited Nationwide Series schedule for Turner Motorsports. Born in 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin, and raised in Roscoe, Illinois, 31-year-old Patrick (who is also a successful fashion model) has spent a great deal of time in Chicago and is enthusiastic about returning. "I really enjoy racing at Chicagoland Speedway," says Patrick. "I consider it a home track since I grew up in Roscoe. I've run well in the Nationwide Series car in the past, and I ran the Sprint Cup race there last year, so I'm continued on page 96 PHOTOGRAPHY BY HHP/HAROLD HINSON (DANICA) NASCAR SENSATION AND ILLINOIS NATIVE DANICA PATRICK SHARES HER LOVE OF HOME, SPEED, AND FINELY ENGINEERED TIMEPIECES AS SHE PREPARES TO WOW HER NEIGHBORS AT THE CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY THIS SEASON. BY ROBERTA NAAS MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 094-096_MA_SS_TimeHonored_SUMMER13.indd 94 6/18/13 5:17 PM