The lack of respect I was referring to with Ms Patrick was that in her interview she acknowledge Lyn St James as a role model, ignored Janet Guthrie completely, and completely TRASHED Sarah fisher. Chickie babe, if they hadn't done it, we wouldn't even be talking about you.

When Ironhead came up, yes, he wrecked on the track, but in the late '70s in NASCAR that was the rules of the game. NASCAR achived national prominence when a blizzard on the east coast pretty much forced everyone to watch Cale Yarborough go to blows with Bobby Allison because of a wreck in the race.

In open wheel racing, if the cars touch SLIGHTLY, both cars are probably piles of carbon fiber. I notice everyone in the media is talking about Ms Patrick finishing fourth and leading, ignoring the 5 car wreck she cause, and completely ignoring the person wh oshould be in the spotlight, Dan Wheldon, who has not only won the Indy 500, it was his third victory in a row.