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Birthdate: March 25, 1982

Hometown: Roscoe, Ill

Height: 5' 2"

First Race: March 6th, 2005 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

First Indy 500: May 29, 2005 Started 4th; led 3x for 19 laps; Finished 4th

First Pole: July 3rd 2005 Kansas Speedway

First Win: April 20, 2008 Twin Ring Motegi; Japan

2009 Season Summary

Finishes a career best 5th in the overall IRL Championship Standings

2008 Season Summary

Scored first career win at the Indy Japan 300 in 50th career start

Finishes 6th in the Overall IRL Championship Standings

Voted Indy DownForce Most Popular Driver for forth consecutive season

2007 Season Summary

Scored 4 Top 5 finishes (Including her career best of 2nd at Bell Isle)

Scored 11 Top 10 finishes

Finished 8th in the 92nd Indianapolis 500

Finished 7th in the overall points standings

Voted Indy DownForce Most Popular Driver for third consecutive season

2006 Season Summary

Scored 2 top 5 finishes (Nashville, & Milwaukee)

Scored 8 top 10 finishes

Finished 8th at the 91st Indianapolis 500

Finished 9th in the Overall IRL Indycar series championship

Voted Indy Downforce Most Popular Driver for the second consecutive year

2005 Season summary:

Earned 3 poles (Kansas, Kentucky, & Chicagoland) Tied Tomas Scheckter for most poles by a rookie

Scored 2 top 5 finishes (Japan, & Indianapolis)

Scored 7 top 10 finishes

Finished 4th at the 90th Indianapolis 500

Finished 12th in the Overall IRL Indycar series championship

Voted Indy Downforce Most Popular driver of the year