Danica Patrick Runs Into Crewman At Indy, We're Checking To See If That's A First For

[NewsBot]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/stills/Danica-Crash.flv.jpgDanica Patrick (http://jalopnik.com/tag/danica-patrick/), the current headline maker of the IndyCar Series has made yet another headline, this time it's not so much of the rah-rah-go-women (http://jalopnik.com/381837/danica-patrick-first-woman-to-win-indycar-race-proves-shes-not-just-a-piece-of-meat) type. In a practice round for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, she managed to run into Charles Buckman, the chief mechanic for Mario Moraes' Dale Coyne Racing team. Buckman suffered scalp and facial cuts as well as a concussion. We're not going to make stereotypical comments about women drivers, but we can't imagine what is going to happen when the Goodyear ad people (http://jalopnik.com/388104/goodyear-polyglas-tires-help-stereotypical-women-drivers) find out, they're going to have a field day. [ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=3388539&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)] (Images via AP; Video via ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=3388539))



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[Raider]

I want to know whathe was doing out there in the first place. And without a helmet?

[Red5_02]

The headline for this story is awesome.

[DemonIAm]

not paying attention, apparently...

[Kitty]

probably doing her makeup

[Red5_02]

It was that time of the month, her hormones were all outta wack :P

[DemonIAm]

Is that a Starbucks in one hand and a cell phone in the other?

[Super Matty P]

This wouldn't have happened if she had been in the kitchen making me a pie.

[Red5_02]

Perfect example of why women shouldn't have licenses.

[ForceFed]

Wow...You guys suck.

[ForceFed]

Now that I see the video..Hes an idiot for not just jumping..He could have cleared that car easy.

[Red5_02]

We don't suck, we're just having fun. And that guy shouldn't have been there to begin with so it's really his fault, but she is the first woman to hit someone in an Indy car so she gets attention, lame story that we're just making better.

[tekkie]

people get hit in pits all the time, if this was a man nobody would be discussing this :)

[downtube]

I'd so much love to see Danica win. Of course it wouldn't shut up the naysayers, but it would be amusing to see what crappy excuses they made up.

[Red5_02]

I'd so much love to see Danica win. Of course it wouldn't shut up the naysayers, but it would be amusing to see what crappy excuses they made up.

The whole thing? Good luck with that. She's good but she's not that good.