Danica Patrick, the head turner who turned even more heads by winning the pole race this week, will be lining up at the head of the pack.

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Instead of replying, she exhaled as if she were getting rid of something, and threw her head back, staring up through the dark at the felt lining of the roof.

NEWYORKER: The Swan