With the emergence of rising star Danica Patrick and her headline grabbing fourth place finish in the Indianapolis 500, some would say that 2005 was the year that women finally broke through in the sport of auto racing. Before the Firestone Indy 400 IRL race in late July, Fox Sports  correspondent Chris Myers  produced a full half hour show on location at Michigan International Speedway that featured the 2005 IRL rookie of the year and her thoughts on her 4th place finish in the Indy 500, her acceptance by the male drivers in her sport, her upcoming marriage, and more. Utilizing two standard def 24p Panasonic SDX900s, staff digital imaging technician Tony D'Annunzio, and cameramen Charlie Scott and Rueben Rodriguez worked their usual magic, along with makeup artist Cheryl Seprino. Although she qualified eighth for Rahal/Letterman racing, she finished 20th due to mechanical problems.

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