A Big Weekend for Women in Racing

IRL driver Danica Patrick recorded her best ever finish Saturday, coming in third in the Bombardier Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway. The third place finish is a best for Danica and is the second best finish ever by a woman in a major auto racing league. (IRL driver Sarah Fisher finished second at Homestead in 2001 and also has a third-place finish to her credit.) Patrick has finished in the top ten in five of the seven IRL races so far this season and is currently seventh in the overall points standings.

Danica was outdone, however, by Rags to Riches (pictured on the left), who won Saturday's Belmont Stakes, becoming the first filly to win a Triple Crown Race since 1988 and the first to win the Belmont in over a century.