Racing legend A.J. Foyt is celebrating turning 87 on Sunday by adding a new driver to his IndyCar team.
Tatiana Calderón will drive for A.J. Foyt racing during the 2022 IndyCar season.
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A.J. Foyt Racing has announced that Tatiana Calderón will drive the No. 11 car during the 2022 season and become the first female driver with a full-time ride in the indycar” target=”_blank”>IndyCar<
2019 marked the first year since 1999 that no female driver had appeared during an Indycar season, but last year’s Indy 500 featured the Paretta Autosport car with Simona de Silvestro the wheel for the one-off event and the team is aiming to return for the 2022 race.
Danica Patrick remains the only woman who has won an event in the IndyCar series and its predecessors, taking the checkered flag at the Japan 300 in 2008.
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