Article: PATRICK WAS JUST ONE OF THE BOYS.(Sports)

Byline: Jim Litke Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas -- She was the show all day long, just like every other day leading to this race at Texas Motor Speedway. Then the green flag dropped and Danica Patrick became something she hasn't been for the last month and a half:

Just another one of the boys.

The woman who brought the buzz back to open-wheel racing finished well back in the pack Saturday night at the Bombardier Learjet 500. Despite starting third, Patrick never challenged even once for the lead.

No rookie has ever won in the eight years they've been running IndyCar races over this calamitous, steep-banked oval. Despite all the ...

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