Patrick sharing an SI page with Cobra
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick is back in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which went on sale Tuesday.
The issue features the driver for a second year, with shots taken in a New York studio with a silver Shelby Cobra 427.
"This year's swimsuit photo shoot for Sports Illustrated was a lot of fun," said Patrick, who will also be featured on the cover of the May issue of Shape. "Most of the photo shoots I have done in the past have been in studios so I felt comfortable. The photos turned out great."
More than 70 million people are expected to pick up the special issue, which features a shot of Patrick on the upper-right corner of the cover, while more than 250 million people are expected to view photo galleries on the magazine's Web site, including a video and 34 shots of Patrick.
Each of the approximately 6,000 7-Eleven stores in North America will hand out 25 commemorative Danica/IndyCar Series posters with the first 25 purchases of the Swimsuit Issue. A total of 151,500 posters have been printed, each featuring Patrick in a swimsuit along with the '09 IndyCar Series schedule.
"I think SI portrays women in a classy and beautiful way," said Patrick, who last April became the first female to win an IndyCar Series race. "I'm honored they asked me to be part of the swimsuit shoot again."
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