She remains the only woman to have won an IndyCar Series race, with a victory at the Indy Japan 300 in 2008, and has also competed in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series.
Since 2021, Patrick has been part of Sky Sports’ F1 coverage as a pundit, making her first appearance at the United States Grand Prix.
In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Patrick revealed the politics of those in the NASCAR paddock, and provided an insight into her own.
“Where I came from NASCAR. I don’t know if there’s anyone very liberal or a democrat in the whole garage, it’s very Republican, very conservative,” she said.
Patrick then discussed her own politics with Carlson, and revealed that she had never voted.
“I feel like I have lived my lifestyle in a bit more casual way - I believe that people should be able to choose their life path, so those are kind of more liberal thoughts,” she added.
“But I also think the country should be run a little bit more like a business. I suppose I have more conservative approaches to how things should be run.
“So I never really got interested because I didn’t have time, space, energy, felt like it mattered to me. But now I’m at this point where it’s kind of coming at me.
“I feel that it's a good time to care. I’ve never even voted. I’m not registered I’ve never voted and my argument against it was that I’m not going to complain about it.
“If I complain I have to do my part- I have my choices and preferences but what’s happening is what’s happening.”