Sexy Danica Patrick, who is ready to kick behind at Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 today, was recently interviewed for Playboy Magazine. Danica talks about her girly childhood, her first race at 10 years old and her dedication to her work. She also reveals there are no nude photos of her out there, which is a shame since she is one HOT girl.

Here are some highlights from Danica Patrick’s Playboy interview:

PLAYBOY: When you were a little girl, which was your toy of choice, Barbie or Hot Wheels?
PATRICK: Well, it depends on what age we’re talking about. I had a hundred Barbies, and I turned cardboard boxes on their sides and made them into Barbie houses. But I always liked Mr. T, too. That must have been the start of something masculine. And I did have the Barbie car.

PLAYBOY: What were the first vehicles you raced?
PATRICK: Little go-karts with small lawn-mower engines in them. They were five-horsepower engines that might have gone 40 or 45 miles an hour. I was 10 years old, and I caught on to it quickly. I almost won the championship the first year. I went back to Sugar River Raceway a few years ago and looked at all the files from the first year I drove. I could see the lap times, the qualifying positions and the results. You could see that midseason it clicked, and all of a sudden I was two seconds quicker than anybody else. I started winning all the time.

PLAYBOY: Do you look back and realize how seriously you took racing?
PATRICK: Yeah, that’s exactly right. When I was in high school, people would say to me, “Gosh, you’re so dedicated.” If I had a race the next weekend, I would go out with my friends and drive them around, and I wouldn’t drink. I always lived for racing, and I sacrificed everything else. That’s why when people ask, “How do I become a race-car driver? Tell us what it takes,” I always say I don’t think I can tell someone how to do it–either you have it in you or you don’t. If you’re asking the question, I would look at it twice, because you should be on the path already.

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