Bombardier Rookie of the Year to move from Rahal team for '07 source: indycar.com / by Dave Lewandowski Danica Patrick said it was a "relief" that her status for 2007 has been resolved and made public. Now the '05 Bombardier Rookie of the Year can concentrate fully on winning her first IndyCar Series race. Andretti Green Racing announced that it has signed Patrick to drive one of the team's IndyCar Series cars, beginning in 2007. She is the third driver under contract to the team for next season. Patrick joins 2004 IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan, who won the July 23 race at The Milwaukee Mile, and Marco Andretti, who was named the JPMorgan Chase Rookie of the Year after finishing second in the 90th Indianapolis 500 in May. Patrick, coming off her second consecutive fourth-place finish, was in the final year of her contract with Rahal Letterman Racing. The team also fields cars for Buddy Rice and Jeff Simmons. "I've been grilled a little bit lately for what I'm going to do in the future," Patrick told ESPN News from Chicago, where she was making an unrelated media appearance. "I've said all along that I just want to win races. Andretti Green has won more races (22) than anyone in the series. I've said all along that my passion, my heart, my soul has always been in IndyCar racing. "If there was a team that was going to give me a chance to win in the Indy Racing League, that's where I'm going to be."
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