Sports | Danica Patrick Danica Patrick Divorcing Driver splits with husband after 7 years By John Johnson Posted Nov 20, 2012 5:26 PM CST Copied In this 2011, file photo, Danica Patrick and husband Paul Hospenthal wait for her turn to qualify at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) Racing's Danica Patrick and her husband are divorcing, reports USA Today. "I am sad to inform my fans that after 7 years, Paul and I have decided to amicably end our marriage," she wrote on Facebook of husband Paul Hospenthal, who is 17 years her senior. The 30-year-old Patrick recently won the "most popular driver" award in NASCAR's Nationwide Series, notes AP. She moves up to NASCAR's top division (Sprint Cup) full time next year. Bleacher Report has more on the Go Daddy pitch person. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Report an error