[sammyg2]

Her being is 6th place in the points indicates she has a top ten car and team, not that she is one of the best drivers.
These cars are driven with the gas pedal all the way down all the time unless the car is not set up properly. The steering wheel input is minimal. There is very little driving being done compared to some other forms of motorsport such as road racing.
Put almost any other indy car driver in her car and they would do as good or better.