Danica Patrick finished 27th in the Sylvania 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Right there at her average. She’s been pretty consistent finishing in that 25-29 area. And the arithmetic mean of her placement s have been 27.
Patrick, who started 21st, was in 17th place for the race’s final restart on lap 256 but fell to 27th. However, Danica Patrick was not “One Lap Downica”
Danica Patrick, who is competing for Rookie of the Year honors against Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished three spots behind Stenhouse, who placed 24th. She remained 26th in the point standings and has 514 points, nine behind 25th-place David Ragan.
Danica’s teammate, Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS, finished 16th.
“I’m not sure if I got hit or just got really loose on the last restart,” said Danica Patrick, who made her 38th Sprint Cup start and her second at New Hampshire. “The car just went sideways, and I lost a ton of spots. It’s disappointing.”
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