Danica Patrick is ready to run her #7 Go Daddy Chevrolet Impala in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 (74 laps / 200.46 miles) this Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Coverage begins at 2 EST on ESPN. Here's what Patrick had to say: “Every weekend is its own weekend. Things can change and you are presented with different obstacles every time you show up at the … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick prepares for Montreal race this weekend
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Danica Patrick prepares for Chicagoland, “hometown” track (interview)
Danica Patrick has 17 starts on the NASCAR season with one top ten finish, an average start of 13.6 and average finish of 19.9. She's currently ninth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings. Patrick’s position makes her the all-time highest ranked female in NNS competition this late into the season. This weekend at the STP 300, the Roscoe, Illinois (90 miles … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick prepares for Chicagoland, “hometown” track (interview)
Danica Patrick discusses adjustment from IndyCar to NASCAR
Danica Patrick appeared with fellow NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Justin Allgaier at Chicago's Oak Street Beach a couple days ago. The Roscoe, Illinois native left open wheel racing for stock car racing this year, and talked about some of the differences between the two, and the adjustment in general. "Leaving IndyCar and the difference between … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick discusses adjustment from IndyCar to NASCAR
Video: Sportscaster suspended for anti-Danica Patrick remarks
"What she does and what she says, two completely different things," "always has a chip on her shoulder that one," those are the words of San Diego sportscaster Ross Shimabuku, who was suspended for a week without pay for remarks made about Danica Patrick before her Sprint Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500. But that's not what landed Shimabuku in hot water. After playing a … [Read more...] about Video: Sportscaster suspended for anti-Danica Patrick remarks
Photo: Danica Patrick’s High School Yearbook
Danica Patrick finished a disappointing 38th in the Daytona 500. It was a fitting end to a less-than-inspirational week. Patrick qualified 29th but dropped to the rear of the field at the start per NASCAR rules, as a crash in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel Qualifying race forced her to a back-up car. She also crashed in the Nationwide series race (the only one in which she can earn … [Read more...] about Photo: Danica Patrick’s High School Yearbook
Danica Patrick’s first NASCAR race, race week a major dud
Danica Patrick was caught in a multi-car accident not of her making on the third lap of Monday night’s rain-delayed 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 38th. It was a fitting end to a less-than-inspirational week. Patrick qualified 29th but dropped to the rear of the field at the start of the … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick’s first NASCAR race, race week a major dud
Double-Edged Sword that is Danica Patrick’s Public Image
As Danica Patrick retired from the IndyCar circuit to focus on NASCAR this past weekend, I was left with mixed feelings about her legacy. (Guest post from Isabella Woods) Amid a terribly tragic day, her retirement from the IndyCar circuit seemed a minor occurrence, but her effect on the image of women in racing has been quite large. On the one hand, I have always been … [Read more...] about Double-Edged Sword that is Danica Patrick’s Public Image
NASCAR Star Danica Patrick Wants you to be Healthy!
Many people in the racing and commercial worlds have felt the wrath of Danica Patrick over the years. The disease of COPD is next in line to feel Patrick's wrath. The NASCAR superstar and world's third highest paid female athlete (according to Forbes) took to Capitol Hill to make the nation's rain-makers aware of her cause. COPD is chronic pulmonary disease and it involves a … [Read more...] about NASCAR Star Danica Patrick Wants you to be Healthy!