Archive for the 'Danica Patrick' Category

Danica has rough start during Speedweeks

The spotlight was bright in Daytona for Danica Patrick. She started strong but didn't end up with the hoped-for results. Although she is down, she isn't out. One driver who can attest to that is Elliott Sadler, who faced nearly the same circumstance Jimmie Johnson appears to have been turned by Elliott Sadler and then [...]

Danica has rough start during Speedweeks

It took only two laps, but Danica Patrick's terrible luck at Daytona continued with a multi-car crash that temporarily knocked her out of her Daytona 500 debut. It was Danica's third wreck in three races this week at Daytona. By Nina Mandell / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Rush Limbaugh took a dig at NASCAR driver [...]

Danica Patrick finishes 38th in Daytona 500

Rush Limbaugh seems to have a bottomless well from which he can draw offensive blather, and today he reached down there and pulled out a pretty solid gem of pure shit. He was discussing a recent interview Danica Patrick With flaming jet fuel interrupting the 2012 Daytona 500, Danica Patrick's maverick car owner Tommy Baldwin [...]

Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick crash

Even if you are not an Indy racing fan, you've probably heard of Danica Patrick. She is the first woman to win an IndyCar race. She finished higher than any other woman in history at the Indianapolis 500. (She placed third in 2009.) Jimmie Johnson crashed on the second lap of the Dayton 500, getting [...]

Danica Patrick's Cup debut on hold

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As her car hurtled out of control toward the inside retaining wall at Daytona International Speedway, Danica Patrick did a split-second survey of her situation. With no chance of avoiding a head-on Danica Patrick is racing in her first Daytona 500, alongside fellow NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. [...]

Crashed by teammate, Danica Patrick 38th in Nationwide race

By Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel DAYTONA BEACH – Danica Patrick's day took a turn for the worst when on Lap 50 of Saturday's Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, her No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevorlet made contact with the No. Click here NASCAR spotlight shines bright on Danica Patrick Originally published: February 25, 2012 [...]

Danica Patrick OK after wreck in Daytona qualifier

His protege, Danica Patrick, had been nudged from the pack and slammed into the wall on the final lap with enough force to lift her Chevrolet off its four wheels. "The good thing, with a fluorescent green car, she's easy to pick out," said Stewart, DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As Tony Stewart stormed down the [...]

Danica Patrick uninjured, earns respect after violent crash

Danica Patrick crashed out of her first NASCAR Sprint Cup race, but — strangely enough — gained credibility in the process. By Mark J. Rebilas, US Presswire The crashed No. 10 Chevrolet driven by Danica Patrick is taken to the garage by a tow truck I really feel good,” she says. “I feel comfortable. I [...]

Danica Patrick OK after violent crash; Stewart wins 1st Duel

Danica Patrick's car slides down the track after a crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Topper) By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Former IndyCar star and current NASCAR racer Danica Patrick just had a huge [...]

Will Danica Patrick win a Sprint Cup Series race this year?

By Chuck Schilken Danica Patrick is finally a full-time NASCAR driver. She will make her long-awaited Sprint Cup Series debut in Sunday's Daytona 500. Patrick became a household name on the Indy Car circuit, winning the Japan 300 in 2008 and placing AP By MARTIN FENNELLY | The Tampa Tribune Danica Patrick, racer, corporate empire, [...]