Come in like a wrecking ball and take out half the field on the first lap, and Danica Patrick’s stock car racing experiment will screech to a halt.Â
Drive defensively and just try to stay out of the way, and she’ll be dismissed as a pushover.Â
Despite her standing as an IndyCar star and possibly the most successful female race car driver ever, Danica Patrick knows she must make a good first impression in NASCAR. Still, she made it clear during Thursday’s Daytona 500 media day that she doesn’t plan on being pushed around in the process … Details
After months of speculation, Danica Patrick officially announced her leap into the Nationwide Series, where she’ll drive in 12 races for JR Motorsports. But unlike most racers transitioning into the sport, Patrick’s impact is already being felt.
The first female racer to enter NASCAR competition with a win in another major racing series – she won the Japan IndyCar race in 2008 and plans to continue to race full time in that series – Patrick has not only heightened the profile of women racers but of stock car racing as well. Fans and media swarmed her recent test session in … Details
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Michael Waltrip knew exactly what happened upon hearing that fellow Sprint Cup team owner Felix Sabates apologized to the city of Detroit and people of Michigan International Speedway for comments made during the recent media tour.
He could just visualize the minority owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing surrounded by a group of reporters doing his best to entertain … Details