If Danica Patrick is ever going to get the hang of a stock car, this looks like a great chance.
She’s in the midst of an eventual 10 consecutive races in the NASCAR Nationwide series.
After these 10 races, which include the last four races of this year – including TMS in two weeks – and the first four of next year, she needs to have a feel for the big vehicles, which drive nothing like the rockets in the Izod IndyCar series. A full-time move to NASCAR, which she is considering, would require such a feel.
“I’m getting the feel of the car better and what I need in the car, as opposed to going for a ride and not knowing what I want,” she said Tuesday from Chicago, where she was getting ready for Saturday’s Nationwide race at Gateway. “These cars … Details