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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
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| Subject: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:08 pm | |
| Source: Danica to try NASCAR in '10
By Ed Hinton ESPN.com Archive
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Danica Patrick will "all but certainly" be in NASCAR in 2010, but won't give up Indy car racing and will limit next year's activity to the Nationwide Series and Trucks, according to a source very close to the situation.
Tony Stewart is the "star candidate" to be her partner and mentor in NASCAR, the source said, adding that Patrick's recent visits to Stewart-Haas Racing were much more than social -- that she and Stewart were discussing a deal, and are close to one.
"I can pretty much guarantee at some point she's going to be over here," Stewart told reporters Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, meaning NASCAR in general and hinting at something the source confirmed and clarified.
Patrick Patrick
The plan is for Patrick to run a significant number of Nationwide races, with additional seat time in Trucks and ARCA cars. Stewart took a similar transitional path to NASCAR in 1998, running a full Indy car schedule and also 22 Nationwide (then Busch) races.
Patrick's likeliest first stock car race would be the ARCA event at Daytona during SpeedWeeks next February.
There's no way Patrick would a) plunge immediately into the Cup level next year, or b) give up Indy car racing until she's sure she can do well in NASCAR, the source said.
"She doesn't have some misguided idea that it's going to be easy," Stewart said. "She wants to do it the right way. She has the intention of doing everything right."
Because Stewart's team has neither Nationwide cars nor trucks in its stable, a third partner will be brought into the mix, the source said -- possibly Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports, or, more likely, Kevin Harvick Inc., which fields both Trucks and Nationwide cars.
Patrick is close to signing a contract renewal with Andretti Green Racing for Indy cars, the source said, but it's not a done deal yet.
But clearly now, Patrick's interest in NASCAR is more than a long-suspected bargaining chip with Andretti Green.
"She's looked me straight in the eye and said, 'Hey, this is what I want to do,'" Stewart said.
Sponsorship is not considered an issue for America's top female driver, and the first car manufacturer to sign Patrick to a NASCAR deal would get a big boost in brand exposure.
"I'm intrigued to hear a little bit more about what her thoughts are, and what she's planning to do," said Brent Dewar, vice president of Chevrolet Global, who was here Saturday to visit with Chevy teams. "We'll probably talk at a future event at a future location."
T.J. Patrick, Danica's father, has for several years urged her to switch to NASCAR where the money, TV ratings and sponsorships are much bigger than in the Indy Racing League. But, reached by phone Saturday evening, T.J. Patrick said he's under a gag rule from his daughter during the negotiations, and that he isn't being kept in the loop anyway.
Ed Hinton is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He can be reached at edward.t.hinton@espn3.com. | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:45 pm | |
| You would have everything about Danica the minute it comes out... | |
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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
Number of posts : 187 Age : 31 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : dontrelle willis Reputation : 2 Registration date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:47 pm | |
| Haha, it was there and i figure people might like Nascar on here and would want to know about it | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:49 pm | |
| You said on Facebook:
"I like NASCAR even more now since Danica Patrick will be in it next year."
EDIT: Indirect qoute ^^ | |
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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
Number of posts : 187 Age : 31 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : dontrelle willis Reputation : 2 Registration date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:50 pm | |
| lol wow u would Garrett
and u cant say she's not hot | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:51 pm | |
| I don't care if I can't.
You are geeking over some random chick that you will never even get within 100 miles of.
You shouldn't be obsessed with a female "athlete", and I stress the word athlete because NASCAR is not a sport! It requires no athletic ability at all. | |
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catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
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| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:35 am | |
| Well said gdennis. | |
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 27687 Age : 45 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones Reputation : 9 Registration date : 2007-10-06
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 27687 Age : 45 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones Reputation : 9 Registration date : 2007-10-06
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:27 pm | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:35 pm | |
| I'm not the only one =] | |
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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
Number of posts : 187 Age : 31 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : dontrelle willis Reputation : 2 Registration date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:44 pm | |
| Haha i guess people dont care then | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:24 pm | |
| Don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't care;
But Nascar really shouldn't register as a SPORT, neither should fishing. | |
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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
Number of posts : 187 Age : 31 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : dontrelle willis Reputation : 2 Registration date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:28 pm | |
| Well you and other people dont have to think its a sport but people do including I and its one of most popular sports in the world and Danica Patrick is gonna make it bigger and make Nascar millions of dollars and bring in more fans | |
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 27687 Age : 45 Location : Trashy Park Michigan Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Dontrelle Willis, Brandon Inge, Maggs, Verlander, Granderson, Pudge and Todd Jones Reputation : 9 Registration date : 2007-10-06
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:23 am | |
| - jmccurry08 wrote:
- Well you and other people dont have to think its a sport but people do including I and its one of most popular sports in the world and Danica Patrick is gonna make it bigger and make Nascar millions of dollars and bring in more fans
Maybe so; But they won't get a dollar of my money nor will I watch it | |
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gdennis59 Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 7415 Age : 30 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Todd Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Bonderman, Max Scherzer, Scott Sizemore Reputation : 13 Registration date : 2008-03-25
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:54 pm | |
| - jmccurry08 wrote:
- Well you and other people dont have to think its a sport but people do including I and its one of most popular sports in the world and Danica Patrick is gonna make it bigger and make Nascar millions of dollars and bring in more fans
Sorry but let's look at sports the ENTIRE world does. 1. Soccer- Hands down the single most popular sport. 2. Tennis- Look at the amount of people from around the world. 3. Baseball- NASCAR doesn't have a WBC. | |
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jmccurry08 Oneonta Tiger
Number of posts : 187 Age : 31 Location : Akron, Ohio Favorite Current Tiger(s) : dontrelle willis Reputation : 2 Registration date : 2009-08-15
| Subject: Re: Danica Patrick to race in NASCAR in 2010 Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:29 am | |
| - gdennis59 wrote:
- jmccurry08 wrote:
- Well you and other people dont have to think its a sport but people do including I and its one of most popular sports in the world and Danica Patrick is gonna make it bigger and make Nascar millions of dollars and bring in more fans
Sorry but let's look at sports the ENTIRE world does.
1. Soccer- Hands down the single most popular sport.
2. Tennis- Look at the amount of people from around the world.
3. Baseball- NASCAR doesn't have a WBC. 1. Soccer is the most popular sport 2. There is a lot of people from around the world but Nascar has people racing from 5 different countries now/ 3. No S**t Nascar dont have a WBC. Okay ill re clarify it...........Nascar is one of the most popular sports in North America | |
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