Jimmie Johnson
Danice Patrick Will Race in Nationwide Race at Daytona!
Friday, February 12th, 2010 | Car Racing, Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR, Race Car Driving, Sports | No Comments
Danica Patrick announced this week that she will race at the Nationwide Series Race at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. It will be Patrick’s “real” NASCAR debut.
Patrick raced in the “lower class” ARCA race at Daytona last weekend and finished in a respectable 6th place. It was considered one of the sloppiest races in recent history with several crashes that patrick somehow avoided. She even saved a nasty slide through the infield grass and despite falling way back in the race, she managed to work her way up for a solid 6th place finish. Patrick indicated that she wouldn’t make a decision on the Nationwide race at Daytona this weekend until she got her first stock car race under her belt. With her successful showing, it wasn’t a surprise at all that she decided to make her NASCAR debut this weekend. “Racing in the Nationwide Series race was my goal during this entire two-month preparation process, but we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do. The ARCA race was a blast, and I’m not ready for my first Daytona Speedweeks to end just yet. I want more racing.”
This weekend’s race should be fun to watch. Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and her “boss” Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will also be racing. I’m sure it will help ratings a ton too, so let’s hope last week’s success wasn’t a fluke and that Patrick can hang with the “big boys” this weekend in Daytona. Stay tuned on Sunday afternoon for NASCAR’s opening weekend race at the Daytona 500!
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