LIVE: Danica Patrick Announces her 2012 racing plans

LIVE REPORT (THIS REPORT HAS NOW CLOSED)

Times are eastern

-11:58am Lovely hold music is playing

-Noon Things are starting

-12:02p Hold music went from elevator to Katy Perry

-Now ESPN coverage of Danica at Daytona

-12:04p GoDaddy commercial, Danica has been introduced

-12:05p Danica announces full time with GoDaddy in Nationwide Series driving for JR Motorsports #7 car in 2012

-12:06p Danica announces partial Sprint Cup Series schedule with Stewart Haas Racing in 2012

-12:07p Danica signs the last part of the contract in front of the camera’s with Bob Parsons founder of GoDaddy

-12:09p Cup Series schedule not yet set, maybe a Daytona 500 debut

-12:10p Lucky to join Tony Stewart on the Cup side

-12:12p Uncertain about running the Indy 500 in 2012

-12:14p Would love to run the Indy 500, but not sure of the NNS schedule yet

-12:15p Move to NASCAR is due to having fun and sponsor help from GoDaddy

-12:17p Truly enjoyed her time in NASCAR so far, still has a lot to learn, but she’s ‘getting it’ people are so nice

-12:18p GoDaddy has special announcement tomorrow regarding IndyCar

-12:19p Unsure of the number for Cup Car, would like to go full time in 2013

-12:20p Made this decision because of the racing, strategy, and enjoying the racing in NASCAR

-12:22p There is a possibility of running the Daytona 500

-12:26p Excited to race Talladega after her experience at Daytona

-12:27p Hope her IndyCar fans follow her over to NASCAR

-12:28p Lucky to have a sponsor that “stick with” her

-12:31p They are unveiling the car (we’ll have photos later)

-12:33p Things have wrapped up, look for more coverage right here, including audio later today.