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By: Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On February 18, in the 2018 Daytona 500, Danica Patrick will drive a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car for the 191st time.

It will also be the last.

Last November at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a tearful Patrick announced she would end her driving career with the “Danica Double”—final appearances in both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500.

Patrick confirmed on Monday she will drive the No. 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet fielded by Premium Motorsports in her stock car swan song. Both the car number and sponsor harken to her NASCAR debut.
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Congratulations to our own Toby Christie for winning the ‘Race Coverage Writing’ category, 5th place NMPA Award for this article

Jimmie Johnson “Licking Wounds” After Rough Day at Texas

By: Toby Christie, Editor – Follow on twitter @Toby_Christie

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway proved once and for all that Jimmie Johnson is actually human, and it very well could go in the books as the worst race of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career.

Despite winning seven races in the past at the 1.5-mile speedway in Texas, the 42-year-0ld looked out of sorts all day long this time around.
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SHOW #499 – It’s story time with legendary broadcaster Ken Squire. We have tons of News of the Week, including Dale Jr. helps roadside, Dale Jr. gets a pedicure, Dale Jr. wrecks in snow, and other non-Dale Jr. news, Chili Bowl results (kinda) Aric Almirola is quite excited, and tons more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

(Roughly 48:00 mins)

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SHOW #498 – Encore Interviews: Greg Stumpff, Daniel Henric. We are excited to see NASCAR race cars on the track at Texas, Rolex 24 is coming soon, Danica has issues, Stewart-Haas celebrates 10 years, we’ve got new Hall of Famers, and tons more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

(Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly NASCAR Racing Radio Podcast #498 NASCAR Hits the track at Texas”