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danica-patrick-bristol-march-2013This could be a big week for Stewart-Haas Racing. Two of its drivers, Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman, are Indiana natives. A third, Danica Patrick, will become the first female to compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the fabled track. Stewart has won the 400-mile race in 2005 – when he fashioned his second of three titles – and 2007. Newman’s best finish of fourth came in 2002. He was seventh in 2012. Patrick finished fourth in her first Indianapolis 500, third in 2009 and among the top 10 in six of her seven 500 starts.

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Danica Patrick responds to Kyle Petty’s criticism

2012 Chicagoland Nationwide Danica Patrick Stands On Grid During QualifyingJune 28, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

SPARTA, Ky.—There was one aspect of Kyle Petty’s criticism that Danica Patrick found downright comical.

“I just think that it’s funny how he said that I can qualify but I can’t race, because those of you who actually watch what I do would know that I can’t qualify for crap,” Patrick said Friday at Kentucky Speedway when asked about Petty’s critical comments a day earlier. “So it’s a little bit funny.”

READ WHAT KYLE PETTY SAID – DANICA ‘NOT A RACE CAR DRIVER’

In an interview on SPEED, Petty said of Patrick, “She’s not a race car driver. … She can go fast, but she can’t race. I think she’s come a long way, but she’s still not a race car driver. And I don’t think she’s ever going to be a race car driver.” Continue reading “Danica Patrick Responds To Kyle Petty’s Criticism”

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danica-patrick-bristol-march-2013Danica Patrick has made yet another list, this time it’s a big one though. She has made the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world’s most powerful celebrities and is the only NASCAR driver on the list coming in at 91st and is the only auto racing driver of any kind on the list. Oprah is #1 by the way, and we’ve got you all linked up below:

Continue reading “NASCAR’s Danica Patrick Makes Forbes 2013 Celebrity 100 List As 91st Powerful”