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Danica Gets A Guaranteed Spot For The Daytona 500

(photo courtesy Christa L. Thomas)

Are you read for Danica-mania 2012?

Stewart-Haas Racing has entered into a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing that applies the 2011 TBR #35 points to the 2012 SHR #10 GoDaddy.com Chevy.  Since the TBR#35 Chevy finished in the top 35 in points for 2011, that gives Danica . . . → Read More: Danica Gets A Guaranteed Spot For The Daytona 500

It’s Let’s Make A Deal Time!

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With the January testing now compete at Daytona, there are still a plethora of questions left unanswered.  The big question that continued throughout testing was whether or not Danica Patrick would be locked into the Daytona 500. Or Mark Martin. Or Trevor Bayne. It likely will be a few . . . → Read More: It’s Let’s Make A Deal Time!

Evaluating The Silly Season Seat Changes

The Dinger's new ride

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Of the announced seat changes that became public since the end of the 2011 Sprint Cup season, there are some upgrades in equipment and some obvious downgrades in equipment, as well.  This is my evaluation of where some of these drivers stand following their off-season . . . → Read More: Evaluating The Silly Season Seat Changes

Danica’s Getting Her Cup On!

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The final pieces to “The Danicamania Puzzle” were announced Friday at the Texas Motor Speedway.  In a press conference with her Stewart-Haas Racing team owner, Tony Stewart, the ten race Sprint Cup schedule was formally enumerated.  It was decided that Patrick will run a total of 10 Sprint Cup . . . → Read More: Danica’s Getting Her Cup On!

Danicamania: Judgement Day For NASCAR?

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There is no doubt that Thurday’s “DANICA DECISION DAY” was a huge news deal in American automobile racing.  Additionally, WOMR was a very sad to see that it was also a very big news event, a sad commentary.  If this is a clear barometer on the state . . . → Read More: Danicamania: Judgement Day For NASCAR?

Danica’s 2012 Nationwide Plans

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Next week Danica Patrick will, formally, announce her 2012 Nationwide plans in Phoenix, AZ where her sponsor, GoDaddy.com, is headquartered.  Although the final touches are still being put into the contract, her 2012 plans will include driving the JR Motorsports #7 GoDaddy.com Chevy full time in 2012 for Dale . . . → Read More: Danica’s 2012 Nationwide Plans

Danica Signs With JR Motorsports For Fulltime Nationwide

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Danica Patrick could still run the Indianapolis 500 even if she makes a full-time move to NASCAR, The Associated Press has learned.

Two people familiar with Patrick’s 2012 plans said she is in the final stages of a deal to run a full-time Nationwide Series schedule with JR Motorsports . . . → Read More: Danica Signs With JR Motorsports For Fulltime Nationwide

Is Danica Driving Her Last Indy 500?

(photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

Danica Patrick isn’t saying that the 2011 Indy 500 will be her last, not just yet anyway.

But pose that question of her after the checkered flag waves on May 29th for the 100th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.  A victory for Patrick in this . . . → Read More: Is Danica Driving Her Last Indy 500?

“Blazingly Bad” Brad Wins At Charlotte

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“Blazingly Bad” Brad Keselowski won the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday night and stretched his already big lead over the second place, Carl Edwards, to 450 points.  The victory was the fifth win of the season for “Blazingly Bad” Brad K.

“We had some . . . → Read More: “Blazingly Bad” Brad Wins At Charlotte

Danica Mania Round Two

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Here we go again, race fans.  This weekend at Louden, N.H. begins Danica-mania round two.  After four months at her “day job”, the IndyCar series, Danica Patrick returns to her apprenticeship in the Nationwide series.

The open-wheel “glam queen” of the IZOD IndyCar series precipitated a media frenzy . . . → Read More: Danica Mania Round Two