Daytona 500: Danica Patrick survives crash

Days before the Daytona 500, Danica Patrick got caught up in a wreck on the final lap of a qualifying race, damaging her car. Dannica patrick took a very hard hit during a qualifying race for Sunday's Daytona 500 race. She was running in the top ten and moving up in the field when she was "pushed" aside and sent her into the inner wall. Daytona uses the new soft wall technology which might even have saved her life. She was unharmed. Source: video.msnbc.msn.com … [Read more...]

Danica Patrick’s Sprint Cup career may start at Daytona 500 Sunday

Danica Patrick’s Sprint Cup career starts at the Daytona 500, Sunday, right after Grand Marshal Jane Lynch drops the green flag, MSNBC writes. But Lynch is appearing as herself and not as Sue Sylvester, her onscreen alter Glee-go. It’s not that Patrick is the first woman to run a NASCAR race or the first pair of XX-chromosomes to circle Daytona. Danica Patrick is not the only driver moving from IndyCar to stock cars this season and she’s far from being a rookie. The problem for Danica … [Read more...]