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Old 08-26-2011, 10:34 AM
 
Location: Midwestern Dystopia
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Danica Patrick announces full-time switch to NASCAR in 2012, will run Daytona 500 - NASCAR News | FOX Sports on MSN


surprised no thread on this.

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Old 08-26-2011, 02:02 PM
 
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Probably because it was no surprise, but we'll probably have to wait until next season before the Danica/Nascar bashers come out.........again.
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Old 08-26-2011, 10:43 PM
 
Location: Lake Norman, NC
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Drivers come and go. This one makes news because she is female and semi-attractive (to some people). I see it as "ho-hum" news.
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Old 08-27-2011, 07:06 AM
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Location: The Sand Hills of NC
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Supposedly she makes 30M a year. Not bad for somebody who most likely will never win a Cup race.
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:28 AM
 
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Drivers come and go. This one makes news because she is female and semi-attractive (to some people). I see it as "ho-hum" news.
Which equals very high market ability.
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Old 08-27-2011, 01:52 PM
 
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no surprise t me that she is making the jump. it has been in the making for a couple of years now. why do you think she has been running a limited schedule for the past two years?

will she be successful? i dont know, but her attitude towards racing is better suited to nascar than indycar racing.
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Old 08-27-2011, 03:41 PM
 
Location: In a house
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It's what "Go-Daddy" wants. They are her paycheck and she does what they tell her to do. With the kind of money that girl makes I don't think she needs to care what anyone thinks or if she will win a race. Personally I don't quite understand the Go-Daddy commercials at all and feel badly that Danica lowers herself for them. She is a talented girl and can drive but if anyone has been made to look used it is her in these commercials. Very belittling to her in my opinion. Only time will tell if she can actually compete in the NASCAR cup series though.
I have throughly enjoyed other female race car drivers in the past and hope Danica can do well in NASCAR.
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Finally escaped The People's Republic of California
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For driving a very limited schedule, she has actually done pretty good.
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Old 08-28-2011, 08:52 AM
 
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I have to wander just now she will do without all the down force. Its more a drivers sport than most racig where often its the right car that matters more.
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Old 08-29-2011, 06:35 AM
 
Location: Charlotte
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Danica is nice, but so is this Lass!

Canadian lingerie model Maryeve Dufault jumps to NASCAR [w/video]
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