Danica Patrick to NASCAR...on 2007?

[JohnMickish]

Publicity stunt to attract sponsors or does she really have the talent? I say publicity stunt.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I think she has proved through her career that she can drive.. is she a good person?, or is she ready for what will hit her in nascar?...

Is she a good enough driver? I dont think she will win the cup anytime soon, but I think she is as good as some of the drivers in Nascar now!

[LMITOUT]

They interviewed her on KQRS one morning and she's definitely "full" of herself. For such a little person, she has a huuuuge head.

[harvey lee]

I would say thet she will bring in alot of money to Nascar.Female drivers do bring some new interest.

[JohnMickish]

I heard that interview too, she is definitly a piece of work.

[metrojoe]

I doubt Nascar and it's fans will put up with her dump for too long. They'll eat her alive. If she doesn't change her attitude she'll be history before she even gets her first top 10.

[NAPAFISH]

Her father was a special guest of Mr Jack Roush at Chicagoland

[lawdog]

She'll be lapping Mikey Waltrip in no time...

[Eric Wettschreck]

What's it matter if she can drive or not???? Cashcar has like 10 good drivers and the rest of the field is there to make Cashcar money.

Put her in a late model, and if she even qualifies for the Saturday night feature then I'll be convinced she can drive.

At least she's easier to look at than Ken Schraeder.

[TNFL]

All these drivers are no better than DANICA would be:

Kyle Petty 1492 -1159 18 0 0 0 1 $1,995,050

32 -- Jeremy Mayfield 1479 -1172 18 0 0 0 0 $2,227,780

33 -2 Ken Schrader 1445 -1206 18 0 0 0 1 $2,187,910

34 -- Sterling Marlin 1441 -1210 18 0 0 0 1 $1,727,350

35 -- Michael Waltrip 1311 -1340 18 0 0 0 0 $1,779,720

36 -- David Stremme* 1290 -1361 17 0 0 0 0 $1,761,830

37 -- Travis Kvapil 1194 -1457 15 0 0 0 0 $1,481,350

38 -- Tony Raines 1026 -1625 12 0 0 0 0 $951,880

39 -- Scott Wimmer 1026 -1625 14 0 0 0 0 $1,115,530

40 -- Terry Labonte 891 -1760 11 0 0 1 1 $1,108,870

41 -- Kevin Lepage 766 -1885 12 0 0 0 0 $1,092,800

42 +1 Kenny Wallace 390 -2261 7 0 0 0 0 $567,433

43 -1 Brent Sherman* 372 -2279 6 0 0 0 0 $637,056

44 -- Boris Said 308 -2343 2 1 0 1 2 $233,325

45 -- Chad Chaffin 287 -2364 5 0 0 0 0 $413,568

46 -- Paul Menard 267 -2384 2 0 0 0 1 $189,333

47 -- Mike Wallace 243 -2408 3 0 0 0 0 $446,218

48 -- Stanton Barrett 242 -2409 5 0 0 0 0 $399,693

49 -- Hermie Sadler 188 -2463 6 0 0 0 0 $647,555

50 -- Kirk Shelmerdine 177 -2474 3 0 0 0 0 $445,624

51 +2 Bill Elliott 169 -2482 2 0 0 0 0 $375,985

52 -1 Derrike Cope 154 -2497 5 0 0 0 0 $369,295

53 -1 Mike Garvey 138 -2513 4 0 0 0 0 $312,210

54 -- Brandon Ash 88 -2563 2 0 0 0 0 $127,995

55 -- Scott Pruett 73 -2578 1 0 0 0 0 $89,422

56 -- Bill Lester 67 -2584 2 0 0 0 0 $135,360

57 -- Jimmy Spencer 67 -2584 1 0 0 0 0 $61,525

58 -- David Gilliland 67 -2584 1 0 0 0 0 $68,050

59 -- P.J. Jones 55 -2596 1 0 0 0 0 $67,610

60 -- Mike Skinner 52 -2599 1 0 0 0 0 $88,958

61 -- Ron Fellows 52 -2599 1 0 0 0 0 $67,475

62 -- Todd Kluever 40 -2611 1 0 0 0 0 $76,605

63 -1 Chad Blount 37 -2614 1 0 0 0 0 $84,843

64 -1 Tom Hubert 34 -2617 1 0 0 0 0 $67,116

65 -1 Johnny Sauter

Especially MIKE WALTRIP and KEN SCHRADER

[jbtwins24]

i think she has the talent to be the first women driver to win in nascar. is she wants to win so badly she will win, i think she has more to offer in nascar.

[jbell1981]

She can't be any worse than Shawna Robinson, can she?

[Sifty]

Once again NASCAR has people talking.

Sifty

[jbtwins24]

or your forgetting about robby gordon or even the two busch brothers. lol

[JohnMickish]

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Her father was a special guest of Mr Jack Roush at Chicagoland

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To be correct, her father was the guest of Geoff Smith, who works for Jack Roush.

[yaggie]

As always, it's all about the money!

[NAPAFISH]

Quote:

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Her father was a special guest of Mr Jack Roush at Chicagoland

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To be correct, her father was the guest of Geoff Smith, who works for Jack Roush.

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Jack Roush Geoff Smith

Put a fedora on him, they are all the same

[JohnMickish]

Calling Geoff Smith Jack Roush is like saying Mikey is spending all that money out of his pocket without any help from Toyota. They are just providing technology and parts, not money, right?

[LODFFB]

What will she drive the Victorias Secret Chevrolet? Think of the Paint Schemes for that sponsor

[JohnMickish]

Paint schemes, I was thinking about the uniform!

[NAPAFISH]

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Paint schemes, I was thinking about the uniform!

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I need a few minutes alone please

[Sandee]

To degrade this thread more, maybe I could say maybe they'll put Montoya in speedos??? Or maybe mention what the logo could have been for Mark Martin's VIAGRA car??

Maybe Danica is "into herself" as some say, maybe there is something behind it, like talent. She does have quite the trophy room, if you watched the bio special on her.

Open wheel drivers coming straight into Cup? I am not sure. Maybe start out in ARCA or Busch Series. I hope the best for any female getting into the "old boys" racing.

[Steve Foss]

Thank you, Sandee, for providing a breath of fresh air. It can get pretty close in there when it's a bunch of good ole boys in a farting contest.

I've watched the hoopla, and it's not as though she's any more into herself than many of the testosterone bunch in any number of sports.

[harvey lee]

I really dont think the cup drivers really car who drives a car as long as they are capable of doing it.How could she be any worse than some of the other teams?

[JohnMickish]

Danica gets offer from Cup team: Danica Patrick said Friday she has received a preliminary offer from a NASCAR Nextel Cup team for the 2007 season and doubts an IRL IndyCar Series team can match the money being discussed. However, she also said she prefers to stay in open-wheel racing, and that preference could play a part in her decision. “The money doesn‘t really matter,” Patrick said after qualifying at Nashville. “If the top teams came to me, no matter what the number was, and I thought I had a chance to win, I‘d really think about it. Winning is what puts me in headlines.” Meanwhile, IRL team owner Michael Andretti indicated he might - given the right circumstances - be interested in hiring Patrick, but echoed her sentiment that not many open-wheel teams are able to generate the sponsorship money to pay multi-million dollar retainers. Danica Patrick acknowledged Friday that financial numbers have been discussed with a Nextel Cup team, but declined to say which one. “I haven‘t seen an offer, but I‘ve heard about one,” she said. When asked which team made the offer, she said, “I‘m definitely not at liberty to say.” (Speed Channel)(7-15-2006)

Any guesses as to what team that is? I think either Red Bull, Bill Davis or Penske.