Danica Patrick: биография, интервью, статьи, обсуждение

[LuckyStrike FAN]

Да-да, вот такой я бездарь.

[Владимир Коваленко]

Моя восьмилетняя дочка нарисовала:



Болеет за Данику.

[Marcus Kipelov]

Почему Go Daddy остался? Потому что это часть контракта с Даникой. Это гарантирует ей место в Андретти Автоспорт.
Майкл Андретти косвенно это подтвердил сказав что контракт у них с Даникой на возвращение в его команду(только на Инди 500 или вообще). В случае если она захочет вернутся.

[Marcus Kipelov]

[Marcus Kipelov]

Этапы Спринт капа на которых выступит Даника.
Daytona 500, Darlington, Bristol(ночная), Atlanta, Chicago, Dover, Texas, PHX. + еще 2 этапа пока не назвали.

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зы: пора бы перенести тему в раздел наскара

[Marcus Kipelov]

Под номером 10 будет выступать в спринт капе

[Marcus Kipelov]

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[Marcus Kipelov]

Неудивительно что она выбрала этот номер. Под этим номером она в картинге выступала

[kup]

Сообщение от Marcus Kipelov

+ еще 2 этапа пока не назвали.

Ну конечно Кока-Кола 600 - кто бы сомневался!

+ Хорошая свежая статья про Данику в 600 и в Инди 500.

http://www.nascar.com/news/120525/dp...end/index.html

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Danica Patrick has had a steep learning curve in NASCAR, but that doesn't mean she's headed back to open-wheel. (Autostock)
Patrick leaves Indianapolis 500 behind -- for now
Danica 'having a lot of fun' despite tougher learning curve in stock cars

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“ I was ready to leave IndyCar. I wanted to be here. When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much -- it's like that girlfriend you didn't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. ”

She's no longer considered an open-wheel driver dabbling in NASCAR; instead, she's a NASCAR driver who once competed in open-wheel. Her choice of venue this weekend cements the fact.

It's a transition that her Sprint Cup car owner, Tony Stewart, can relate to. Stewart also continued his pursuit of the Indianapolis 500 after moving into NASCAR, twice attempting both it and the 600 on the same day. Over time, though, his quest for Indy glory ebbed as his commitment to NASCAR increased.

"It's not the end of the world," he said. "It's putting one chapter behind you, and starting another chapter."

"She's had a difficult season this year, and she obviously wishes she had finished better, run better," said Dale Earnhardt Jr., who owns Patrick's car on the Nationwide tour. "But I think she really needs to buckle down and learn everything she can.

"I tell you, I was so happy and so impressed with [her at] Darlington," said Cup team owner and television analyst Michael Waltrip. "... She outran people in the Cup race. Honestly, I didn't know if she could do that or not.

Regardless, three-time NASCAR champion and Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip believes Patrick has shown herself to be a capable stock-car driver who would have a ride somewhere at the sport's national level regardless of her gender.

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Danica, Danica, Danica - On-track issues; the talk of the garage; constant media coverage -- just another week in Danica Patrick's life in NASCAR. Here's the latest on the Lady in Green.

"The thing she can do is -- she's a sponge. She's got a lot of people telling her what to do. ... You've got all these people coming to her and giving her advice and she doesn't blow them off. She doesn't say to somebody, 'I don't think I need to listen to him.' You can see it -- she takes it in, and she analyzes it, and decides what she can do with it. Smart girl."

That much is evident in the fact that on Memorial Day weekend, there is no pining to be back home again in Indiana.
"I'm very pleased that I'm in NASCAR. I'm very happy, I'm having a lot of fun," Patrick said. "I'm looking forward to a different challenge this weekend."

Related:
Danica's downfall in Iowa
Sound off: The Danica Effect
Patrick's attention split before first Iowa start
Patrick pleased with performance at Darlington
Living it up: Patrick not shying away from full 'Dega experience
Patrick added to Coca-Cola family in style

[Marcus Kipelov]

Даника разводится со своим мужем.