Patrick has historically ran fast qualifying laps; it’s the side-by-side racing that (I believe) scares her. I can’t imagine what it’ll feel like for her out front, even for a lap or two. I’d look for her to relinquish that top position quickly, and drop back to 20 or so quickly.
I doubt racing scares her. I'd guess the physical load drains her. That sort of thing can slow reaction time appreciably.
You are wrong, sir. I have watched her side by side wheel in wheel at Homestead and was skeptical until I saw her doing 30 second laps with the rest of the guys. You can’t “rub” in Indy cars so she had some gettin’ used to with the fendered cars. Big change going from an 1800 pound missile to a 3500 pound brick. Although doing it at roughly the same speeds.
Have you ever been on the Daytona Track tour? We took it once....that is ONE REALLY HUGE BANK...it was scary to look at...can’t imagine driving it with a bunch of other cars...
She ran side-by-side at 220+ mph in open cockpit cars. Why would she be scared at under 200 mph in an enclosed racecar?
It’ll be like the guy at the front of the Boston Marathon... tripping.
“I’d look for her to relinquish that top position quickly, and drop back...”
You can’t expect her to be on top all the time, now can you?