[nascarnation]

I’m not a Danica fan, and especially her nutcase parents are noxious, but if you watched her race at Road America last week, she’s got talent.

[The Iceman Cometh]

but if you watched her race at Road America last week, she’s to talentWrong.

At Road America, what made her look good was her qualifying run. This gave her track position throughout the race. Road courses are all about positioning and strategy. She pretty much stayed in the same spot execpt for the numerous times she was passed and finally punted by Villineuve at the end.

You may have noticed that at last night's race, she wasn't getting behind anyone and pushing. This is likely due to her inexperience and lack of trust other drivers put in her.

She's overrated, overexposed and nothing but a marketing gimmick. There's a busload of more talented drivers out there that are not getting the chance in the sport because rather than putting the best product on the race track, we are only seeing the most 'marketable' drivers instead. Lame.

[cripplecreek]

Agreed, she has what it takes to be on the track. She may not win but the same is true of 20 other series regulars.

[GladesGuru]

“but if you watched her race at Road America last week, she’s got talent.”

Clearly, not enough talent.

[FlyVet]

She isn't the worst driver on the track, otherwise she'd finish last, or near last, every time. She had her rookie Indy won, until she stalled in the pits. Even with that, she finished near the top, even though she had to lean it out in the last few laps. That year, her team had the best cars on the track, and that difference seems more pronounced in Indy than it does in NASCAR.

In NASCAR, I'm sure it's her attitude that has hurt her. No one is gonna help her out until she loses the attitude, and I think she's learning that.

I'm just a casual observer, but heard one of the ESPN race pundits say that Earnhardt, Jr. has been relegated to being a pusher for years. If that's true, there's an unwritten law called "pay your dues before you get the gravy, even if your daddy was famous". So, an attitude adjustment would be just the start for her.