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Danica done: Patrick wrecks in final race of NASCAR career
Washington Post ^ | February 18 at 6:24 PM | Dan Gelston | AP

Posted on 02/18/2018 6:19:28 PM PST by BenLurkin

Patrick’s final NASCAR race at the Daytona 500 captured her career to perfection. She had photojournalists embedded with her, a hunky celebrity NFL QB boyfriend by her side, social media buzzing — and a crumpled Chevy towed to the garage that put a premature end to her race.

Patrick smooched her boyfriend and then kissed her NASCAR career goodbye when she was caught up in a wreck in Sunday’s race.

Her final win-loss record was a dud: 0 for 191 in the Cup series.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: danica; danicapatrick; nascar
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To: BenLurkin

And her old ride #10 almost won the race. If Hamlin hadn’t wrecked him.


21 posted on 02/18/2018 6:56:45 PM PST by McGruff (#ObamaGate)
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To: xp38

She won on fuel mileage not talent. It is liking winning when the race is called due to rain. #fakewin


22 posted on 02/18/2018 6:59:48 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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To: BenLurkin

Many have said she was one of the most reckless drivers out there and had no reason to be behind the wheel. The truth hurts even hiding behind the woman card.


23 posted on 02/18/2018 7:12:02 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: ViLaLuz
 I don’t blame them for lashing out. I blame the adults who exploit them and give them a platform because it fits their agenda.
LOL, first heard that urban legend back in the 70's. The story was basically a gorgeous blonde divorcee in her late 20's would cruise around our local hangout, a shopping center parking lot in Spring Valley, N.Y. in a 1971 Corvette,with that message painted on the drivers door. She was also spotted cruising Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens, Central Av in Yonkers, Woodward Av in Detroit, wherever street rodders hung out.
24 posted on 02/18/2018 7:15:56 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: BenLurkin

Wasn’t much of a race car driver but made pretty humorous commercials.


25 posted on 02/18/2018 7:17:46 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: BenLurkin

You go girl!


26 posted on 02/18/2018 7:20:14 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: BenLurkin

FEAR


27 posted on 02/18/2018 7:31:38 PM PST by bobrlbob
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Ok....I only remember hearing of the win not how it was done. Frankly even if she had won in a more legitimate way a 1 win career would otherwise be forgettable except of course for her gender. I assume you do have some respect for Shirley Muldowney though.


28 posted on 02/18/2018 7:38:25 PM PST by xp38
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To: usconservative
she competed....she was a good public relations person for nascar...likable....

and besides theres about a thousand nascar drivers in the last decade or so that never won a race either....

29 posted on 02/18/2018 7:41:22 PM PST by cherry
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To: BenLurkin

You’re kidding?? All that hype and she never won a race??? Wow.


30 posted on 02/18/2018 7:44:16 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: The Iceman Cometh
dale Earnhardt jr was a complete dud as a competitor..besides the first Daytona that Nascar awarded him in some kind of honor to his father, he's been a complete bust for all the support he had...

the nascar people kept waiting for him to become this great racer and it never, ever happened..

31 posted on 02/18/2018 7:44:46 PM PST by cherry
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To: xp38
Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney . She was badass. Saw her race at Mile High Speedway out by Denver in the early 80s.

Back when you could walk through the pits for free and stand 5 feet from the cars as they fired up.

32 posted on 02/18/2018 7:49:22 PM PST by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: yarddog

Apparently Danica Patrick is 5’2”. She’s tiny.


33 posted on 02/18/2018 7:49:42 PM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: xp38
I assume you do have some respect for Shirley Muldowney though.

I root for deserving females regularly. I wanted to see Johanna Long get more of a chance in Xfinity. I was at Vegas on pit road during a race and listening in on here radio. They told her to conserve fuel and she keyed back to them that she honestly didn't know how. Funny moment.

I was also at Bristol in the infield listening to a female driver attempt her first start in Xfinity. Not sure if it was Milka Duno or not but pretty sure. What a sh!tshow that was. She had no idea on how to even get onto the track and frustrated the crew greatly trying to accomplish that simple task.

For Indy car, I rooted for Simona and hoped she did well.

Not a big fan of NHRA so I could really care less there.

With Danica in Indy car, you also have to remember the field size was pretty consisted at about 20 cars. With Danica being in top equipment, she was really only competing against maybe 9 other cars.

At the NASCAR level with twice the field size, she had much stiffer competition.

Finally, to indicate how easy Indy car can be, especially at Indy, Steve Kinser (World of Outlaws) jumped in one year and finished 14th in a lower rung ride.

34 posted on 02/18/2018 8:06:37 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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To: BenLurkin

When she first showed up I said she was nothing more than a marketing gimmick.


35 posted on 02/18/2018 8:16:18 PM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: Jim from C-Town
Never won a race. Net Worth $60 million.

And now she can latch on to Aaron Rodgers' wallet. But...but....patriarchy!!!!!

36 posted on 02/18/2018 8:19:37 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: PAR35

Anyone remember Patty Moise?


37 posted on 02/18/2018 8:23:52 PM PST by pnz1 (#IMNOTWITHHER)
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To: al baby

She won an IndyCar race in Japan back in those days. Partially good luck but she earned it and that’s racing.


38 posted on 02/18/2018 9:03:29 PM PST by gymbeau (America...great!)
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To: BenLurkin

She did very well at reestablishing the old reputation of “women drivers.”


39 posted on 02/18/2018 9:38:27 PM PST by familyop (President Trump said that we're all important, so let's do something!)
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To: Kenny Bania

She is already worth almost twice as much as he is.


40 posted on 02/18/2018 10:26:59 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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