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Danica Patrick's father says she could be leaving IRL for NASCAR as soon as next season.
Posted on 07/10/2006 11:15:28 AM PDT by Warren_Piece
JOLIET, Ill. -- Danica Patrick's father is exploring the possibility of the popular Indy Racing League driver moving to NASCAR as soon as next year, the Orlando Sentinel reported Monday.
The Sentinel reported that T.J. Patrick, who has managed Danica Patrick's career since childhood, was in exploratory talks with some NASCAR teams at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday.
"I'm trying to get her here [into NASCAR]," T.J. Patrick told the Sentinel.
T.J. and Bev Patrick, who formerly lived in Roscoe, Ill., attended NASCAR's USG Sheetrock 400 because "we've had some inquiries" from NASCAR teams, T.J. Patrick told the newspaper.
The Sentinel reported the couple was in the Nextel Cup garage area as guests of Roush Racing, which fields drivers Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray and runs Fords on the Nextel Cup circuit.
Danica Patrick's contract with Rahal-Letterman Racing team ends after this season and the Patricks are negotiating with other IRL teams as well as NASCAR teams, the Sentinel reported. The newspaper said team co-owner Bobby Rahal declined comment through a spokesman.
Patrick, who became IRL's most recognizable driver by leading part of the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and finishing fourth, has yet to enjoy similar success in 2006, as Rahal-Letterman has endured a frustrating season.
Rahal-Letterman, which enjoyed a power advantage by running Honda engines in 2005, lost that advantage when the entire league shifted to Hondas for 2006. It was the last team to use a Panoz chassis and struggled to adjust when it finally switched to a Dallara, used by every other team in IRL, after the Indy 500. And the team lost one of its drivers when Paul Dana was killed during practice before the IRL's season-opening race in Homestead, Fla.
LOL. Just think about the potential sponsors.... a pink Mary Kay car?
It's all in the focus. Not camera focus, unfortunately for her...
"Baby you can drive my car..."
http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/07/09/jmontoya.cmears.42.team/index.html
"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
A stale bagel to the first person who names the movie.
touche'
JPM just signed with Ganassi to race NASCAR.
Lol. Other potential sponsors:
Robo-Cop.
One stale blueberry bagel coming up...
That's right. Think of all the female NASCAR fans out there - a huge untapped market. If Viagra could have a car, so could Tampax, Midol and maybe even Prozac. Oh boy......
Thanks! But don't ask me the name of the game show that the host says that. It's been years since I have seen the movie.
Why does she have a bar code on her lower back?
After a couple races in NASCAR,she will weigh about 80 pounds and can model kids clothes!
After? She has the body of a twelve year old now. But then, that's what pop culture has taught us we should admire.
Easy checkout?
Yes, see how the word "fast" would help the image?
This is scary.
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