[OldDeckHand]

Patrick, unlike both Montoya and Hornish, has proven herself to be a completely unremarkable driver with a thin record of accomplishment. She has only one career win, and finished no better than 5th last season. Why NASCAR wants to recruit mediocrity into its sport is baffling - that is without the purely "circus" like buzz she'll generate. So much for a meritocracy.

[deport]

What’s the scoop with JR on this deal? Any info?

[Tallguy]

I don’t know how serious Patrick is about running the Nationwide Series. She threatened to jump to NASCAR a couple of years back before she squeezed her present deal out of Andretti.

[personalaccts]

Just like Jr no accomplishments they deserve each other

[MediaMole]

So, Jr. needs someone on his team to make him look like a winner?

[goseminoles]

NASCAR is about money, money, money. It doesn’t matter if she’ll suck as a driver. She’ll bring in the cash flow especially the way the economy is.

[flowerplough]

Patrick has proven herself to be a completely unremarkable driver with a thin record of accomplishment? Perfect teammate for Li’l Dale, then, hayna? Think she’ll be asked to sign a “no-compete” clause in her contract and will promise not to lap NASCAR’s permanently-most-popular driver too often?

[wardaddy]

She can outdrive me and is pretty nice body and hairwise but this is as ridiculous as giving Darius Rucker who I like but he ain’t no Charlie) the CMT award his first bang.

[DesertRhino]

If she was a guy, with her record, she wouldn’t even be considered. Shes all PR and kiddie tantrums.

[JoeGar]

She needs to be sitting in a Hendrick Motor Sports car to win.