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Danica Patrick questions need for NASCAR diversity program
Fox News Online ^ | Oct. 27, 2014 | Fox News

Posted on 10/27/2014 7:17:04 PM PDT by rabidralph

Danica Patrick has revved up some controversy, questioning whether NASCAR needs its Drive for Diversity program, which aims to increase female and minority participation in the racing car series.

“I have never benefited from the Diversity program,” Patrick said on Friday after a reporter from the Danville (Va.) Register and Bee asked her about diversity in stock car racing. NASCAR honored Wendell Scott, the only African-American to win in its top-level series, at its event in Martinsville, Va., this past weekend. Scott, who was born in Danville, won a Grand National (predecessor to Sprint Cup) race in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1963. Darrell Wallace, Jr., took the checkered flag at the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville in 2013, becoming only the second African American to win a race in one of NASCAR's national series, and repeated the feat on Saturday in a truck wearing Scott's number and paint scheme.

Patrick cut short a follow-up question about what needs to be done for more women to enter NASCAR, saying, “Well, clearly then I wouldn’t think that there needs to be a diversity program if I’m here and I didn’t get in.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: danicapatrick; diversity; nascar
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To: KevinB

LOL!


101 posted on 10/28/2014 3:56:01 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Cen-Tejas

Danica has an Indy-car race victory...Firestone Indy 300, Japan...


102 posted on 10/28/2014 3:56:29 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: SunkenCiv
You're welcome.

And I appreciate all those posts you make, concerning archaeology and buried treasure!

103 posted on 10/28/2014 3:57:40 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Delta Dawn

Mister Artery already told me that in a previous post but thanks to you for making the effort to similarly remind or inform me.

His and my exchange are on this same thread if you care to look at them.


104 posted on 10/28/2014 5:57:16 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: rabidralph
Just FYI and E.G., Congressman Conyers' brother is a huge Ford Dealer. Rev. Jesse's Budweiser franchise could do the same.

Of course, if whitey could step up with the money ............

105 posted on 10/28/2014 6:00:48 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (2015-2016. Depending upon what the "Republicans" do, the Republic lives or dies.)
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To: Cen-Tejas

That’s ok...I’ll take your word for it...


106 posted on 10/29/2014 9:31:00 AM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Cen-Tejas

You might wish to check her record- I am pretty sure Danica WON the Japan Grand Prix for Indy cars a few years back.


107 posted on 10/29/2014 12:00:08 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: rabidralph

607 ACS


108 posted on 10/29/2014 2:18:33 PM PDT by eyedigress (e(!zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
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To: ridesthemiles

Thank you for commenting. Yes there were a number of replies advising me of that on that thread and I responded to them. I hope u read them.


109 posted on 10/29/2014 8:01:23 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: rabidralph

My pleasure, and thanks for the kind remarks!


110 posted on 10/31/2014 8:04:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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