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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LOL!
Danica has an Indy-car race victory...Firestone Indy 300, Japan...
And I appreciate all those posts you make, concerning archaeology and buried treasure!
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.
Of course, if whitey could step up with the money ............
That’s ok...I’ll take your word for it...
You might wish to check her record- I am pretty sure Danica WON the Japan Grand Prix for Indy cars a few years back.
607 ACS
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.
My pleasure, and thanks for the kind remarks!
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