QUOTE(URY914 @ Nov 11 2013, 06:15 AM) 
Season is almost over. Where is that driver that took the pole at Daytona?
Where's the resrtictor plate that took the pole at Daytona?
Full Version: Danica Patrick!
Season is almost over. Where is that driver that took the pole at Daytona?
Where's the resrtictor plate that took the pole at Daytona?
Danica
Danica Patrick isn’t thrilled with her rookie year. Don’t be fooled. By all measures that really count with Danica, it was a great year.
She dominated the NASCAR conversation early, especially when news broke that she was rubbing fenders with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. She won the celebrity competition on “Chopped.” And she landed a co-host gig with Trace Adkins on the upcoming American Country Awards.
Not bad for someone who can’t remember which is the accelerator and which is the brake.
Okay, that’s a bit harsh. Patrick proved she can drive a stock car better driver than 99.9 percent of Earth’s population. But her first full season in Sprint Cup proved she really has little business racing against the other 0.1 percent, which, sadly for her, comprises the weekly starting field.
She finished 27th in point standings and had one more top-10 finish than Lindsay Lohan. Patrick’s marketing appeal allows her be held to a lower standard, but come on. She’s starting to make Anna Kournikova look like Venus Williams.
Fellow drivers know what’s good for Danica is good for NASCAR, so nobody was critical this season.
Kyle Petty was a voice of truth crying in the wilderness in June when he called her a “marketing machine” and said, “Danica has been the perfect example of somebody who can qualify better than what she runs. She can go fast, but she can’t race.”
He was immediately labeled a Neanderthal, of course. I don’t know about that sexist pig Petty, but I’m willing to never again criticize Danica’s driving skills if her boosters would do one thing: Admit it’s all a charade.
Nobody can blame Patrick for capitalizing on her looks. I don’t even blame NASCAR for latching on to her. An attractive woman circles around good ol' boys is a great marketing hook.
But when all the lipstick is wiped away the whole point is to win races, right?
The Danica Defense League insists she’s more than just another pretty driver in a bikini. Yes, she won the Daytona 500 pole and finished eighth. Patrick had only three more top-15 finishes in the next 35 races, none since July. Her average finish was 25.3. Stewart finished 42 points behind her in the final standings, and had 15 fewer starts.
“We just didn’t’ keep getting a lot better,” Patrick said. “We got better, but there were challenges along the way.”
She mentioned mechanical issues, bad luck and the ever-popular “learning curve” that young drivers have to go through. But a lot of teams can bemoan bad luck, mechanical woes and a dog eating their spare tire. As for that nasty NASCAR learning curve, let’s see how some other big names handled it.
Jimmie Johnson had eight races in the Busch series (now Nationwide) before moving up to the big circuit. He had three wins and 21 top-10s in his rookie season. He was 26.
Jeff Gordon raced two years in the Busch series. In his first Winston Cup year, he had seven top fives and 11 top-10s. He was 21.
Kyle Busch spent two years in Nationwide. In his rookie Sprint Cup year, he had nine top-fives and 11 top 10s. He was 21.
Joey Logano spent 15 minutes in Nationwide. He had three top fives and seven top 10s. He was 19.
Danica had 58 Nationwide races before this season, going a tidy 0 for 58. If you add Sprint, Nationwide and Indy races, she is now 1 for 221 (that winning coming in Japan).
That’s a batting average of .0045. Why didn’t Stewart-Haas racing just go out and hire Mario Mendoza to drive the No. 10 car?
“I get frustrated,” Patrick said. “I know what I can do and want to do it.”
She’d better get busy. The learning-curve excuse has maybe two more years of shelf life. She’s also 31, she'll have to worry about losing curves off the track, too.
Expect next season to be like the one that just ended. Patrick will be a big story heading into Daytona, where NASCAR will plant the story that she’s dating Tiger Woods. She might finish the year with two top 10s, which could be enough to end Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 11-year reign as NASCAR most popular driver.
Along the way, Patrick will go on celebrity “Celebrity Jeopardy.” She’ll throw out the first pitch at the Dodgers season opener. That will be a few days after she replaces Ellen DeGeneres as the host of the 86th annual Academy Awards.
It’s good to be Danica. Just imagine how big she’d be if she could actually drive
Danica Patrick isn’t thrilled with her rookie year. Don’t be fooled. By all measures that really count with Danica, it was a great year.
She dominated the NASCAR conversation early, especially when news broke that she was rubbing fenders with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. She won the celebrity competition on “Chopped.” And she landed a co-host gig with Trace Adkins on the upcoming American Country Awards.
Not bad for someone who can’t remember which is the accelerator and which is the brake.
Okay, that’s a bit harsh. Patrick proved she can drive a stock car better driver than 99.9 percent of Earth’s population. But her first full season in Sprint Cup proved she really has little business racing against the other 0.1 percent, which, sadly for her, comprises the weekly starting field.
She finished 27th in point standings and had one more top-10 finish than Lindsay Lohan. Patrick’s marketing appeal allows her be held to a lower standard, but come on. She’s starting to make Anna Kournikova look like Venus Williams.
Fellow drivers know what’s good for Danica is good for NASCAR, so nobody was critical this season.
Kyle Petty was a voice of truth crying in the wilderness in June when he called her a “marketing machine” and said, “Danica has been the perfect example of somebody who can qualify better than what she runs. She can go fast, but she can’t race.”
He was immediately labeled a Neanderthal, of course. I don’t know about that sexist pig Petty, but I’m willing to never again criticize Danica’s driving skills if her boosters would do one thing: Admit it’s all a charade.
Nobody can blame Patrick for capitalizing on her looks. I don’t even blame NASCAR for latching on to her. An attractive woman circles around good ol' boys is a great marketing hook.
But when all the lipstick is wiped away the whole point is to win races, right?
The Danica Defense League insists she’s more than just another pretty driver in a bikini. Yes, she won the Daytona 500 pole and finished eighth. Patrick had only three more top-15 finishes in the next 35 races, none since July. Her average finish was 25.3. Stewart finished 42 points behind her in the final standings, and had 15 fewer starts.
“We just didn’t’ keep getting a lot better,” Patrick said. “We got better, but there were challenges along the way.”
She mentioned mechanical issues, bad luck and the ever-popular “learning curve” that young drivers have to go through. But a lot of teams can bemoan bad luck, mechanical woes and a dog eating their spare tire. As for that nasty NASCAR learning curve, let’s see how some other big names handled it.
Jimmie Johnson had eight races in the Busch series (now Nationwide) before moving up to the big circuit. He had three wins and 21 top-10s in his rookie season. He was 26.
Jeff Gordon raced two years in the Busch series. In his first Winston Cup year, he had seven top fives and 11 top-10s. He was 21.
Kyle Busch spent two years in Nationwide. In his rookie Sprint Cup year, he had nine top-fives and 11 top 10s. He was 21.
Joey Logano spent 15 minutes in Nationwide. He had three top fives and seven top 10s. He was 19.
Danica had 58 Nationwide races before this season, going a tidy 0 for 58. If you add Sprint, Nationwide and Indy races, she is now 1 for 221 (that winning coming in Japan).
That’s a batting average of .0045. Why didn’t Stewart-Haas racing just go out and hire Mario Mendoza to drive the No. 10 car?
“I get frustrated,” Patrick said. “I know what I can do and want to do it.”
She’d better get busy. The learning-curve excuse has maybe two more years of shelf life. She’s also 31, she'll have to worry about losing curves off the track, too.
Expect next season to be like the one that just ended. Patrick will be a big story heading into Daytona, where NASCAR will plant the story that she’s dating Tiger Woods. She might finish the year with two top 10s, which could be enough to end Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 11-year reign as NASCAR most popular driver.
Along the way, Patrick will go on celebrity “Celebrity Jeopardy.” She’ll throw out the first pitch at the Dodgers season opener. That will be a few days after she replaces Ellen DeGeneres as the host of the 86th annual Academy Awards.
It’s good to be Danica. Just imagine how big she’d be if she could actually drive
The goal isn't to win races. The goal is to make profits. 
I would be happy to score 27 th out of 78 drivers that Nascar kept stats on. Yes, some only drove in one or very few races. Maybe because they are just not up to the desires of the team owners. Seems to still be a lot of boys club prejudice against females in the mostly male dominated auto sports.
Comparing the rookie year of a 6 time champion to the rookie year of someone who had only a fair year is kind of questionable. Actually, comparing Jimmy Johnson to anyone except maybe Richard Petty is questionable. LOL!!
Nascar has gone so far down hill that I actually rarely watch it anymore and I used to watch every race I could. Everyone pushes the rules as far as they possibly can, and there are so many of them. Some very well established teams probably get away with a lot more than the little guys, no news there, right? It has turned into a money making enterprise and the managers of the governing body make a lot of decisions based on pure profits! In my opinion, this has ruined the sport. If you are one of the drivers for a megabuck team, you are somewhat in the running, if not, you are an also ran.
Tom
Comparing the rookie year of a 6 time champion to the rookie year of someone who had only a fair year is kind of questionable. Actually, comparing Jimmy Johnson to anyone except maybe Richard Petty is questionable. LOL!!
Nascar has gone so far down hill that I actually rarely watch it anymore and I used to watch every race I could. Everyone pushes the rules as far as they possibly can, and there are so many of them. Some very well established teams probably get away with a lot more than the little guys, no news there, right? It has turned into a money making enterprise and the managers of the governing body make a lot of decisions based on pure profits! In my opinion, this has ruined the sport. If you are one of the drivers for a megabuck team, you are somewhat in the running, if not, you are an also ran.
Tom
The woods brothers a couple of years ago...It can happen !
QUOTE(Tom @ Dec 8 2013, 06:29 PM)
I would be happy to score 27 th out of 78 drivers that Nascar kept stats on. Yes, some only drove in one or very few races. Maybe because they are just not up to the desires of the team owners. Seems to still be a lot of boys club prejudice against females in the mostly male dominated auto sports.
Comparing the rookie year of a 6 time champion to the rookie year of someone who had only a fair year is kind of questionable. Actually, comparing Jimmy Johnson to anyone except maybe Richard Petty is questionable. LOL!!
Tom
Uh, Danica was Not Rookie of the Year!
Uh, who called her the rookie of the year?
Tom
Tom
The thread that just won't die. 
The King had a few words about Queen Danica.....
"If she'd have been a male, nobody would ever know if she'd showed up at a race track," Petty said according to Wheels.ca. "This is a female deal that's driving her. There's nothing wrong with that, because that's good PR for me. More fans come out, people are more interested in it. She has helped to draw attention to the sport, which helps everybody in the sport."
http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2014/2/10/5...sprint-cup-race
The King had a few words about Queen Danica.....
"If she'd have been a male, nobody would ever know if she'd showed up at a race track," Petty said according to Wheels.ca. "This is a female deal that's driving her. There's nothing wrong with that, because that's good PR for me. More fans come out, people are more interested in it. She has helped to draw attention to the sport, which helps everybody in the sport."
http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2014/2/10/5...sprint-cup-race
But the King did say he thought she could win a race....if everybody stayed home.
Still think that there is a bloody obsession with this gooseberry puddin
Ok, this tread is a year old. She didn't make the Daytona pole this year. I mean she didn't qualify on the pole. It remains to be seen if she ends up working the pole.
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/...partner=ya5nbcs
It seems NASCAR rigged the pole winner again this year so they could get the maximum about of press out of it.
For all you wankers that want this thread to end, I won't post on it again unless she wins the race next Sunday.
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/...partner=ya5nbcs
It seems NASCAR rigged the pole winner again this year so they could get the maximum about of press out of it.
For all you wankers that want this thread to end, I won't post on it again unless she wins the race next Sunday.
Does Nascar hand out numbered plates to each car, or do they draw them out of a hat?
Do they take the plates back after qualifying then hand them out again before every practice, race?
Do they take the plates back after qualifying then hand them out again before every practice, race?
QUOTE(bulitt @ Feb 18 2014, 10:44 AM)
Does Nascar hand out numbered plates to each car, or do they draw them out of a hat?
Do they take the plates back after qualifying then hand them out again before every practice, race?
It depends on who they want to win the pole. That driver gets a "special" one.
Perennial loser
It didn't matter the team. It didn't matter the circumstances. And it certainly didn't matter who was behind him. All that mattered to Kevin Harvick Sunday was the outcome. That outcome was a dominant victory.
Just as important as the result, however, was the process.
The win was Harvick's first with Stewart-Haas Racing having joined the organization this season following a lengthy divorce from Richard Childress where he had been for the previous 13 years.
Harvick announced in November 2012 he was leaving RCR to join the team co-owned by good friend Tony Stewart, which made his departure prolonged and sometimes awkward.
The decision to exit RCR was multilayered.
Harvick clearly had grown frustrated with what he perceived to be the preferential treatment Richard Childress afforded his grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon. That frustration was most evident last October following an incident between Harvick and Ty during a Truck Series race at Martinsville where Harvick referenced silver spoons as the catalyst for his leaving.
What the assertions of nepotism leveled did was mask a remarkable 2013 season Harvick produced. He would win four races, and for the third time in four years finished third in points. All the while RCR struggled to find the same level of performance with its other teams, which ultimately underlines the main reason Harvick left.
More than anything Harvick yearns to win a Sprint Cup championship. Yet RCR hadn't claimed a premiere series title since 1994 with Dale Earnhardt, and as the focus shifted to the Dillon brothers that possibility seemed increasingly unlikely.
Whereas SHR won the championship three years ago, and with a close-knit relationship with Hendrick Motorsports, which supplies cars, engines and technical data to SHR, concerns about the quality of equipment would never be in doubt.
At Harvick's request SHR recruited and ultimately signed Rodney Childers to lead the No. 4 team. The pairing of a superstar driver with a mastermind crew chief created high hopes, but also questions whether those expectations could ever be adequately fulfilled.
"There's been a lot of skepticism as we've gone through the offseason," Harvick said. "Honestly you hear it, I paid attention to it during the offseason obviously, but as we've gone through the first few weeks, you try to put yourself in your own little world."
he payoff came to fruition sooner than most thought.
Throughout the weekend the No. 4 Chevrolet was pegged as the car to beat. The speed Harvick demonstrated in practice drew the attention of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski, each of whom said it was Harvick's race to lose.
As predicted, Harvick rolled.
On the day he led 224 of 312 laps, withstood several late-race restarts, and then fended off Earnhardt, still riding a wave of momentum from his Daytona 500 triumph the week before. The win was a Phoenix-best fifth for Harvick and his third in four races.
"Just a huge credit to the team really, the organization and everybody who has been a part of this process as we've gone through the winter and over the last couple months of last year," Harvick said. "... I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive the car around the racetrack when they're dialed in like they were today. Luckily we were able to put it all together."
Although it may have a new beginning with a new team, for Harvick it was an all too familiar ending.
****
As Harvick celebrated his 24th career victory his SHR teammate fell on the opposite side of the emotional spectrum.
For the second week in a row Danica Patrick was a victim of an accident she did not create when the she made contact with the spinning car of Justin Allgaier. The damage while not crippling was pronounced and would later puncture one of Patrick's tires, inducing her into another spin.
"Just sad. I'm so sorry, God. All we have for luck is bad. God."-Danica Patrick
Patrick has now crashed three times in two races -- albeit two not of her own doing. More so, her encounter with Allgaier in the garage post-race it makes one wonder if she is feeling the pressure to raise her performance level.
By any gauge Patrick's rookie year was disappointing where -- with the exception of the Daytona 500 -- she was largely uncompetitive. While no one is expecting a breakout 2014, there was hope with more experience Patrick could escape her struggles of a year ago.
Thus far the early returns suggest not.
At Daytona the magic she had last year during Speedweeks was absent. A rule requiring her and Stewart to start at the rear of the field in both the Budweiser Duel and Daytona 500 following an unapproved engine change left Patrick upset.
Frequently, she bemoaned her situation, criticized the fairness and openly questioned why she should even bother competing in her qualifying race. This outlook was in stark contrast to Stewart. The owner/driver was unmoved about NASCAR's judgment, understanding that because of the draft and fluidness of racing at Daytona, it made little difference where he lined.
Not much changed at Phoenix, where Patrick lagged throughout the weekend. In qualifying she posted just the 33rd-fastest time, and in Sunday's race her average running position was 30th.
Patrick also got swept up in an accident that she neither started nor could have easily avoided.
"Just sad," she radioed to her crew following her second spin. "I'm so sorry, God. All we have for luck is bad. God."
However, had she been running better at the time and not in the back where trouble lurks and inexperience reigns, her day would have probably ended differently. Patrick, instead, was 25th and a lap down when the initial contact with Allgaier ensued.
The underlying issue is that this is Patrick's fifth year of running stock cars and her second full season in Cup. Not to mention, she drives for one of the sport's premiere organizations with championship-caliber equipment at her disposal. Accentuated by the fact Harvick was in Victory Lane celebrating his first win with his new team in just his second race.
Which means, while Patrick's aggravation is understandable to some degree, the excuses of why she's not improved are starting to ring hollow.
It didn't matter the team. It didn't matter the circumstances. And it certainly didn't matter who was behind him. All that mattered to Kevin Harvick Sunday was the outcome. That outcome was a dominant victory.
Just as important as the result, however, was the process.
The win was Harvick's first with Stewart-Haas Racing having joined the organization this season following a lengthy divorce from Richard Childress where he had been for the previous 13 years.
Harvick announced in November 2012 he was leaving RCR to join the team co-owned by good friend Tony Stewart, which made his departure prolonged and sometimes awkward.
The decision to exit RCR was multilayered.
Harvick clearly had grown frustrated with what he perceived to be the preferential treatment Richard Childress afforded his grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon. That frustration was most evident last October following an incident between Harvick and Ty during a Truck Series race at Martinsville where Harvick referenced silver spoons as the catalyst for his leaving.
What the assertions of nepotism leveled did was mask a remarkable 2013 season Harvick produced. He would win four races, and for the third time in four years finished third in points. All the while RCR struggled to find the same level of performance with its other teams, which ultimately underlines the main reason Harvick left.
More than anything Harvick yearns to win a Sprint Cup championship. Yet RCR hadn't claimed a premiere series title since 1994 with Dale Earnhardt, and as the focus shifted to the Dillon brothers that possibility seemed increasingly unlikely.
Whereas SHR won the championship three years ago, and with a close-knit relationship with Hendrick Motorsports, which supplies cars, engines and technical data to SHR, concerns about the quality of equipment would never be in doubt.
At Harvick's request SHR recruited and ultimately signed Rodney Childers to lead the No. 4 team. The pairing of a superstar driver with a mastermind crew chief created high hopes, but also questions whether those expectations could ever be adequately fulfilled.
"There's been a lot of skepticism as we've gone through the offseason," Harvick said. "Honestly you hear it, I paid attention to it during the offseason obviously, but as we've gone through the first few weeks, you try to put yourself in your own little world."
he payoff came to fruition sooner than most thought.
Throughout the weekend the No. 4 Chevrolet was pegged as the car to beat. The speed Harvick demonstrated in practice drew the attention of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski, each of whom said it was Harvick's race to lose.
As predicted, Harvick rolled.
On the day he led 224 of 312 laps, withstood several late-race restarts, and then fended off Earnhardt, still riding a wave of momentum from his Daytona 500 triumph the week before. The win was a Phoenix-best fifth for Harvick and his third in four races.
"Just a huge credit to the team really, the organization and everybody who has been a part of this process as we've gone through the winter and over the last couple months of last year," Harvick said. "... I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive the car around the racetrack when they're dialed in like they were today. Luckily we were able to put it all together."
Although it may have a new beginning with a new team, for Harvick it was an all too familiar ending.
****
As Harvick celebrated his 24th career victory his SHR teammate fell on the opposite side of the emotional spectrum.
For the second week in a row Danica Patrick was a victim of an accident she did not create when the she made contact with the spinning car of Justin Allgaier. The damage while not crippling was pronounced and would later puncture one of Patrick's tires, inducing her into another spin.
"Just sad. I'm so sorry, God. All we have for luck is bad. God."-Danica Patrick
Patrick has now crashed three times in two races -- albeit two not of her own doing. More so, her encounter with Allgaier in the garage post-race it makes one wonder if she is feeling the pressure to raise her performance level.
By any gauge Patrick's rookie year was disappointing where -- with the exception of the Daytona 500 -- she was largely uncompetitive. While no one is expecting a breakout 2014, there was hope with more experience Patrick could escape her struggles of a year ago.
Thus far the early returns suggest not.
At Daytona the magic she had last year during Speedweeks was absent. A rule requiring her and Stewart to start at the rear of the field in both the Budweiser Duel and Daytona 500 following an unapproved engine change left Patrick upset.
Frequently, she bemoaned her situation, criticized the fairness and openly questioned why she should even bother competing in her qualifying race. This outlook was in stark contrast to Stewart. The owner/driver was unmoved about NASCAR's judgment, understanding that because of the draft and fluidness of racing at Daytona, it made little difference where he lined.
Not much changed at Phoenix, where Patrick lagged throughout the weekend. In qualifying she posted just the 33rd-fastest time, and in Sunday's race her average running position was 30th.
Patrick also got swept up in an accident that she neither started nor could have easily avoided.
"Just sad," she radioed to her crew following her second spin. "I'm so sorry, God. All we have for luck is bad. God."
However, had she been running better at the time and not in the back where trouble lurks and inexperience reigns, her day would have probably ended differently. Patrick, instead, was 25th and a lap down when the initial contact with Allgaier ensued.
The underlying issue is that this is Patrick's fifth year of running stock cars and her second full season in Cup. Not to mention, she drives for one of the sport's premiere organizations with championship-caliber equipment at her disposal. Accentuated by the fact Harvick was in Victory Lane celebrating his first win with his new team in just his second race.
Which means, while Patrick's aggravation is understandable to some degree, the excuses of why she's not improved are starting to ring hollow.
When will this tread end?
why should it...it someone is interested enough to write a response..the thread serves a purpose ...even apparently for you
QUOTE(ablesnead @ Mar 3 2014, 02:39 PM)
why should it...it someone is interested enough to write a response..the thread serves a purpose ...even apparently for you
Come to think of it...you are correct. I guess I should simply 'bump' other postings just for the heck of it with out adding any real 914 real value.
This is just my opinion......... If you don't want to see this train wreck don't watch....
QUOTE(FlatIV @ Mar 3 2014, 03:31 PM)
This is just my opinion......... If you don't want to see this train wreck don't watch....
Your correct. That's why I don't venture into the sand box section.
well…a tire going down, the driver pushing it and the hitting the wall business is a new one.
So much negativity about Danica...get over it... She probably isn't leaving any time soon...and she might just help Nascar bridge themselves to greener pastures...unless of course Jr. Wins 6 more races this year and becomes Cup champion...then all the fans will come back and fill the stands at every race in 2015 and dozens of new sponsors will stand in line to fund more teams long into the future.
Danica has faded from view....just like Tiger Woods is fading from the golf limelight. In a couple more years people will ask, "Danica, who?"
Danican't
This is better than watching WWE. 
QUOTE(ablesnead @ Mar 3 2014, 03:39 PM)
why should it...it someone is interested enough to write a response..the thread serves a purpose ...even apparently for you
Free bump
QUOTE(bcheney @ Aug 5 2014, 08:19 PM)
So much negativity about Danicka...get over it... She probably isn't leaving any time soon...and she might just help Nascar bridge themselves to greener pastures...unless of course Jr. Wins 6 more races this year and becomes Cup champion...then all the fans will come back and fill the stands at every race in 2015 and dozens of new sponsors will stand in line to fund more teams long into the future.
Brian loves Danica.
Yup, she ain't leavin... but neither is Paul Menard, Stenhouse or probably a number of other drivers who haven't won a race yet, or may never. Yet no one bitches about them. The fact is, though she may not be one of the legendary drivers who you'll always remember, she's still one of the 43 at the top of the class, whether you personally like it or not. And makes a lot more money than any of us.
correction. my guess is more than ALL of us. combined!
Ya but we know what you're thinking.
Where she belongs.
There. I said it.
There. I said it.
hell if she cooks she a hell of alot better than some of girls/women out there now.
QUOTE(messix @ Mar 14 2015, 12:47 PM)
hell if she cooks she a hell of alot better than some of girls/women out there now.
It's pretty hard to screw up scrambled eggs.
Although I've seen it done.
At my house.
Not by me of course.
I think we saw this coming months ago but no one wanted to listen. 
QUOTE(URY914 @ Apr 30 2015, 05:46 PM)
I think we saw this coming months ago but no one wanted to listen.
The rumor of Go Daddy pulling out of NASCAR was floating around the NASCAR garages for quite some time, and was not a surprise.
16th in points doesn't sound too bad. I'm sure a new sponsor will step up and get a nice ROI...just like GO DADDY has...
QUOTE(bcheney @ Apr 30 2015, 08:10 PM)
16th in points doesn't sound too bad. I'm sure a new sponsor will step up and get a nice ROI...just like GO DADDY has...
She'll probably pick up a cell phone company for a sponsor. Those guys will hire anybody.....
Word is she is getting an Formula I ride.
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 1 2015, 11:40 PM)
Word is she is getting an Formula I ride.
Good grief. If that's true whoever is bringing her on has probably waited too long. I think her "novelty" has worn thin.
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 1 2015, 11:40 PM)
Word is she is getting an Formula I ride.
NEVER going to happen!
QUOTE(bcheney @ Apr 30 2015, 11:10 PM)
16th in points doesn't sound too bad. I'm sure a new sponsor will step up and get a nice ROI...just like GO DADDY has...
Viagra, for all the Manica nut-swingers
"The company would still like to sign Patrick to a personal services contract" 
I don't know, she is still pretty hot
But those arms,,,,they scare me. 
I don't know, she is still pretty hot
But those arms,,,,they scare me.
Arms, what about the Package?
At my son's Formula Enterprise race this weekend at Blackhawk Farms in Rockton Ill and we pitted across from a FA (formula Atlantic) and it was her car from Rahal's team. They were at the track to see the car when she was testing it many years ago and said she was a royal b*tch to her crew etc while testing... they sure didn't buy the car just because she had raced it.
Few years back when she was racing for Rahal in that car at RA, my son got a picture with her and she came up to his waist!
I have a feeling Stennhouse Jr. is using her for his gain- don't think they'd mention him very often for any other reason.
If Haas even thought of giving her a chance at a F1 seat I'd lose ALL respect for that team!
Few years back when she was racing for Rahal in that car at RA, my son got a picture with her and she came up to his waist!
I have a feeling Stennhouse Jr. is using her for his gain- don't think they'd mention him very often for any other reason.
If Haas even thought of giving her a chance at a F1 seat I'd lose ALL respect for that team!
You need two things in F1: money and talent. Now she doesn't have either one.
Go make me a sandmitch!
Go make me a sandmitch!
Formula One is a whole 'nuther ball game. You see drivers from there go to NASCAR, not the other way around for a reason- Montoya couldn't produce except in small doses - he was a bitch to deal with and a little too aggressive with very expensive machinery. The truly talented ex F1 drivers end up in GT or DTM where the are still light years ahead of anything offered up in stock car racing. Kinda like other analogies we've all heard- being an ex F1 driver in a stock car is fun... until your friends see you with one! 
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