NASCAR & Danica

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Det är mycket rykten nu om Danica till NASCAR, nu senast var hon på besök hos Stewart Haas.

Jag tror personligen att hon kommer att köra Nascar nästa år i en Hendrick preparerad bil och då är Stewart Haas mest troligt, alternativt att Junior flyttar till sitt eget team och Danica kör för Hendrick Motorsport.

Stannar hon i IndyCar så tror jag att hon flyttar till Ganassi eller Penske.

Danica visits Stewart Haas: UPDATE: IRL star Danica Patrick was at Stewart Haas racing today on a personal shop tour, she even went into the fan zone and signed autographs for a bunch of surprised fans who were visiting the shop.(7-13-2009)
UPDATE: Patrick was a guest of team owner Tony Stewart last fall at Phoenix. But the two-time Cup champion was not available to be a guide Monday because he was at a Goodyear tire test at Atlanta Motor Speedway. According to sources, Patrick was introduced to Ryan Newman, crew chief Tony Gibson, General Manager Bobby Hutchens and engineer Matt Borland. The tour included stops in the fabrication shop and a look at the seven-post shaker rig.(FoxSports)(7-14-2009) Comment here

http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

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Danica Patrick rejects notion she can't compete in NASCAR

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Patrick to announce NASCAR plans
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80480

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Jodu, nu lär du få se vad hon går för. Nascarkillarna kommer att käka henne till frukost.

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Patrick’s first race will be the Feb. 6 ARCA event at Daytona International Speedway, followed by a series of Nationwide races. The driver said she has no long-term timeframe to move up to the Sprint Cup.
http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-p ... to-nascar/

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Live timing från Danicas stockcar test på Daytona.
http://timing1.arcaracing.com/

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http://www.arcaracing.com/videos.php?video_id=1718

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På live timingen från ARCA testet så kör de Danicas scanner hela tiden, det är skitkul att lyssna på.

Här är några höjdpunkter från igår.

Some of the best Danica Patrick and team audio :

Danica: “Since we need friends out here should I start handing out gifts or money?”

Spotter: “We won’t need friends if we’re leading.”

Danica: “It’s tough to get a run on these guys [chuckle].”

Danica: “We need to freight train the guy in front, he’s too slow.”

Danica: “If only I had snacks in my car. Maybe we should build something.”

Crew: “You need something now?”

Danica: “No, I’m a big girl. I can wait the last hour.”

Danica: “We may have something with this Krispy Kreme thing. We can fill the car with them, and since this car is so hot they’ll always be ready and stay good inside the car.”

Crew: “You going to deliver them?”

Danica: “The fastest anyone ever did!”

Crew: “Go down the backstretch and see if you can get his bumper.”

Danica: “Like hit him?!?”

Crew: “Yeah like hit him.”

Crew: “It’s like your going to the neighbor's house, knock a little on his door. Knock, knock.”

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/3113 ... -offseason

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http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlin ... index.html

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Det gick bra för Danica i ARCA testet.

Patrick Finishes Strong At ARCA Testing
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Posted By Kathy Sheldon 5:32 PM

Danica Patrick wrapped up the third day of ARCA testing at Daytona with her best effort, getting the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevy into the top 5 on the speed charts.

In Sunday's second session, Patrick posted a lap at 182.028 miles per hour. Patrick Sheltra was the fastest driver in the session, posting a best lap at 183.016 mph.

Fellow ARCA drivers James Buescher and Brandon McReynolds and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. had praise for Danica on Speed TV after Saturday's drafting session:

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/unrest ... ca_testing

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Kod: Markera allt

Sunday Afternoon Test Speeds:
Pos. 	No. 	Name 	TIME 	Speed
1 	60 	Patrick Sheltra 	49.176 	183.02
2 	36A 	Robb Brent 	49.269 	182.67
3 	66 	Mark Thompson 	49.367 	182.31
4 	82 	Sean Corr 	49.438 	182.05
5 	88 	Danica Patrick 	49.443 	182.03
6 	97 	Matt Lofton 	49.474 	181.91
7 	59 	Leilani Munter 	49.512 	181.77
8 	5A 	Bobby Gerhart 	49.529 	181.71
9 	16 	Joey Coulter 	49.531 	181.70
10 	83 	Grant Enfinger 	49.57 	181.56
11 	30 	Terry Jones 	49.633 	181.33
12 	22 	Dakoda Armstrong 	49.712 	181.04
13 	55 	Steve Arpin 	49.717 	181.02
14 	43 	Kyle Martel 	49.734 	180.96
15 	21 	Jennifer Jo Cobb 	49.795 	180.74
16 	52K 	Josh Richards 	49.855 	180.52
17 	30B 	BJ McLeod 	49.864 	180.49
18 	77 	Tom Hessert 	49.865 	180.49
19 	16A 	Randy Renfro 	49.905 	180.34
20 	69 	Steve Blackburn 	49.908 	180.33
21 	11 	Bryan Silas 	49.926 	180.27
22 	88A 	Danica Patrick 	50.014 	179.95
23 	12A 	Russ Dugger 	50.094 	179.66
24 	12 	Derek White 	50.567 	177.98
25 	58 	Chad Hackenbracht 	50.606 	177.84
26 	77A 	Tom Hessert 	50.668 	177.63
27 	25A 	Mikey Kile 	50.72 	177.44
28 	4 	Ricky Carmichael 	50.799 	177.17
29 	48 	James Hylton 	51.288 	175.48

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Danicas ARCA race live nu.
http://stream.speedtv.com/

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Imponerande debut av Danica i stockcar.

1. #5 Bobby Gerhart
2. #66 Mark Thompson
3. #35 John Wes Townley
4. #51 James Buescher
5. #60 Patrick Sheltra
6. #7 Danica Patrick
7. #4 Ricky Carmichael
8. #95 Tommy Joe Martins
9. #11 Bryan Silas
10. #55 Steve Arpin
11. #32 Justin Marks
12. #38 Chris Cockrum
13. #36 Robb Brent
14. #83 Sean Corr
15. #77 Tom Hessert
16. #25 Mikey Kile
17. #21 Jennifer Jo Cobb
18. #23 Frank Wilson
19. #31 Tim George Jr.
20. #1 Nick Igdalsky
21. #30 Terry Jones
22. #34 Darrell Basham
23. #15 Ali Owens
24. #26 Brad Smith
25. #44 Frank Kimmel
26. #16 Joey Coulter
27. #6 Nelson Piquet
28. #14 Chase Mattioli
29. #06 Barry Fitzgerald
30. #09 Grant Enfinger
31. #48 Jill George
32. #29 Jesse Smith
33. #22 Dakoda Armstrong
34. #81 Craig Goess
35. #17 Hal Martin
36. #52 Bill Baird
37. #68 Steve Blackburn
38. #12 Russ Dugger
39. #59 Leilani Munter
40. #58 Chad Hackenbracht
41. #0 Butch Jarvis
42. #99 Josh Richards
43. #99 Milka Duno

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VIDEO: Danica Patrick Post-Race Interview - ARCA

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... view-arca/

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Nu verkar det som Danica kommer att köra Nationwide racet på lördag.

Report: Danica to make NASCAR debut Saturday

Danica-mania isn’t done at Daytona just yet.

After surviving a mid-race spin and rallying for a sixth-place finish in her stock car debut on Saturday, JR Motorsports will enter Patrick in Saturday’s season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, according to a report on the Charlotte Observer’s Web site.

The report says a formal decision will be announced Monday at 8 a.m. ET.

This marks a change in plans for Patrick in her foray into stock car racing. According to the initial plans laid out by her and JRM, her expected Nationwide Series debut was set for Auto Club Speedway on Feb. 20.

JR Motorsports has said it will be up to Patrick to decide if she wants to make her NASCAR debut in the Feb. 13 second-tier series race at Daytona.

She wanted to wait until after her stock car debut in the ARCA Series race Saturday to make a final decision.

With Dale Earnhardt Jr. already schedule to run the organization’s No. 88 entry, it is expected that Patrick, in the No. 7, will replace teammate Kelly Bires in the Nationwide race field.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/D ... tona-debut

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Danica femma på sista träningen.
http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide ... actice/1/2

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Precis som jag förutspådde för några år sen så blev det Stewart-Haas i Sprint Cup.



Tio race 2012 och full säsong 2013.

· May 12: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway

· Aug. 25: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway

· Sept. 2: Atlanta Motor Speedway

· Sept. 16: Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

· Sept. 30: Dover (Del.) International Speedway

· Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth

· Nov. 11: Phoenix International Raceway