Danica may drive partial NW schedule with Turner.

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Danica Patrick still has not signed with a team to run a partial Nationwide Series schedule in 2013 but it appears that Turner Motorsports will be her most likely destination.
According to a report at ESPNW.com, Patrick is finalizing a deal to run 10 races for Turner with sponsorship from Go Daddy, Patrick’s longtime sponsor.

Danica Patrick is still looking for a part-time Nationwide Series ride for 2013 (AP Photo)
Patrick has raced in the Nationwide Series the last three years for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports, with 2012 being her first full season. She will run the full Sprint Cup schedule for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2013 with Go Daddy sponsorship.
Finishing 10th in the Nationwide Series last year (the highest finish ever for a female in a NASCAR national series), Patrick has repeatedly said she wants to run a partial Nationwide schedule in 2013.
Because SHR is a Chevrolet team, she would be limited to running Chevrolets in Nationwide. Spokesmen from both JR Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing said that Patrick is not in their current plans for 2013.
That primarily leaves Turner as the only other full-time Chevy team with significant resources that competed in the Nationwide Series last year.
Turner, which fielded three full-time Nationwide cars last year, has not announced plans yet for its Nationwide lineup in 2013.
Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet, who ran Nationwide races for Turner last year, announced Wednesday that they are moving to JR Motorsports, with sponsorship from Great Clips.

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I'm shocked she isn't staying with JRM.

 

[MOEJOE]

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I'm shocked she isn't staying with JRM.

I'm not. Jr likes people to run who really want the whole season. The two guys he has now are a good fit for his place. And Turner will turn a few bucks with Danica part time. HMS power under the hood, maybe she could win one. Miracles do happen.

 

[Greg]

I can see why she would want to run nws road courses. She had her best runs on them and winning a nws event is good for any racers resume of accomplishments.

I don't believe traveling to a multiple locations on race weekends is beneficial, but I do think companion events are good for her. Seat time in Nascar has to help for someone with a little more than a years worth of experience in Nascar type cars. Working with a different team or a different group of people could also enable her to learn more, and see different approaches.

If she has the GoDaddy money somebody will put her in a Chevy. I really think she should be running nws, trucks, even ARCA when their companion events. Racing experience is critical, and good for all in this case. Winning one of those events even in ARCA would be an invaluable experience for her.