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Danica - NASCAR rumors are true: The question Danica Patrick fans are asking most often is whether or not she'll try to move to NASCAR, following the lead of Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr. Franchitti struggled with the heavier stock cars last year and came back to IndyCar this season. "The NASCAR rumors are true," Patrick confirmed. "We're definitely exploring all the opportunities that are out there for me as a driver and as a business and a brand."(Vallejo Times-Herald)(8-19-2009)

Odd this is dated the 19th, but at any rate I have seen lengthy discussion about this on other sites. I am curious what you think? I personally don't have a high opinion of her, racing ability or morals. There was no reason she had to sell herself the way she has.
Would she beneift NASCAR?
 
No, she wouldn't benefit Nascar. Just another lame attempt to inject diversity into a sport rather than to address the real issue, which is mediocre competition.

Scrap the COT and use alternative methods to improve safety, re-introduce passing to the sport, stop every other race from looking like it's sponsored by Sominex.

Then bring in all the chicks and Columbians and Australians you wish.
 
Intoxicate said:
"The NASCAR rumors are true," Patrick confirmed. "We're definitely exploring all the opportunities that are out there for me as a driver and as a business and a brand."
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Translation..... "I am still negotiating my contract," Patrick confirmed.
 
I think this would be a huge benefit to NASCAR.

Danica isn't a great driver, even in IRL where the cars are faster and handle better. But who knows how she'll do. A lot of people expected Tony Stewart to struggle, but he took to it like a duck to water. Maybe Danica will find that she can drive the CoT better.

But that's all speculation. The real benefit to NASCAR will be the increased viewership and media coverage. How long that will last depends on how well she does, but at least in the short term there will be a lot of buzz surrounding her move.

Even if she doesn't do well, she's marketing gold. She could finish 43rd in every race, and still make more money than she does in IRL.

BTW, I love how the date of the article is in the future.
 
Intoxicate said:
Danica - NASCAR rumors are true: The question Danica Patrick fans are asking most often is whether or not she'll try to move to NASCAR, following the lead of Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr. Franchitti struggled with the heavier stock cars last year and came back to IndyCar this season. "The NASCAR rumors are true," Patrick confirmed. "We're definitely exploring all the opportunities that are out there for me as a driver and as a business and a brand."(Vallejo Times-Herald)(8-19-2009)

Odd this is dated the 19th, but at any rate I have seen lengthy discussion about this on other sites. I am curious what you think? I personally don't have a high opinion of her, racing ability or morals. There was no reason she had to sell herself the way she has.
Would she beneift NASCAR?
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She's the face of the IRL and has been in the sport for 5 years and has one win and only 4 podiums. Yea she's hot, but can she win races?
 
First, I want the Vallejo Times-Herald crystal ball that lets them read the future.

Second, I still say all the talk is hype. She's still looking for a good IRL contract. Dangling the NASCAR jump is just PR at work.
 
Perzactly TRL, she's doing everything she can to raise her value. It's all PR.
I once recieved a hefty raise and promotion, ok it was really only a title, when my employer found I was looking around. That's all she's doing.
 
97forever said:
Scrap the COT and use alternative methods to improve safety, re-introduce passing to the sport, stop every other race from looking like it's sponsored by Sominex.
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When the old car was in use, didn't we always hear about dirty air, clean air, aero push, etc?
 
SST55 said:
Perzactly TRL, she's doing everything she can to raise her value. It's all PR.
I once recieved a hefty raise and promotion, ok it was really only a title, when my employer found I was looking around. That's all she's doing.
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She has already put everything else on the table figuratively speaking :eek:

Unless there is genuine interest in her from Nascar or another team, I wouldn't give her a bit more in her contract than she already has, but that is just my opinion.
 
I think she would boost interest in the sport. She would definitely bring fans into the sport who don't tune in now. How long those fans last would be another question entirely. In many regards, Danica fans seem a lot like Dale Junior fans. They seems to be pretty loyal, regardless of performance. That might be key, especially if she struggles like many predict she would. I'm not so sure she would struggle too much. It would have a lot to do with what kind of equipment, training and teammates she ended up with. Many open wheelers have struggled with the switch, but then an awful lot of them have done very well.

I'm not sure if there is much risk for her in switching over to NASCAR. I would think that, even if she fails badly, she would be pretty well compensated to go back to open wheel.
 
Benevolent One said:
I'm not sure if there is much risk for her in switching over to NASCAR. I would think that, even if she fails badly, she would be pretty well compensated to go back to open wheel.
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I think it would be a bigger risk for her not to switch to NASCAR or maybe even F1.

IRL is a dying sport. There's a lot of work that needs to be done, not only to generate more interest, but also more cash flow. IRL exists now only because of Tony George's reluctance to let it go, and funding the series on money from the Indy 500. George himself even said the series only has another 2-3 years left unless they can start to turn a profit.
 
I think someone else on here nailed it, she's playing with NASCAR to get a better IRL deal. Danica Patrick is a smart girl & she knows there is absolutely no way she can be successful in NASCAR as a driver, maybe as Miss Sprint Cup. She's a timid driver in the IRL series & timid doe's not win in any of NASCAR's three main series. I'm sure she herself as well as the folks in her camp paid close attention to the stats of Carpentier, Franchitti, Villenueve, Montoya & Hornish Jr. They've seen that it's been a struggle for all those guys, Montoya is the only one of them all who's been to victory lane in NASCAR and both of his wins were on road circuits of which there are only a few. Tony Stewart is the only open wheel driver who's had consistent success but he's a different kind of driver than the others I mentioned, Stewart is a hard charging NASCAR driver who just happened to start off in indycars. Montoya seems to be figuring it out as his numbers this season have improved. Danica is not half the driver of any of the guys I mentioned. In my opinion, open wheel racing in america suffered a serious heart attack back in 1995 when George announced the split, it came out of the coma it was in as a result of that starting in 2000 but it was still bedridden paralyzed & having strokes on & off. Then it gets a steroid boost back in 2005 when Patrick had that strong indy finish & another last season when she finaly won. If she leaves the series it may go into cardiac arrest & this time not be able to be revived. NASCAR wants a female driver to come along who can be competitive with the guys but she's not it, her comming into the series may potentially be bad for everyone & we don't want it.
 
Intoxicate said:
She has already put everything else on the table figuratively speaking :eek:

Unless there is genuine interest in her from Nascar or another team, I wouldn't give her a bit more in her contract than she already has, but that is just my opinion.
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Why, if she is worth more and brings in more sponsorship dollars.
 
She would quickly fall flat on her face in NASCAR. Let me state that a little differently... She would not last an entire year trying to race real race cars.
 
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I love all the speculation as to how she would do. I think that before she would even secure a ride, an owner would see what she has on the track. Just as some have wondered how the write could see into the future, I wonder the same about those who "know" how she would do in a stocker. You can't tell just by how she is doing in the IRL, and even if she were to drive in the Nationwide Series, you still couldn't tell how she would do in a Cup car. Look at all the former Busch champs that have failed to even hold a ride in the cup series, yet there are some who failed miserably in that series only to succeed in a Cup car. Who in the world thought that Jimmie Johnson would be worth a crap based on his Busch stats? Point is, it all depends on who, what and where team wise. No doubt she wouldn't succeed in sub-standard equipment, but who knows how she would do in top notch stuff.
 
Danica

Don't forget Tony was a big dirt track racer !


Danica is shopping for the biggest paycheck she can find!
 
Tony being a dirt racer really isn't relevant. As an open wheel racer, he's more of an Andretti or a Foyt --- very adaptable and capable of racing anything with wheels.

I don't think Danica is as versatile.
 
She hasnt really accomplished much in IRL. She should stay there before giving up and heading to Nascar. I honestly think if she goes to Nascar she will end up like Scott Speed just hanging around 30th praying she doesnt wreck.
 
The Cup rides aren't there for her. There really aren't any Nationwide rides except Roush and he said he plans to run Stenhouse, Braun and Darnell full-time in NWide next year.

It's a stone cold bluff, she's staying in IRL and gonna go with Ganassi. She might try a few ARCA races on off weeks. Wouldn't be surprised if she were paid a large sum of money to race at The Rock. But even then, even with top-notch equipment, I don't think she'd succeed. Even Hornish and Franchitti had hard adjustments. Heck, Franchitti went running back to Open Wheel with his tail curled up. Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya are doing great, but Danica Patrick ain't a Tony Stewart or Juan Pablo when it comes to natural talent.
 
i think the new us f1 team would be a better fit if she left the irl. depends on if they want production or sponsors and a huge new interest in f1 in the us. would be a smart move to jump now if she's going to do it.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Tony being a dirt racer really isn't relevant. As an open wheel racer, he's more of an Andretti or a Foyt --- very adaptable and capable of racing anything with wheels.

I don't think Danica is as versatile.
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This COT car has many handing problems. In dirt track racing it appears the driver is constantly making corrections to the car!
 
Dave Despain announced tonite on TWIN that his sources have told him Danica to NASCAR is a no go.
 
Surprise surprise

Andretti says he is close to re-signing Danica UPDATE: Thursday, Michael Andretti confirmed a split with Andretti Green Racing co-owners Kim Green and Kevin Savoree. They will own and operate the organization's promotional company, currently known as Andretti Green Promotions. Andretti plans to maintain a four-car IndyCar Series team and said he expects to retain popular star Danica Patrick. "Getting close," he said of negotiations. "We've been back and forth a lot, but they want it and we want it. We're just going through the particulars right now. I'm happy with the way things are going." An announcement could come as early as next week. Her car's sponsor, Motorola, is based in Schaumburg, Ill., near Chicagoland Speedway, site of the Aug. 29 race. Patrick's three-year contract expires at the end of the season, which has four races left.(Indianapolis Star)(8-21-2009)
UPDATE: It appears Danica Patrick is leaning strongly toward staying in the IndyCar Series now that Michael Andretti is in the process of taking full control of ownership at Andretti Green Racing (AGR). "I think it's looking a bit like I'm returning," Patrick said in a private interview with SI.com on Friday. "I'm not done. We are still working through some things, but it's looking like that. It is moving along very positively."(Sports Illustrated)(8-22-2009)
 
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