Even as Danica Patrick answered questions about her chances in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, Indy Car’s most famous driver said Thursday that she remained open to a future in NASCAR. Patrick, who will start 10th Sunday, said she will listen to offers from any NASCAR teams interested in signing her, but reiterated, “this is my home” referring to the Indy Car Series. Her contract with Andretti Green Racing (AGR) is up at the end of the season and speculation has put her everywhere from NASCAR to Formula One to returning to the championship AGR organization. “It’s a contract year and I’m going to look at everything,” Patrick said. “I will look at NASCAR.” Patrick, 27, said she can’t begin negotiations until June. And when asked during Thursday’s annual Indy 500 Media Day at the Speedway if she was courting offers, Patrick smiled and said, “I’m not bringing it up, I’m not slipping it into conversations. .. I’m purely answering questions that people are asking me.”(FanHouse)(5-23-2009)
