Daytona 500 winner #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may be known as NASCAR’s most popular driver, but when it comes to Twitter, he’s got some catching up to do. #10-Danica Patrick became NASCAR’s first driver with over 1 million Twitter followers in the days leading up to Sunday’s big race, ranking her among the top racing drivers and female athletes in the world. Of course, Dale Jr. didn’t even have a Twitter account before the Daytona 500, but celebrated his second win there by opening an account and quickly attracted over a quarter of a million followers. The 1 million mark easily tops all NASCAR drivers. Next highest is six-time champion #48-Jimmie Johnson’s 530,000 followers. Juan Pablo Montoya leads all IndyCar drivers with just under 800,000. Patrick’s boyfriend, fellow NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., has 126,000 followers.(Associated Press)(2-26-2014)
