Danica Patrick News

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

February 27, 2012
#99-Carl Edwards (starts 1st): Trying to become the first polesitter to win the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett in 2000. None of Edwards ' 19 career victories have come on a restrictor plate track. #16-Greg Biffle (2nd): Seeking to become the first *outside polesitter

#51 Team changes engines, after Happy Hour:

#51 Team changes engines, after Happy Hour:

February 26, 2012
During Happy Hour, Kurt Busch's Daytona 500 possibilities were impacted when his #51 Phoenix Racing Chevy hit a bird. 'We hit a bird and I think we cooked the engine,' owner James Finch said as he watched his men examine the engine and repair the tear in the car's

2012 NASCAR on FOX Season Goes Into High Gear with Daytona 500:

2012 NASCAR on FOX Season Goes Into High Gear with Daytona 500:

February 26, 2012
FOX Sports proudly presents the 54th running of the Daytona 500. Coverage starts with the FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace show hosted by John Roberts, with up-to-the-minute reports, live interviews with drivers, crewmen and officials shaping the day's action and analysis

2011 Highest paid drivers:

2011 Highest paid drivers:

February 24, 2012
Forbes.com estimated 2011 NASCAR driver annual earnings, Forbes earnings figures include driving salaries, personal endorsements, share of race winnings, licensing income and bonuses. The top-10: 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. $28 million 2. Jeff Gordon $24 million 3. Tony

BK Racing plans to run full races all season:

BK Racing plans to run full races all season:

February 23, 2012
Tomato grower Wayne Press and his partners had originally planned to start their own team with the equipment from #71 TRG Motorsports, which was managed by Kevin Buckler. But they couldn 't get access to that equipment, so Press, Scott Gunderson and others bought equipment

Daytona 500 Tidbits:

Daytona 500 Tidbits:

February 20, 2012
The 2012 edition will be the 54th running of the Daytona 500. Although the first Daytona 500 was held in 1959, it has been the season-opener only since 1982. 518 drivers have competed in at least one Daytona 500; 306 in more than one. 35 drivers have won a Daytona

Eleven years since pole winner won Daytona 500:

Eleven years since pole winner won Daytona 500:

February 15, 2012
The first two spots in the Daytona 500 will be determined on Sunday as a 10th different driver attempts to take the season-opening Coors Light Pole Award. Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the last four poles. The pole-winner appears to be due for a victory in

NASCAR This Week on ESPN:

NASCAR This Week on ESPN:

February 14, 2012
With the NASCAR season only days away, ESPNEWS will air a three-hour special from NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 12noon/et. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Daytona 500 rookie Danica Patrick

Danica to appear in two Super Bowl ads:

Danica to appear in two Super Bowl ads:

February 4, 2012
On Sunday, NASCAR will benefit from Danica Patrick's popularity when she appears in two GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercials, giving her the unofficial distinction of being in more Super Bowl ads (10) than any other celebrity. You won 't see Patrick in a stock car, but

Danica to get owner points from Baldwin? Reutimann in the #10? UPDATES:

Danica to get owner points from Baldwin? Reutimann in the #10? UPDATES:

January 31, 2012
Danica Patrick will be a guaranteed starter in the 2012 Daytona 500, using owner points from Tommy Baldwin Racing. Multiple sources say a deal is nearly complete to make Patrick a guaranteed starter in Stewart Haas Racing's #10 Chevy in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season

Speedco joins JR Motorsports sponsors:

Speedco joins JR Motorsports sponsors:

January 31, 2012
Speedco joins JR Motorsports sponsors: Speedco Truck Lube and Tires, a national company that specializes in quick lubes and tire services for the trucking industry, will join the JR Motorsports team as primary sponsor of the company's late model program and associate

Danica to get owner points from Baldwin? Reutimann in the #10?

Danica to get owner points from Baldwin? Reutimann in the #10?

January 30, 2012
Danica Patrick will be a guaranteed starter in the 2012 Daytona 500, using owner points from Tommy Baldwin Racing. Multiple sources say a deal is nearly complete to make Patrick a guaranteed starter in Stewart Haas Racing's #10 Chevy in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season

Bayne may only run Nationwide part-time:

Bayne may only run Nationwide part-time:

January 24, 2012
Bayne may only run Nationwide part-time: Trevor Bayne has a Daytona 500 championship ring, an electric smile, and a bright future in NASCAR's national divisions. What he doesn't have right now, though, is a full-time ride in the Nationwide Series for 2012. The Roush

Danica will run Coke 600; skip Indy 500:

Danica will run Coke 600; skip Indy 500:

January 23, 2012
Danica Patrick has added the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to her 2012 Sprint Cup schedule, eliminating any possibility she will run in the Indianapolis 500. 'I 'm not going to do the Indy 500,' the former IndyCar Series driver said on Monday to kick off

Bristol going green with Danica for St. Pats Day:

Bristol going green with Danica for St. Pats Day:

January 22, 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway is 'Going Green' in a big way with Go Daddy Girl Danica Patrick during a special St. Patrick's Day celebration for the Nationwide Series event March 17. Breaking a long-standing tradition of eschewing green, once a much-maligned hue in the NASCAR