Patrick should stick with IRL

 
Danica Patrick is on top of the IndyCar world, but that doesn't mean she should try to conquer NASCAR too, says Jeff Owens. [link]

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Danica Dancing with Decision

She’s said all along that she would transfer to America’s Good Ol’ Boys when she won in Indy Car. Placing fourth in the Indy 500 in 2005 wasn’t sufficient. So, how about now?
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Tree Falling In The Woods: Danica Patrick Wins Indy Car Race

Patrick won the rain delayed Japan Indy 300. Everyone’s favorite trailer park girl only led 3 laps of the 200, she outlasted Denny Terrio (Helio Castroneves) Scott Dixon a giant lizard and Mothra to claim her first victory since mastering the swallow technique.
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Millions of horny men across US disappointed by Danica Patrick\

American men around the world were sent into intense mourning on Sunday with news that Danica Patrick had won her first IRL race at the Indy Japan 500. The win has seemingly stopped a career progression for Patrick that was widely believed to be leading down the inevitable path of a Playboy photo shoot within two seasons.
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Here come the Haters - Yahoo Sports says Danica Patrick’s win “was more a triumph in public relations than auto racing.”

Bob Margolis of Yahoo! Sports was not at all impressed that Danica Patrick was the victor at the Japan 300 evidenced by his article entitled Putting Patrick’s victory in perspective Quoting Margolis: “It instead was more a battle between the race engineer’s computers on the Andretti Green team and that of her rival Helio Castroneves’ Penske Racing team. It was a matter of who would get ...
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Women Charging on Cup Series' Week Off

Danica Patrick wins her first race, Chrissy Wallace signs a NASCAR contract, and Do You Nascar imposes some questions to its readers.
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