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Danica Patrick ready for full-time rigors of Nationwide Series
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Danica Patrick says she’s ready for change. Yes, there will be some emotional moments when she makes her final start as a full-time IndyCar Series driver next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Patrick says she’s ready for the demands of a full Nationwide Series schedule—not to mention a handful of Sprint Cup appearances. “I’m really looking forward to it,” Patrick said Friday at Kansas Speedway, where she … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Danica Patrick To Compete In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series For Stewart-Haas Racing
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Racing superstar Danica Patrick will run a limited NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in 2012 with sponsorship from Go Daddy, the world’s largest Web hosting company and domain registrar in the world. The number of races and specific venues where Patrick will drive a SHR prepared Chevrolet Impala will be announced at a later date. Her car number will also be revealed in the near future. The limited Sprint Cup … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
Danica Patrick reportedly close to announcing full-time NASCAR deal
by Sporting News Danica Patrick will race full time for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series next year, according to multiple Internet reports. An announcement is expected next week in Phoenix, where Patrick’s sponsor, GoDaddy.com, is based. The initial announcement of Patrick’s foray into NASCAR racing took place in December 2009 in the Rotunda at Chase Field in Phoenix. According to a report by ESPN’s Marty Smith, Patrick, 29, also will run selected Sprint Cup events in cars … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
Report: Danica will run Nationwide full time, Cup part time in 2012
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Danica Patrick is finalizing a deal to run a full Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports and a partial Cup schedule with Stewart-Haas Racing next season, according to The Associated Press. JR Motorsports spokesman Mike Davis and Patrick agent Mark Dyer declined to comment on the report when contacted by SceneDaily.com. It has been widely speculated that if Patrick moved from IndyCar to NASCAR full time, she would run the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
Danica Patrick’s 2011 NASCAR Schedule Announced
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Danica Patrick, the 28-year-old racer who transitioned into NASCAR Nationwide Series competition last year with JR Motorsports in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, has finalized her 2011 Nationwide Series plans. JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt, on behalf of the team and primary sponsor GoDaddy.com, announced those plans today. Patrick’s tour will closely resemble her rookie campaign in that she will compete in a cluster of races on the front and back ends of the Nationwide Series schedule. She will appear in select races during the middle parts of the year while competing full time in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Patrick’s 2011 NASCAR plans feature 12 races across 10 NASCAR markets. Four of those markets will host Patrick for the first time in a stock car. As announced last … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Fans scoop up Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 3 Wrangler items
By Michael Smith Combine one of NASCAR’s biggest names with one of its most recognizable paint schemes from the past and you’ve got licensing gold. Merchandise commemorating Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retro No. 3 Wrangler car is flying off the virtual shelves at the NASCAR.com Superstore. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Veteran Greg Sacks To Race No. 88 Chevy for JR Motorsports at Daytona
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – On the silver anniversary weekend of his monumental NASCAR Sprint Cup victory in the 1985 Pepsi Firecracker 400, veteran Greg Sacks will return to the driver’s seat in a JR Motorsports entry in the July 2nd NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, kicking off a brand new partnership between JR Motorsports and Grand Touring Vodka. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
JR Motorsports Fires Bires
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports will undergo a driver change to its No. 88 NASCAR Nationwide Series team effective this weekend when the series races at Texas Motor Speedway, general manager and co-owner Kelley Earnhardt announced today. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
JR Motorsports Adds Landon Cassill To Driver Line-up For No. 7 Team
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports has named Landon Cassill the driver of its No. 7 Chevrolets for four consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races starting next week at Phoenix International Raceway, general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced on Friday. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
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