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Congratulations on your big 39th place finish, you sure are equal to the amount of media hype you receive.
how about waiting until the end of the season, or at least a few more races have passed, before making a judgement on how she is doing in sprint cup? remember she did finish in the top ten in points in the nationwide series last year, and this year she is not only learning in a higher level series, but also in a new race car as well. and remember that jeff gordon didnt start off very well in his first season, same with many other top cup drivers.
She's still ahead of JPM and bunch of others guys. Time will tell. Daytona is all about the car/engine package and she had a great package. (so-to-speak) The dog days of spring will show what she's got.
Danica was junk yesterday but so was Newman and Stewart (at least for most of the race). When the other 2 Stewart/Haas cars run consistently well and Danica is still crap, then we can start the over-hype chant.
It is still too early to tell how good/bad Danica really is.
Danica was junk yesterday but so was Newman and Stewart (at least for most of the race). When the other 2 Stewart/Haas cars run consistently well and Danica is still crap, then we can start the over-hype chant.
It is still too early to tell how good/bad Danica really is.
i can go along with this. we also need to remember that danica is a rookie in cup, and she is not only learning to deal with the more powerful cars, she is also learning to deal with a brand new race car as well. if she starts to improve it will be later in the season before we see it really happening.
how about waiting until the end of the season, or at least a few more races have passed, before making a judgement on how she is doing in sprint cup? remember she did finish in the top ten in points in the nationwide series last year, and this year she is not only learning in a higher level series, but also in a new race car as well. and remember that jeff gordon didnt start off very well in his first season, same with many other top cup drivers.
She finished 10th in the driver standings, yes, but the drivers standings in the Nationwide Series are watered down by all the part-time teams and the Sprint Cup interlopers. Car owner points are a more accurate reflection of a driver's accomplishments in the Nationwide Series. Those are accrued regardless of who's driving the car.
For the record, Danica was 17th in the final owners' standings last year.
I really don't understand all of the Danica hate. My daughters are more into NASCAR this year then ever and it's because of Danica. I don't see her winning the Cup, but she will win some races and be competitive.
I really don't understand all of the Danica hate. My daughters are more into NASCAR this year then ever and it's because of Danica. I don't see her winning the Cup, but she will win some races and be competitive.
They're afraid she'll finish ahead of their driver.
When that does happen, no doubt they'll have an excuse ready.
Also this: Danica Patrick, ranks No. 7 with earnings of $12.9 million in 2012. Her merchandise was Nascar’s ninth best seller in 2012, according to Fanatics.com, one of the largest online retailers of officially licensed sports merchandise. But that ranking will jump this year, as she only raced in 10 Sprint Cup races last year and will be running a full-time Sprint Cup schedule in 2013 for the first time. Her merchandise was flying off shelves after she secured the pole for the Daytona 500. Her gear was Nascar’s best seller in the week leading up to Daytona on Fanatics.com–a spot usually reserved for Earnhardt. The Go Daddy girl has 15 personal sponsors including: Coca-Cola, Nationwide, Tissot and Sega.
They're afraid she'll finish ahead of their driver.
When that does happen, no doubt they'll have an excuse ready.
That may be the case for some, but it's not for me. Danica is 80% marketing, 20% driver. I want to see a female racer succeed, and so far Danica's had some nice benchmarks but in reality she hasn't accomplished anything on the track. Take out the "first woman to" qualifier and what has she done? Won a non-descript fuel mileage race, led a few laps at Indy, won the pole for a plate race, and led a handful of laps in the Daytona 500. That's it, yet people build her up and give her more exposure than even ol 5-time himself. Honestly, in the long run her lack of palpable success could end up hurting the chances for more qualified females to get quality rides.
I really don't understand all of the Danica hate. My daughters are more into NASCAR this year then ever and it's because of Danica. I don't see her winning the Cup, but she will win some races and be competitive.
Yet these same people excuse Jr's lack of performance.
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Time will tell. Daytona is all about the car/engine package and she had a great package. (so-to-speak) The dog days of spring will show what she's got.
