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Has Danica Patrick ever raced in a NASCAR event?
charity event? sanctioned race? has she ever been behind the wheel of a nascar at a televised nascar event??
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- gregs111Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
no she was at an event trying to see if there was interest in her but she resigned in the irl
Source(s): martin truex jr - 1 decade ago
No, and I doubt she will ever run full time. Given that very few open wheelers have found success in NASCAR, and the NASCAR schedule, I don't think she has any real desire to switch. Her current contract will probabaly not allow her to run a "charity" event. She is too valuable to her team owner to have her risk injury. (I know that sounds silly, but alot of the big name drivers have clauses like that, when was the last time Jr ran a not NASCAR race?)
- bda52Lv 41 decade ago
I know she has done some sportscar racing in the past, 24 hours of Daytona she shared a Daytona Prototype with Rusty Wallace.
With the unification of the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series there really is no need for her to look elsewhere to race. The IRL puts on great races usually lots of passing on their ovals and fantastic finishes to many races. BTW, the IRL is a 'spec' series now with only one chassis, one engine and one tire. All up to crew setup, team communication and driver ability.
I would not be surprised if in the future she does like Al Unser Jr did, he ran in one Daytona 500 for HMS. I would expect her to run the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard if she did. She is like Tony in that respect, they both love the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Though both prefer a win in the 500, the 400 will do for now.
Car18....Don't forget that Tony Stewart was an IRL champion before getting to the cup series. Robby Gordon and Casey Mears were in CART and the IRL before the Cup series also. Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman and Ken Schrader all had sprint car experience on both dirt and asphalt...used to be the road to the Indy 500 though recently it has changed to be more of a route to NASCAR.
- Anonymous5 years ago
With each and every of the open wheelers getting into NASCAR these days i might say she's definately going to land at Hendrick or Rousch interior the no longer too distant destiny. specific the season is longer, yet while she sees NASCAR using fact the subsequent step in her occupation, because it style of feels many of the open wheelers do, then i do no longer see how she would be in a position to't finally end up in NASCAR. Plus it would be great for sponsorships for a NASCAR team to finally have a woman motive force, exceptionally one as nicely common as Danica.
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- dieselLv 41 decade ago
i think i remember her trying nascar for a few races last year , it may have been nationwide not cup but i am pretty sure she did . as i recall she didnt do too well and thats why she isnt still doing it
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
No, and I hope she never does. I'm all for women in NASCAR, just not that attention-deficit ho-bag.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Nope. I think this is an eventuality but not for some time.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No and judging from her recent finishes, she's not doing much racing in IRL.......
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Nope. She makes the post-race sammiches.