Stewart wins at Daytona; Patrick victim of early wreck
Feb 13, 2010 Breaking News, Danica Patrick, Headline, IndyCar News, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, Tony Stewart
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was Tony Stewart’s good fortune to lead much of Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway — because all hell kept breaking loose behind him.
In a race widely trumpeted as Danica Patrick’s NASCAR debut, Stewart took the checkered flag .309 seconds ahead of 2008 series champion Carl [...]
Patrick finishes sixth in stock car debut
Feb 6, 2010 Arca Racing, Danica Patrick, IndyCar News, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series
Her well anticipated stock car debut finally happened on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway; however it didn’t necessarily go without a hitch. Danica Patrick’s first race in a stock car went quite smoothly throughout the first half of the race, mostly because of the lack of green flag racing. However, it began [...]
Hot Wheels to sponsor Patrick’s Michigan race
Feb 6, 2010 Business, Danica Patrick, IndyCar News, JR Motorsports, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, Teams
Hot Wheels and JR Motorsports announced today during a press conference at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday that Danica Patrick’s No. 7 Chevrolet will be sponsored by Hot Wheels at Michigan this year. Hot Wheels VP of Marketing Simon Waldron said during that Patrick also designed a car that Hot Wheels will add into [...]
Danica Patrick owes her ARCA opportunity to matriarch Mildred Marcum
Feb 4, 2010 Danica Patrick, Daytona International Speedway, IndyCar Series, JR Motorsports, Jennifer Jo Cobb, NASCAR News
While all eyes were on Danica Patrick as she took the wheel of her JR Motorsports GoDaddy.com race car in her ARCA practices today, ARCA matriarch and co-founder Mildred Marcum was setting her own pace at Daytona International Speedway, paving the way for all of the female racers in the event.
Marcum, who is 96 years [...]
Tags: ARCA, Danica Patrick, JR Motorsports
Danica Patrick to enter 12-13 events in 2010
Jan 28, 2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr, Danica Patrick, Headline, IndyCar News, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series
Nationwide Series part-timer Danica Patrick will race in 12-13 races this season, according to a release from JR Motorsports on Thursday. The season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 13 is still to be determined and whether or not she will drive in the event will depend on her performance in the ARCA [...]
Notebook: McArdle announced as Furniture Row Racing GM; Johnsons expecting
Jan 4, 2010 Business, Furniture Row Racing, Headline, Hendrick Motorsports, IndyCar News, IndyCar Series, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR News, Regan Smith, Sprint Cup Series
Furniture Row Racing announced today that Mark McArdle will become the team’s new competition director for the team as they return to full-time Sprint Cup Series racing this season. The team also announced that Ryan Coniam be promoted to Regan Smith’s crew chief and Pete Rondeau will become the car chief for the car.
McArdle, [...]
Patrick completes first day of stock car drafting
Dec 19, 2009 Arca Racing, Danica Patrick, Headline, IndyCar News, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series
NASCAR’s newest female driver completed her first day of on-track drafting practice in a stock car Saturday at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA Re/Max Series test. Danica Patrick, who will race in a little more than a dozen races in the upcoming Nationwide Series season as well as a few sporadic events in the [...]
