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ESPN: Danica Patrick close to two-year NASCAR Nationwide deal

Rumors of IndyCar's Danica Patrick dipping a toe into the stock car racing pool have been swirling for months, but a new report suggests that an end to the rumors is near. ESPN says that Patrick is on the verge of signing a NASCAR Nationwide Series contract with JR Motorsports, the operation owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Unnamed sources that spoke to ESPN call the talks "near their final phase" and comment that it'd be a "surprise if it didn't happen." In any case, don't expect a formal announcement until sometime after the Sprint Cup chase ... Read more →

Introduction to Karting: Part 1 Tim Stevens

Michael Schumacher. Ayrton Senna. Jeff Gordon. Alex Zanardi. Danica Patrick. All great drivers and all learned their trade in buzzy little racing karts with no suspension, no downforce, minimal ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick to drive NASCAR in 2010, remain with IndyCar Series Jeremy Korzeniewski

The rumors were apparently true. According to ESPN, IndyCar driver – and, without a doubt our favorite Go Daddy spokesmodel – Danica Patrick will "all but certainly" take part in ...

Best Buy to follow YouTube into USF1 sponsorship? Noah Joseph

Preparations are well underway for the debut of the new USF1 team, which is set to join the Formula One grid next season. The car's been designed, the manufacturing facility is in the process of ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick nixes talk of USF1 drive for 2010, but is pondering NASCAR Chris Paukert

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Danica_Patrick_Considers_Competing_in_the_NASCAR_Series'; IndyCar starlet Danica Patrick has been rumored to be pondering a switch to Formula One even ...

Danica Patrick in trouble for remarks about doping 5 months ago on Autoblog

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, racing superstar Danica Patrick got herself into a bit of hot water when the subject of performance-enhancing drugs came up. When asked if she would take illegal drugs if she would not get caught, she responded by saying "Well, then it's not ...

Spoiler Alert: 2009 Indianapolis 500 race results 6 months ago on Autoblog

On Saturday we asked you in a poll if you care about the Indianapolis 500. The number one response with 40% of the vote was, "I never cared in the first place." Well, at least one of us here at Autoblog cared enough to watch the race on TV yesterday, but that couldn't stop long stretches of ...

VIDEO: Go Daddy teases raciest-yet Danica Patrick ad for Indy 500 6 months ago on Autoblog

Go Daddy commercials are well known for two things: 1) Having little to do with web hosting and domains, and 2) Making use of attractive women in suggestive situations. During the Super Bowl, Go Daddy threw racer Danica Patrick into a shower with a college German instructor. The two girls theme ...

Danica Patrick shills for milk with a wet upper lip 6 months ago on Autoblog

Got Milk? It's one of the most successful marketing campaigns of all time. IndyCar driver and femme fatale of the front straight, Danica Patrick, has signed on to shill for the bovine beverage in one of those very familiar advertisements that features popular athletes and celebrities with a wet ...

Danica Patrick, Alan Mullaly make the 2009 TIME Top 100 list 6 months ago on Autoblog

Every year, TIME magazine publishes its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list is typically comprised of government leaders, business titans and high-profile celebrities, and this year's, which just hit the shelves, is no different. Among those included in the ranking for ...

Star-Spangled Line-Up: Danica Patrick linked to USF1 race seat 9 months ago on Autoblog

Danica Patrick just might make it into Formula One after all. The sensational IndyCar driver/Sports Illustrated swimsuit model was previously linked to a potential seat with Honda's F1 team, but those prospects were all but completely dashed when the squad closed up shop. But now the people behind ...

Danica Patrick returns to pages of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Yes, there's video 9 months ago on Autoblog

Danica Patrick may not be doing as well on the race track as she may like, but the fetching driver is definitely winning off the track. Ms. Patrick has an endorsement deal with Go Daddy, she made FHM's top 100 Sexiest Women list, and now she's added a second appearance in the Sports Illustrated ...

Danica washes up for Go Daddy Super Bowl ads 10 months ago on Autoblog

For the past few Super Bowls, internet registrar GoDaddy.com has spent a sizable portion of its annual ad budget on one or two commercials. The tradition lives on for 2009's big game, and racing's most famous female driver is back with Go Daddy for another starring role. You may remember last ...

Raising Arizona: Danica gets another speeding ticket 10 months ago on Autoblog

Some people we'll just never understand. Like those who'll look at a high-performance sports car and ask, "But where are you going to drive it?" Or the cops in Scottsdale, Arizona, who have given a speeding ticket to Danica Patrick yet again. Never mind that for many police officers, a pretty girl ...

VIDEO: Danica and Milka in trackside fight (towels were involved) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump An altercation between the two admittedly attractive female drivers in the IndyCar Series has all the makings for a sensational headline, and in this case Danica Patrick and Milka Duno backed it up by tangling in the pits last Saturday after a practice ...

Correction: Honda F1 not testing Danica, but would like to 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yesterday we reported that Danica Patrick would test with the Honda F1 team at the end of the season. That report was a false start: Honda F1 CEO Nick Fry said there was no arrangement for Danica to test, and that she and the team have had no contact. However, Fry did say that if she wanted to ...

Danica Patrick scores full test with Honda F1 1 year ago on Autoblog

Danica Patrick, who races for the Honda-powered Andretti-Green IRL team, has spoken of wanting to make the jump to the world's premier form of motorsport, Formula 1. Later this year, according to Honda F1 CEO Nick Fry, the team is going to give her that chance. Danica will be put into Honda's Earth ...

92nd Indy 500 ends with pole-sitter Dixon taking checkered flag 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Indy 500 New Zealand's Scott Dixon led the field at this year's 92nd Indianapolis 500 going into turn 1 of Lap 1 and, after surviving 200 laps of open wheel mayhem at the Brickyard, crossed the finish line first, 1.75 seconds ahead of second-place ...

VIDEO: Danica Patrick hits crew member on pit lane at Indy 1 year ago on Autoblog

Follow the jump for video if the incident We are soooo glad Danica Patrick hearts Autoblog, because during practice at Indy yesterday, she struck a pit crew member of a competing team. Dale Coyne Racing's Charles Buckman, the chief mechanic for Mario Moraes, suffered a concussion as well as scalp ...

Danica Patrick to test for Honda F1? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Everybody's favorite racing driver has been getting a lot of attention since claiming her "maiden" victory in the IRL race at Motegi in Japan two weeks ago. Now officials are considering giving Danica Patrick a shot at test driving a Formula One car. Patrick has had a checkered past with F1 ...

Long Beach Grand Prix: People Gallery 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery from this weekend's LBGP American open-wheel racing just had a pretty big weekend, in case you missed it. While one era was beginning in Japan, another was ending at America's Monte Carlo. With reunification finally about to commence, the last Champ Car (nee CART) ...

Danica Patrick wins Indy Japan 300 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery from Indy Japan 300 The third race of the IRL season and last event before the on set of the merger was history in the making. The Indy Japan 300 was a difficult race to get off the ground though, as rainy conditions cancelled qualifying and caused postponement ...

New IRL rule weighs heavy on Danica Patrick 1 year ago on Autoblog

The new rule at the Indy Racing League (IRL) says the minimum weight for cars will now include the driver. That's good news for Ed Carpenter. At 165 pounds, he's the heaviest driver in the series (if anyone can call that "heavy"). On the other hand, it appears to penalize Danica Patrick -- the ...

Danica Patrick reaches new milestone, SI's Swimsuit Issue 1 year ago on Autoblog

Most drivers love to see themselves in Sports Illustrated. It means they did something important like win the Indy 500. Danica Patrick appears in the most recent issue, but it's not for winning a race. Rather, her hot bod has landed the IndyCar driver in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. ...

Danica Patrick's GoDaddy.com ad banned from Super Bowl because of beavers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Way back when, Primus had a song called "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver," and, well, it got a lot of attention. Web site service provider GoDaddy.com is getting attention for the same unlikely use of the little brown castor canadensis. What do beavers have to do with web sites? That's exactly what Fox ...

CES 2008: Danica Patrick hearts Autoblog 1 year ago on Autoblog

Well, sorta. The not-at-all unattractive Indy Car driver is at CES with one of her sponsors, GoDaddy. We figured Indy Cars are fully within our beat and raced over to get a couple of shots of Ms. Patrick. And, whatdya know? Once she saw the Autoblog press badge she went nuts, grabbed a t-shirt and ...

Danica Patrick gets "fiesty" with Dan Wheldon after Milwaukee race 2 years ago on Autoblog

Last weekend's ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 Indy race at the Milwaukee Mile saw Tony Kanann take the checkered flag, but a confrontation after the race between Danica Patrick and Dan Wheldon is getting more media attention than who stood atop the podium after the race concluded. On Lap 88, Danica ...

VIDEO: Jay-Z taps Maybach Exelero for new video 2 years ago on Autoblog

We have to say that Jay-Z is officially one of our favorite recording artists. Not so much for his awesome music, but for the cars he uses in his vids. Just a few weeks ago we showed you the Monte Carlo-set video for "Show Me What You Got" with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Danica Patrick racing around ...

Forbes' lists America's best driving roads 3 years ago on Autoblog

We have to hand it to Forbes' on this one. This has been a feature that some of us have been mulling over for several months. The only thing that has caused us to hesitate is simply greed. We don't want everyone to know about our favorite roads. We've kept them hidden for so long that divulging ...

Danica Patrick signs with Andretti Green Racing for 2007 - no NASCAR 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite reports that Danica Patrick's father/manager was in exploratory talks with various NASCAR teams to turn his daughter into a dedicated left-turner, word is coming out that the Queen of Open-Wheel Racing has signed with Andretti Green Racing for the 2007 season of the Indy Racing League. This ...

Danica Patrick switching to NASCAR, too? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of Juan Pablo Montoya's decision to leave the bright lights of Formula 1 for the barbecue pits of NASCAR at the end of the 2006 season is a report that Danica Patrick's father and manager, T.J. Patrick, is currently in exploratory talks with some NASCAR teams for his daughter to ...

Gunning for Danica? Texas cheerleading captain making waves in racing 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lindsey Adams is 19, has a thing for manicures, designer clothing, and she's the captain of her school's cheerleading squad. She's also a burgeoning threat on the racetrack, having just won a regional Formula Mazda race at Texas World Speedway late last month, on top of achieving some success kart ...

Louise Smith leaves some big shoes for Danica and crew to fill 3 years ago on Autoblog

Last week, a little piece of motorsports history went away when Louise Smith, known as the first lady of racing when she made NASCAR headlines from 1945-56, died in Georgia on Saturday at age 89. Like the more recent excitement surrounding Danica Patrick's presence in the IRL, ...

Danica Patrick to race into bookstore near you 3 years ago on Autoblog

Indy Racing League fan favorite Danica Patrick will return to Indianapolis next month, where she hopes to improve on her fourth place finish in last year's rookie campaign. But Patrick isn't just gearing up for the race, the talented and comely racer is on the cusp of releasing her ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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