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NNS: Patrick’s Move To NASCAR Scrutinized
Danica Patrick says Nationwide Series not just about her...
Danica Patrick speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 24, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo: Getty Images)
Ricky Stenhouse needed to figure out a team name for a Nationwide Series version of the “Family Feud” game recently.
He looked at his team of Nationwide drivers – himself, Sam Hornish Jr., Brian Scott, Justin Allgaier and Danica Patrick – and a team name popped into his head:
“Danica and Those Other Guys.”
“I didn’t want the media to get confused about who we were, so I went with ‘Danica and The Other Guys’ because I figured that’s our series, right?” Stenhouse said.
Everyone had a good laugh. Except maybe Patrick, who shouted, “Nooo.”
The issue has followed Patrick everywhere she’s gone in recent years – criticism over her dominating too much of the spotlight. It was an issue when she raced in the IndyCar Series as too much media attention was placed on the woman known as much for her sexy poses in advertisements as for her racing ability.
Now that Patrick will race full time in NASCAR after two years of part-time competition for JR Motorsports, it wouldn’t be surprising if the issue comes up on a weekly basis. Surely, other drivers notice the attention – when Patrick announced she was coming to NASCAR full time, even NASCAR Chairman Brian France put out a statement about the impact.
That doesn’t happen for other drivers.
There has been some muttering from some drivers and teams already about the attention she is getting, and the fact that she will run 10 Sprint Cup races, including the Daytona 500, means that Yahoo’s most searched athlete will get more, well, searched.
At least publicly, drivers are saying that’s a good thing for them, too.
“If she’s in the race, and I go out there and win the race and run up front, I’m going to get TV time, too,” Richard Childress Racing’s Elliott Sadler said. “It’s not like it’s me against her or anything like that. She’s bringing a whole new audience to the Nationwide Series we didn’t have two or three years ago.”
He looked at his team of Nationwide drivers – himself, Sam Hornish Jr., Brian Scott, Justin Allgaier and Danica Patrick – and a team name popped into his head:
“Danica and Those Other Guys.”
“I didn’t want the media to get confused about who we were, so I went with ‘Danica and The Other Guys’ because I figured that’s our series, right?” Stenhouse said.
Everyone had a good laugh. Except maybe Patrick, who shouted, “Nooo.”
The issue has followed Patrick everywhere she’s gone in recent years – criticism over her dominating too much of the spotlight. It was an issue when she raced in the IndyCar Series as too much media attention was placed on the woman known as much for her sexy poses in advertisements as for her racing ability.
Now that Patrick will race full time in NASCAR after two years of part-time competition for JR Motorsports, it wouldn’t be surprising if the issue comes up on a weekly basis. Surely, other drivers notice the attention – when Patrick announced she was coming to NASCAR full time, even NASCAR Chairman Brian France put out a statement about the impact.
That doesn’t happen for other drivers.
There has been some muttering from some drivers and teams already about the attention she is getting, and the fact that she will run 10 Sprint Cup races, including the Daytona 500, means that Yahoo’s most searched athlete will get more, well, searched.
At least publicly, drivers are saying that’s a good thing for them, too.
“If she’s in the race, and I go out there and win the race and run up front, I’m going to get TV time, too,” Richard Childress Racing’s Elliott Sadler said. “It’s not like it’s me against her or anything like that. She’s bringing a whole new audience to the Nationwide Series we didn’t have two or three years ago.”
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