Danica Patrick, driver of #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the first test session, her expectations for the 2013 season and other topics.
FIRST TIME OUT ON THE TRACK IN THE GEN-6 CAR AND HERE BACK AT DAYTONA TALK ABOUT HOW THINGS WENT FOR YOU AND WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS THIS YEAR? “It’s good to be back. It was a quick off season, but I’m pleased to be back in the car. I was happy driving to the track this morning. It started off a little bit slow. I had a vibration and they saw that the shift mount was sort of dragging on the drive train or the drive shaft casing or the drive shaft itself. I don’t know; that is how technical I am. So, they thought that is where the speed was in the first run and then came in from the second run and it was still the same slow speed. I shut it off and luckily I shut it off a little bit early coming into the garage. Just so it doesn’t run and get hot. They noticed that the ...
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