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NASCAR: Danica Patrick reverting back to last season’s struggles at Phoenix

Phoenix- Many outside the NASCAR community thought Danica Patrick had turned the corner and was ready to contend in the NASCAR world. She started on the pole for the biggest race of the season at Daytona International Speedway last weekend and ran up front all race. Patrick was running third all the way up to the final lap with a shot to win it but made a costly mistake, not making...

Danica Patrick Continues To Improve

As the 2013 NASCAR season progresses, Danica Patrick continues her rookie season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Heading into the race weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, Patrick will be making her second start of her rookie season. As she prepares to compete in the Subway Fresh Fit 500, Patrick will get the opportunity to [...]

Danica Patrick Phoenix Media Transcript

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed her success at Daytona, expectations for weekend at Phoenix, comparison of her first Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 and other topics. TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND: “It was nice to come here at the end of the season, and...

Danica Patrick Post-Accident Quotes

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, was involved in an accident on lap 184 after losing a right front tire. Below are quotes from Patrick after the accident. WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE? “Obviously I blew a right front. No real warning. I wasn’t that tight either; I was sliding a little bit. I felt like most of the day I was chasing the rear. It was a little...

Patrick not hurt after hard hit at Phoenix

Danica Patrick slammed her car hard into the wall during a race at Phoenix International Raceway, but was uninjured. Patrick blew a right-front tire coming around turn 4 on Sunday and slammed into the wall. She careened back onto the track and was hit hard again by David Ragan, flipping her hood over the windshield and shredding the left front fender. Patrick coasted to a stop...

Danica Patrick cuts tire at Phoenix ending her day

Getty Images Danica Patrick struggled with her car all weekend at Phoenix. After qualifying 40th, Patrick made little headway in her second Sprint Cup start of the season. Just past halfway Patrick cut a tire midway though turn three sending her No. 10 Chevrolet SS into the wall collecting the No. 34 Ford Fusion of David Ragan as she came down the race track. Patrick was running...

Five Reasons Why Danica Patrick Won’t Succeed at Phoenix Or Any Other Speedway

Usually, drivers with multi-million dollar sponsorship packages tend to run upfront. Well, at least those who have earned it after being involved in NASCAR for quite some time. Danica Patrick is one of a select amount of NASCAR drivers with a sponsor backing her for the majority of the season. It’s fair to say that [...]

Danica Patrick crashes hard into wall

Danica Patrick's day ended in disappointment after she blew a right-front tire during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Subway 500 and wrecked on the frontstretch at Phoenix International Raceway. The accident on Lap 185 was further compounded when David Ragan slammed into her No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevy SS. "Obviously I blew a right front," Patrick said. "No real warning....

Danica Patrick Phoenix Accident Quotes

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE? "Obviously I blew a right front. No real warning. I wasn't that tight either; I was sliding a little bit. I felt like most of the day I was chasing the rear. It was a little unexpected. I took a hard hit to the right, and then on the left. I'm fine. The cars and the tracks are so safe. As a driver that's a nice feeling. It doesn't change...

Danica Patrick Crashes in Phoenix; Watch From Her Point of View

Last week she was the belle of the ball in Daytona when she became the first woman to win the pole at Daytona and to lead a lap in the Great American Race. This week she gets a flat and crashes into the wall. On the upside (which since there was no one hurt I can say that) we get to see the crash from the fan's point of view as well as from a camera in Danica's car--kinda...

Danica familiar with Phoenix challenges

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- If a driver is only as good as his or her last race, then Danica Patrick deserves to be ranked among the top 10 in the Sprint Cup Series for now. Patricks 2013 coming-out party at Daytona International Speedway was impressive. She started from the pole, led five laps and ran more circuits (113) in the top three than any other driver before finishing eighth. ...

Danica aware of Phoenix challenges

If a driver is only as good as his or her last race, then Danica Patrick deserves to be ranked among the top 10 in the Sprint Cup Series -- for now. Patrick's 2013 coming-out party at Daytona International Speedway was impressive. She started from the pole, led five laps and ran more circuits (113) among the top-three positions than any other driver before finishing eighth....

Tony Stewart Phoenix Media Transcript

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, met with media and discussed the learning process for the new race cars, Danica Patrick’s performance at Daytona, his opinion of the Phoenix International Raceway track, and more. HOW IS THE NEW CAR HANDLING? “So far, so good. We are just a little bit tight, balance-wise; but other than that it drives really good...

Mark Martin takes pole at Phoenix

Mark Martin will be on the pole at Phoenix International Raceway for the second straight year after becoming the second-oldest pole-sitter in NASCAR history. Martin went around PIR's mile oval at a speed of 138.075 mph on Friday to earn his 56th career pole a week after finishing third in the Daytona 500. Martin turned 54 in January, leaving him a few months short beating Harry...
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