How do you think Danica Patrick will do in her NASCAR debut? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Speedway Shell, 1733 Massachusetts St. on February 13, 2010

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“I don’t really follow NASCAR, but I think she will finish in the top 5.”

— Matthew Dawkins, environmental science/geography major, Oklahoma City

“I hope she does well; she did good in her practice runs. … It would be cool to see a chick win a NASCAR race.”

— Brett Fitzpatrick, history major, Overland Park

“She won’t be in the top 5. I’m going to put her 18th or 19th.”

— John Nelson, security, Lawrence

“She’s going to do great, power to her!”

— Michele DeChadenedes, design major, Denver

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Boston_Corbett 3 years, 4 months ago

Vroom, vroom, vroom.

Boston_Corbett 3 years, 4 months ago

I wonder if she will stop and ask for directions?

(ducking now)

diplomacy205 3 years, 4 months ago

I think she will finish in the middle of the pack which is better than most rookies do.

parrothead8 3 years, 4 months ago

Top 10

blackfox 3 years, 4 months ago

She will crash or be in a crash. Just another over rated open wheel driver turned NASCAR. Oh, all the nascrap drivers are OVERRATED!

BorderRuffian 3 years, 4 months ago

Won't it be difficult for her to drive, apply make-up, and talk on the cell phone at the same time?

randysavage 3 years, 4 months ago

edjayhawk (Anonymous) says… As comedian George Karlin once said: Racing isn't a sport. Same five rednecks win it every time.

I'm not familiar with this 'Karlin' character, but he is wrong; racing is a sport, but it's not a part of what we call 'athletics'. Much like golf...any thing you can do while smoking cigarette or cigar (and not suffer for it) can't be a sport....

While she does have some of the best equipment in the Nationwide series, some of the Cup guys (Stewart, Jr., Kahne and Kyle Busch, etc.) are racing today too. My bet is she gets collected in a wreck, or causes one. But if she can keep the fenders on her car, she could see the top 15....

beatrice 3 years, 4 months ago

TOB: "She will turn left early and often."

Very funny.

I'm with spacehog -- not a sport.

rando1965 3 years, 4 months ago

MOST OF YOU ARE BLOGING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO AND DON'T EVEN FOLLOW NASCAR SO GET A LIFE. SHE SHOULD OK MABY BETTER THAN MONT GIVE HER CREDIT FOR BUT PRACTICE DIDN'T GO AS GOOD AS EXPECTED.

srj 3 years, 4 months ago

Not much of a racing fan. But it has been noted this car has won before many times last year, so she will be forced to do well quickly.

Boston_Corbett 3 years, 4 months ago

yea I forgot about her equipment. Good shield, great fenders.

TheStig 3 years, 4 months ago

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riverdrifter 3 years, 4 months ago

""There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."

I think she gets knocked out of the race. Just not enough experience to be a factor -yet.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago

Does it really matter? Danica Patrick is just another in the long line of children who have been pimped out by their parents to the media obsessive American consumer. Mom manages here business dealings. She's a juggernaut marketing machine, pure and simple. GoDaddy.com, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, FHM, Boost Mobile, AirTran, Argent Mortgage, Samsonite, 7-Eleven. And NASCAR loves her. Her ARCA race was the most-watched ever, and Her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut will probably be the most-watched race ever. I'm betting NBC hates her (drawing viewers from Olympic coverage.)

To quote Patrick herself: "I'm doing everything I can to create a really good brand for myself," Patrick says, "and to use that to do other things down the road." According to the 'media' not only is Danica the most amazing racing driver since Dale Sr. but she is also related to Jesus.

Who needs Danica when you can have twins? Watch out for the Cope twins racing in the NASCAR truck series, Twin comsologists on a mission to show NASCAR that you can beat and bang on the race track and look hot at the same time. http://www.twinmotorsportsracing.com/images/photos/32.jpg The will be sharing the ride, "two girls, one truck". Twins no less!!! And they wear big insectoid Christian Dior sunglasses!!! Now thats hot.

Jill George is a driver I could follow. She had a bit of trouble in the ACRA race that Patrick finished 6th in, but look for her in the future. Best all-around female high school athlete, college grad on a sports scholarship, state Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, chiropractor.

ms_canada 3 years, 4 months ago

Definitely not a sport. Driving well at great speed should be classed as a skill the same as shooting a gun. Where the h is the sport in those two actions. And on second thought, bullfighting is not a sport either. I have seen plenty of those and there was nothing sporty about those bloody actions anymore than the gladiator bouts in ancient Roma were. Hey, how about my mother and I beheading a bunch of chickens when I lived on the farm. Maybe that could be classed as a sport also.

xbusguy 3 years, 4 months ago

She could race my car anytime.

riverdrifter 3 years, 4 months ago

Chrissy Wallace is also in the Nationwide race today. Danika starts from the 15th position. Qualifying was rained out yesterday so the grid was set on owners points and her team bought her points position from a team that's no longer racing. 15th -she could screw things up right from the get-go. We'll see.

CWGOKU 3 years, 4 months ago

She can shift my gears anytime

ms_canada 3 years, 4 months ago

Hey Babboy, be a sport, I was being facetious. :o)

puddleglum 3 years, 4 months ago

its like days of thunder all over again.

or was that talledega nights?

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago

Spark plugs at each end of a cow, no that put a crimp on methane emissions.

Easy_Does_It 3 years, 4 months ago

Seems she has a weight advantage over the other drives. I know she must be 100lbs. less than Tony Stewart.

toe 3 years, 4 months ago

Waste fuel.

blackfox 3 years, 4 months ago

Awesome!She wrecked! HaHaHa!

gsxr600 3 years, 4 months ago

She crashed!!!! How unanticipated LOL

Boeing 3 years, 4 months ago

I know there is this whole "girl power" thing...but shouldn't women back a woman who can actually win rather than fail expectations time after time? Doesn't do much for girl power...

zettapixel 3 years, 4 months ago

I think she's going to wreck!

nobody1793 3 years, 4 months ago

Danica wasn't the only woman driving in that race, by the way.

ozzynbn 3 years, 4 months ago

Some of you are joyous that she wrecked? You heartless b@st@rds.

riverdrifter 3 years, 4 months ago

sierraclub (Anonymous) says…

She drove straight into the wreck. She did not even try to go down low. The bottom was clear. She said that she could not see. Priceless.

Your TV opinion is worthless. Also looks like she could've gone left onto pit road without a penalty. Unfortunately, everybody was doing ~175. The wreck sequence was over in about 2 seconds. Stuff happens. Danica did OK. At least she didn't make a jackass of herself like Carl Edwards did.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago

Carl Edwards? Related to John Edwards, Rielle Hunter's (aka Alison Poole's) baby daddy?

hitme 3 years, 4 months ago

The debate shouldn't really be about whether racing is a sport. It is. (I don't care to watch cars go in a circle.)

The debate is whether the drivers are would be considered athletes.

The are Olympic activities that I wouldn't consider sports. Synchronized swimming comes to mind.

Riding a sled down a hill wouldn't require excessive athleticism

This has all been discussed before, so (yawn) I really don't care.

Liberty275 3 years, 4 months ago

I saw Danica running her indy car at the kansas speedway. It was kinda cool getting some shots of her getting into the car before she hit the track.

OTOH, I don't really care about the drivers. I am a fan of the cars. NASCAR is OK for a few laps and any time something wrecks, but it pales in comparison to the way a top-fuel car will litterally rattle your brain inside your head from 100 yards. If you have never experienced it, it will redefine what you consider to be violence.