Danica Patrick: Is Running a Full Season in NASCAR a Good Idea for Her?

Sources are indicating that Danica Patrick is working on a plan that would allow her to run a full season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2012. Under this plan, she would also run a select few races in the Sprint Cup Series before making the jump to full time in the Sprint Cup in 2013. From a public relations standpoint, this would be great news for NASCAR. It is obvious that they love the exposure that Patrick brings to the series and her presence would do nothing but increase the television ratings and revenue for the Nationwide Series. From a competition standpoint, I think it makes a lot of sense for Patrick as well. Let's face facts, thus far, her stock car career has been mediocre at best. In 17 career starts, Patrick has just one ...

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