Danica Patrick: Grading Each Aspect of Her Stock Car Performance in 2012

NASCAR's darling, Danica Patrick, changed her career course from IndyCar to NASCAR full-time this year. The polarizing driver may be better known for her commercial value, but how well is she doing in NASCAR? Patrick is certainly not the first woman to drive in NASCAR, but she garners more attention than any other woman has, be it right or wrong. Overall, NASCAR fans would like to see her do well, but she does have a hard-hitting bunch of naysayers who call her overrated and claim she will never be anything other than mediocre with her driving ability. NASCAR needs Patrick to do well because of the attention she attracts to the sport and the fans she can draw in. Patrick only has 32 NASCAR nationwide starts since 2010, so in all fairness, s...

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