Danica Patrick: Pole Win Will Be Hollow Without Strong Showing at Daytona 500

Danica Patrick may have made NASCAR history by becoming the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500, but it will be nothing but a footnote if she doesn't follow that up with a strong performance in the Great American Race.I don't mean to completely diminish her accomplishment. Winning the pole of the Daytona 500 is an honor—especially considering it was just a year ago, in this race, that Patrick made her Sprint Cup Series debut, and that this is scheduled to be her first full-time year on the NASCAR premier circuit. While this is an early statement that Danica and her No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing team are ready to make some waves in the Sprint Cup Series, that will all be undone if she struggles in the upcoming ra...

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