Danica Patrick Still Has Much to Prove Amid NASCAR’s Best Drivers

Danica Patrick has a chance to once again make history on NASCAR’s biggest stage, but winning the pole doesn’t guarantee any success in Sunday's race. Patrick became the first female driver to secure the pole position in a Sprint Cup race, and she couldn’t have picked a better time to do so. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s premier event, and with all of the lights shining on Patrick, she’ll be in position to solidify her career in the sport.Patrick deserves credit for what she has done thus far, but she has a long way to go to be considered one of the best drivers in NASCAR. Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 in 1980 and knows a thing or two about NASCAR’s premier event. Baker doesn’t feel Patrick has the ...

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