Danica Patrick Still Short of Goals Despite Preferential Treatment

Danica Patrick has certainly not set the world on fire with her entry into NASCAR's Sprint Cup division. In her first three attempts, her qualifying and finishes leave much to be desired. She has an average start of 36th and average finish of 33rd.Her most recent run at Charlotte saw a 40th place qualifying and a five-lap-down 31st place finish with many laps during the race among the slowest. If her mission was to finish the race with all four fenders on the car, mission accomplished....no more, no less.The upcoming lengthy break from Cup competition can't help her racing prowess as the more seat time, the better.Had Stewart-Haas Racing not merged their 10 race plan for Patrick with Tommy Baldwin Racing, she would not have qualified for an...

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