Danica Patrick To Make First NASCAR Start Saturday in Daytona

Ah, Daytona.  Where the sun shines, the lazy beaches roll, and the NASCAR engines roar twice a year when the boys and girls come to town. Hold on, boys and girls? Well, girl anyway. Danica Patrick will make her first NASCAR Nationwide Series start Saturday when her Godaddy.com Chevrolet rolls onto the high banks of Daytona. The go-ahead decision to participate in Saturday's race came Monday after her impressive performance in last weekend's ARCA Series race. Patrick fell to last place in the race after a spin on lap 54 but managed to fight her way back through the pack to finish sixth. The spunky 27-year-old from Roscoe, Illinois showed what she had in the comeback, dashing up, down, left, and right for positions before the checkered flag ...

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