Not that the Daytona 500 needed help in the popularity department, but Danica Patrick is here to take NASCAR to whole new level. Save your complaints that Danica Patrick is not a marquee name when you consider legacy, experience and results. All of that is better reserved for another article. Patrick is getting a great deal of run ahead of her start at the Daytona 500, and the first full season in the Nationwide Series. Incidentally, things went from hype to over-hype when she landed the pole position in that very Series on Friday. She drove a very fast lap of 49.250 seconds around the speedway, averaging 182.741 mph. It's a remarkable start at Daytona that is a historic moment for the sport as well. The E...

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Not that the Daytona 500 needed help in the popularity department, but Danica Patrick is here to take NASCAR to whole new level. Save your complaints that Danica Patrick is not a marquee name when you consider legacy, experience and results. All of that is better reserved for another article. Patrick is getting a great deal of run ahead of her start at the Daytona 500, and the first full season in the Nationwide Series. Incidentally, things went from hype to over-hype when she landed the pole position in that very Series on Friday. She drove a very fast lap of 49.250 seconds around the speedway, averaging 182.741 mph. It's a remarkable start at Daytona that is a historic moment for the sport as well. The E...

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