How Does Danica Patrick Bounce Back from the Rough Start in Sprint Cup in 2014?

The 2014 Sprint Cup season has not been very kind to Danica Patrick thus far. In her first two races, Patrick finished 40th after wrecking on Lap 145 of 200 in the season-opening Daytona 500 and was slightly better, 36th, this past Sunday at Phoenix (although she finished six laps off the pace of race winner and new Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kevin Harvick). As Patrick prepares for Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it's clear that she has to have a significantly better finish. After all, she's already the equivalent of almost two races worth of points behind Sprint Cup points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. Patrick is ranked 39th in the standings, 77 points in arrears to Earnhardt. The unfortunate thing about where Patrick is in...

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