Is It Time Danica Patrick Starts to Get Noticed for Performance, Not Popularity?

It may potentially wind up being just a fluke (although we don't think so), but Danica Patrick's Sprint Cup career-best seventh-place finish at Kansas Speedway last week could very well have been a significant turning point in her career. For the good, that is. And when she failed to win the Sprint fan vote for entry into this past Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race, beaten out by one of the longest of long shots, Josh Wise, the loss was actually good for Patrick and her career. Sure, Patrick and her team would have liked to have taken part in the All-Star Race and had a shot at its $1 million first prize. But for her not to be voted in for her popularity was an indicator that perhaps fans are starting to take her a bit more seriously fo...

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