NASCAR: 5 Reasons Danica Patrick Should Get a Pass for 2012

"Oh, great," the Danica Patrick haters are likely grumbling right now. "Another article where some clueless hack makes up a load of crap to defend NASCAR's new star property. Media saturation protecting its biggest story and trying to find a way to get hits." "No, but read it!" the Patrick defenders will exclaim. "Lots of things this season haven't been her fault! See? SEE?!?!" As always, of course, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. No, Patrick hasn't been "great" this season in the way that her media superstardom and major sponsorship should dictate. But she also hasn't been the "stale as flat champagne" driver that ESPN.com's Jemele Hill called her last week. The key is to cut through the hype and set reasonable expectations for wha...

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