Good news for Danica Patrick, her team, and the future of NASCAR has come in from Daytona, as ESPN is reporting that she has won the pole for the season-opening Nationwide Series race. This has to be a tremendous confidence boost for Patrick, especially coming off a crash in the Gatorade Duel 150. While she is certainly an accomplished race car driver, crashing in the week before her NASCAR debut cannot be good for the confidence. Hopping right back into the stock car and running a great qualifying lap to earn a poll is the best thing that could have happened for Danica. Also, no matter what happens in the race, this is going to give her at least a few good looks at the Daytona track. When you're in first place, you not only ...

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Good news for Danica Patrick, her team, and the future of NASCAR has come in from Daytona, as ESPN is reporting that she has won the pole for the season-opening Nationwide Series race. This has to be a tremendous confidence boost for Patrick, especially coming off a crash in the Gatorade Duel 150. While she is certainly an accomplished race car driver, crashing in the week before her NASCAR debut cannot be good for the confidence. Hopping right back into the stock car and running a great qualifying lap to earn a poll is the best thing that could have happened for Danica. Also, no matter what happens in the race, this is going to give her at least a few good looks at the Daytona track. When you're in first place, you not only ...

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