(By Greg Engle)
Posted: Tuesday,September 29th, 2009
(By Greg Engle, Cup Scene Editor, NASCAR Examiner)
One of the ‘big’ stories in the motorsports world in the last few days was the shocking revelation that Danica Patrick has signed with Andretti Racing and will remain in the IndyCar Series fulltime for the next three years.
With her signing all the talk about her possible defection to NASCAR evaporated.
There was some speculation that Patrick was actually thinking about trading her open wheels for fenders. Even to the point of visiting a few NASCAR shops in the Charlotte area.
Danica Patrick
Well guess what. Just like the fable of the boy who cried wolf, Danica Patrick yelled loud enough to grab everyone’s attention…as it turned out for nothing at all.
Rewind to 2006 when her last contract was ended. Suddenly whispers began to be heard in the NASCAR garage; rumors that Danica Patrick might just sign with a NASCAR team. That time the rumors were fueled even more when Patrick’s father showed up in Chicagoland and was seen hanging around the Roush team. The whispers got a bit louder but quickly died away when Patrick decided the only defection she would make would be from Rahal to Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League.
No doubt her flirtation with NASCAR, or her alleged interest in it, caused some behind the scenes maneuvering on the part of the teams involved and even the open wheel sanctioning body, all of who saw the value in Patrick’s potential. And in the end no doubt got Danica Patrick a very sweet deal. MORE–>>
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