(By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service)
Posted: Saturday,February 26th, 2011
AVONDALE, Ariz.—Trevor Bayne’s life has been revving on the red line ever since Sunday, when he stunned the stock car racing universe with his unlikely victory in the 500.
Despite shuttling from one appearance to another over the four days that followed the race, Bayne has remained exceptionally well-grounded.
Who says so? None other than Danica Patrick, 28, who has inspired her share of media attention over the past few years. Patrick and Bayne appeared together at a charity event Thursday night at the Arizona Biltmore.
Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
“Honestly, he’s such a nice kid,” Patrick said Friday, after posting the 24th-fastest speed in the first Nationwide Series practice session at Phoenix. “He’s so down to earth. He’s so into charity and things like that. I tried to talk him into buying something expensive with his prize money, but he doesn’t want anything—so apparently I have a lot to learn from a 20-year-old.
“I don’t know if he needs much advice. I think he’s got his head on straight, he seems to have good people around him, and all I said from my experience was, ‘Just continue to be yourself.’ ”
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