(By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service)
Posted: Saturday,August 27th, 2011
BRISTOL, Tenn.—Danica Patrick hasn’t lacked for relevant advice in the early stages of her NASCAR career, as she has much in common with her current and future owners.
She has fame and celebrity in common with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who owns the Nationwide Series team for which she will drive next season. She shares Midwestern upbringing and Indy car roots with Tony Stewart, who will field cars for her at the Sprint Cup level in 2012.
“Oddly enough, I’ve always driven for drivers, too. Bobby (Rahal), Michael (Andretti), Dale, Tony. I’ve got a track record of driving for drivers,” she told Sporting News. “I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s because they have a knack for running good teams, because they’ve been there and they’ve been right in the middle of it.”
LOUDON, NH - JUNE 26: Danica Patrick (L), driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, talks with crew chief Tony Eury Jr. (R) on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series New England 200 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 26, 2010 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
She has sought advice from Earnhardt and Stewart in the two years she has run a partial schedule. She ticked off five other names before joking she should stop to make sure she didn’t forget anybody. Those names: Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Justin Allgaier, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Elliott Sadler.
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