For Danica Patrick, it was a historical week that ended with a promising outlook for 2013.
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The race drew heightened attention due to the pole position start of Danica Patrick.
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Partial credit goes to crossover star and Sprint Cup rookie of the year candidate Danica Patrick.
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"We have girls in Indycar now, and Danica Patrick has won quite a few races, " she said.
So did Danica Patrick, who had a rough follow-up to her breakthrough week at the Daytona 500.
Danica Patrick is not vying for the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship this season.
Sunday, I watched as Danica Patrick went from 3rd to 8th place in the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Danica Patrick has taken the NASCAR world by storm, winning the most popular driver award last year as voted by fans.
Danica Patrick improved on her placing in her second Sprint Cup race at Darlington, finishing 28th three spots better than in 2012.
Blige and Danica Patrick will be hawking products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week--but they'll hardly be noticed.
At least race-car driver Danica Patrick left her clothes on this time.
Danica Patrick, the head turner who turned even more heads by winning the pole race this week, will be lining up at the head of the pack.
And with Forbes No. 93 Power Woman Danica Patrick in the race, some 40% of the NASCAR fan base are in low-rise, boot cut jeans.
Danica Patrick was a lightning rod for attention while she was racing in the IndyCar series, where she was the most popular driver the past six years.
Back then, a 13-year-old Danica Patrick was still driving Go-Karts.
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With newfound superstar status, Danica Patrick will start the Daytona 500 in the No. 10 Chevrolet on Sunday at the front of the pack, thanks to her 196.434 mph qualifying speed.
If you like to see cars turning left then this is the series for you, and in a fresh twist, Danica Patrick will debut as the first female polesitter in race history.
One People.com commenter even suggested that 2013 was "the year of the 'young-er cougar, ' " noting that race car driver and model Danica Patrick, 30, is dating fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Danica Patrick, the pole winner two weeks ago at Daytona, struggled with her car from the start, going two laps down by the 60th lap and later getting penalized for a tire violation.
In an era where Danica Patrick can contend against men in motor sports, Silberman is about to take a big kick forward for female athletes, even if the odds are clearly stacked against her.
Rumors are swirling that Danica Patrick will announce plans next week to drive full-time on the Nascar Nationwide Series in 2012 after splitting her time this year between Nascar and IndyCar this year.
Jerry Lai, USA TODAY Sports Danica Patrick (10), the first woman ever to start on a Sprint Cup pole, leads Jeff Gordon (24) to the green flag at the start of the 2013 Daytona 500.
And then there is Danica Patrick.
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Danica Patrick, the first woman to win the pole position at the Daytona 500, led three times, including five laps under green -- also becoming the first woman to lead a lap at the race not under a yellow flag caution.
Most spots air for only 30 or 60 seconds (of course, you can play them back on social media sites), and there will be a heavy lineup of marketers ranging from Volkwagen, which is going with a Star Wars-like commercial, to GoDaddy.com, which has tapped Nascar sensation Danica Patrick once again.
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