During a Speedweeks in which she twice made NASCAR history, Danica Patricks performance triggered some unprecedented reverberations in social media, too.

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Most, though not all, people are given a bare-bones footnote on first mention, but you will have to carry in your head for many pages crucial details of the Alans and Patricks and Lionels and Eddies, never mind Daisy, Dollie, Poppy and the rest.

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