If you read any blog, listen to any racing show or read any racing publication, you would think Danica Patrick is either going to save or wreck stock car racing. I really do not know what the big fuss is about Danica trying out stock cars. She is a racer and has sponsorship for a stock car, so let her race. Just like any racer, she is either going to do well or not do well.
Let her give it a shot. At the end of the year, then we can grade her. She has only tested a stock car, not ran one stock car race, yet some are writing her off already. Others think she got her ride because she is female. Some think others should have the chance before her. And then there are those that think her running stock cars will save NASCAR. Only time will tell.
Racing is sponsor driven today, in case you have not noticed. She has done well in different forms of open wheel racing. She is a racer and she has a sponsor. Let her race. In a race car running around a track, unless you know who is in the seat, you cannot tell if the driver is male or female, what color they are or how old they are. The bottom line is how well they do on the track. Performance counts. At the end of the year we all will know if she will continue in stock cars or like some other open wheel drivers trying stock cars, give it up.
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