Danica Patrick News

Patrick is 28th in the Sprint Cup point standings after 11 races and has just one top-10 finish, that in the season-opening Daytona 500.

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick takes a swing at a punching bag during a photo shoot and taping of an ad for sponsor GoDaddy.com at the Two Pros Fitness club in south Charlotte on May 22, 2013.

A Charlotte business gets a big boost from a major star who's in town for this weekend's race; Danica Patrick shot a commercial at a new Charlotte fitness club.

Ever since Sarah Fisher and Danica Patrick came on to the scene after the turn of the century, American open wheel has had multiple women driving in its sport.

Lee Spencer is the senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She has provided award-winning coverage of auto racing over the last 15 years.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished second Saturday night in the 40-lap race to earn the second transfer spot, and Danica Patrick moved into the 22-car field by winning the fan vote.

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Danica Patrick said the possibility of winning Saturday night's Sprint Fan Vote - and a free ticket into the NASCAR All-Star Race - would be nice, but she'd rather get there on her own.

Three years ago, Simona De Silvestro emerged as the heir apparent to Danica Patrick in the IZOD IndyCar Series.

It is being reported that NASCAR legend Dick Trickle has died due to wounds suffered by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Bruton Smith talks with NHRA drivers John Force, Courtney Force and Brittany Force as his son, Marcus Smith looks on prior to finals action of the 2013 Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC on Sunday, April 21, 2013.

Any race fan, whether you like Patrick or think she's just a publicity stunt, could have seen this coming.

Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin gets a hug from NASCAR racer and GoDaddy.com girl Danica Patrick after leading the Red Wolves to a 17-13 win over Kent State in GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan.

The rules surrounding Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race continue to change, and fans are concerned the latest tweak is meant to benefit Danica Patrick.

NASCAR racers, from front to back, Danica Patrick , David Reutimann and Clint Bowyer drive through turn one at the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Darlington, S.C., on May 11.

Cup rookie Danica Patrick has had problems running with the leaders this year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Yawn . We've heard it all before. The only argument that's older is "Who is the best driver of all time?" And the key difference is that only one of these questions can be answered in many different ways.

As with all myths, there has to be some truth to them, otherwise nobody would believe them and they would just die.

With four autographs and four race-used memorabilia cards in every box, it's the largest number of hits in a 2013 Press Pass racing set.

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