Posted on 02/16/2012 2:29:59 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP) -- The buildup for Danica Patrick's first Daytona 500 began in earnest at Thursday's annual media day, where auto racing's sweetheart was saddled with a full schedule of commitments.
Patrick was shuffled from interview to interview, answering questions and shooting promotions for her first full season in NASCAR. She couldn't even find solitude in the bathroom:
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“Dunos never had anything going for her besides her looks.”
That, and a barrel of cash courtesy of Uncle Hugo.
She’s the reason IndyCar has the 105% rule for qualifying. It’s pretty sad when you qualify dead last of 24 cars on a road course and are almost three times as far behind the 23rd starter as the 23rd starter is off the pole.
As said to my then employerTV station management team by a viewer upset by too much NASCAR on tv, “It’s just a bunch of inbred white boys driving around in circles.”
Duno’s had three advantages. The first was Uncle Hugo setting her up with that Citgo sponsorship.
The second and third fill out her firesuit.
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