Race car driver Danica Patrick was knocked out of her first NASCAR race when she got caught up in a 12-car crash at the Daytona International Speedway Saturday. Danica is okay but her car was too damaged for her to finish the race. She finished with 35th place overall. Take a look:
This is Danica's race car. She is sponsored by GoDaddy. You can visit Danica's website here.
Nascar.com has an interesting article here about the huge media interest and fan support for Danica Patrick. The article says crowds around Danica's "merchandise hauler" dwarf even Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s.
Still think Patrick is a media creation? Tell that to the women walking around the Daytona International Speedway midway wearing jackets adorned with a bright orange No. 7. Tell that to the folks in the infield who have hung a large Danica banner from the roofline of their recreational vehicle. Tell that to the mob that surrounded her race car on the grid before her first Nationwide Series race, or the throng that flocked to her merchandise hauler and made even the group around Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s seem small by comparison.
