What can I say except that I love Danica Patrick? She had #1 pole in the Daytona 500 and was number 3 until the last lap when cars dove into the inside and pushed her back to 8th place (which still set a female racer record). Then at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 near lap 100 she blew a tire, hit the wall, careened off another racer (Ragan), and shredder her LF fender and lost her left side door! Was out for the rest of the race and 39th overall. Started the Kobalt Tools 400 yesterday in row 20 or 21 and advanced to number 32. She stayed on the outside and so far has played it safe with the 6th Gen Chevy SS #10. I hated to see her stuck most of the race in a box but hope to someday soon watch her lead to 500 victory with NASCAR. Danica strives for racing perfection and doesn't let the male gender bias get to her. Her fans love her no matter what and that includes a huge male fan base included. I hate the guys that whined about her small stature and lower weight when she entered Indy and also the NASCAR noise makers that complain she's a rookie and a potential danger on the track. WTF??? Plenty of male vets that cause huge disasters past and present are overlooked all the time. That's WHY Danica did not dive for the inside at the Daytona 500 in Lap 200. If she had acted that way she either would have been as they say "freight-trained" or might have caused a collision and pile-up. So she remained vigilant and played it safe. The male drivers had no problem diving for the inside at the last minute b/c they were further back and had the room. Danica would have had to force it in her position and God forbid an accident. We would have never heard the end of it on and off the track, which is BS. But Danica is a strong female and a born winner. Someday it'll be her turn... and if the whiners can't see her skill as a driver, they are willfully blind! GO DANICA!!!

*Danica's average high speed per NASCAR race is around 195 mph. 200+ mph is within easy reach... and the male vets that do it seem to only in straightline accel ;-)