Danica to NASCAR

[Ron61]

Don,

No doubt the 31st place finish met with Danica having a less than favorable press interview, rock star status to reality of NASCAR racing, after the race at her trailer, but the same attitude has been present with other Cup drivers, or is it the competitive spirit of desiring better finishes.

I was hoping that she would do better but no other driver who finishes 31st even gets mentioned, let alone interviewed. As for the speeding tickets, they carried right over into the Cup race yesterday. I am wondering if NASCAR should check their speed loops at the end of pit lane as nearly every ticket the whole weekend was on exit.

EDIT: Just saw this and it seems she may not be learning as fast as she thought she would. Surely she has more sense than to think that after two races she is going to be among the top drivers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?...yhoo&type=lgns


Ron

[tcrist]

I see it that she is an experinaced race car driver and even though this is a different sanction she should/could have used her racing experiance in that situation. She could have took a little lower line into the corner. My view is that she should take at least 15% of the blame (which she did take some of it). She might be a rookie in Nascar but she is not a rookie race car driver.

[Don]

TV ratings for Saturday's Nationwide race was up +13% ( Danica ? ) , Sunday's Cup race was down -22% , both compared to last year and taking into consideration the Winter Olympics.

[Ron61]

The racing has improved but I don't think the Olympics can be blamed for the whole drop in the cup crowd. From what I read they were down compared to last year in the race at California. Maybe so, maybe not. Depends on which site I look at.

Ron

[Don]

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