Danica to NASCAR

[tcrist]

I think that she would have been better off and been mentored (is that even a word) better if she had of went with Tony Stewart instead of JR. Tony is a better driver and mentor than JR. They both have the backing of Hendrick.

I think that she should spend at least a partial season in ARCA before she even thinks about running a Nationwide race. Her races should also be on some of the small or intermediate tracks to start with.

I actually think that she might do fairly well. Sure she has only won only one Indy race but there are probably male Indy drivers with no wins that no one would even worry about if they went straight to full seasons in the Nationwide series.

Everyone is worrying about Danica because she is female. She is a better driver than probably most anyone here. I say that because I have no idea how many pro drivers there are here on CC.

That is just my opinion of course.

[Ron61]

Terry,

Cope's twins are going to run some in the Truck series this year. I don't think anyone is down on Danica because she is a woman. I just think all of the hype is to much and that she is now going to be put into a spot of doing well or looking really bad. There is a lot of difference in one of these cars and an Indy type car. Also she needs to learn to race 6 inches apart with 45 other cars around her and this is going to take time. A lot of people think of Jr. as a failure because he isn't the driver his Father was. I would hate to be in a position of having to follow in the footsteps of any super star in any sport.

Ron