Danica Patrick crashes again. This time the driver she clipped in the rear, Michael McDowell, took responsibility for the wreck. McDowell said it was “100 percent” his fault. That percentage is not quite right. There was some blame to be placed on both drivers. Patrick seemed to slightly pinch McDowell off. A more experienced driver may or may not have sensed what was coming and avoided the accident. Either way it was not that big a deal. Could have happened to almost anyone.
"For now her stint in NASCAR is over as she gets back to her real job of driving an Indy Car. "
But despite the fact there are more “Danica Crashes” than “Danica finishes” again this week, things seem to be looking up. Patrick was able to get up to third and run with the big dogs--OK, OK...the leaders pitted, so maybe those dogs weren't that big, but still...
It was a big leap for Patrick to go from Indy Car to stock car. Last week it looked pretty hopeless, this week she showed us she has the potential to be a contender. She also has no problem admitting she is learning this stock car stuff.
For now her stint in NASCAR is over as she gets back to her real job of driving an Indy Car. But she will return to the NASCAR Nationwide series in June for the New Hampshire race. She has a lot of fans looking forward to her return. She spices things up. And she is doing wonders for NASCAR – those slumping ticket sales and lower TV ratings needed the boost that she was able to bring.
Now as for McDowell, he was worried about the Junior Nation and Danica Mania fans “attacking” him for the incident, he really shouldn’t. His sponsor, the Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino, got a lot of airtime. Don’t they always say the best thing to do for a sponsor is to go checkers or wreckers? If that is the case, then was there anyone better to wreck with than Danica Patrick?
