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Danica Patrick: If Patrick Leaves for NASCAR Full time, IndyCar Will Falter While I don’t like race car driver Danica Patrick, her impact on the racing world cannot be denied. Patrick has droves of insane fans that worship the ground she walks on and legitimately think she is a good race car driver, even though she isn’t. Even with Patrick’s lack of success, it is imperative for the people IndyCar to do whatever it takes to keep her in the fold of their racing series. Must Read: The Indianapolis 500: 5 Steps To Return the Race to Glory
Bob Kravitz told the Indianapolis Star: Love her or hate her, the bottom line remains that Danica Patrick is the only Izod IndyCar Series driver who can move the needle. Some see her as a wonderful novelty and others see her as a you-know-what on wheels. But at least they see her. Which is why in this, the last year of her contract with Andretti Autosport, the series absolutely, positively, imperatively needs to keep Patrick. On a list of a thousand things IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard needs to do in the coming years, finding a way to retain Patrick for his series and this race should be top priority. If this is, in fact, her Indy 500 farewell -- this is her seventh time here -- that's bad news for a series that's looking for traction with the silent majority of marginal race fans in this country.
Patrick puts the people in the seats and draws national attention to an event that most wouldn’t watch. I think that in IndyCar doesn’t sign Danica Patrick long term, the whole company folds within ten years. Check back here for up-to-the-second news, info and predictions, or check Bleacher Report’s Racing section.
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