@SuperColossal33 I've seen kyle busch take his hand off the wheel to make a save too, girl can drive she just gotta adjust to a car vs a high powered go kart. Give her time she'll get a win soon enough
@Coltsman4 Are you blind? I am the first to criticize any driver for BS moves, but clearly that white car pulled down on her. She clearly established herself low for more than a couple of seconds before the other car pulled down into her. Even DW commented that the other car sent her into the infied. Its one thing to voice an opinion based on hearsay, but when you have video proof she was hit, all I can figure is you have a personal problem with her. Let's see you do that... moron.
@TrannysoreassRex U better shut your mother fuckin mouth b/c that was her first race. stop being so fuckin prejudes and go cry home. if u dont like it, then dont fuckin watch it then. keep ur comment to urself. fuckin bitch
@ollieroks What are you talking about? She's won an F1 race, has finished 4th at Indy twice I believe, and has the best finish for a woman in Nascar's Nationwide race, which is 3rd. She's far from overrated, she's talented!
@Sakabatou77: She has NEVER attempted F1, she won an IndyCar race (totally different), finished 3rd at Indy in 2005 and finished 4th this year at Las Vegas in the Nationwide Series (best female finish ever)!!!
@Dear4Life: She's more of a consistent racer. Do you know when her last DNF in IndyCar was? March 2009, St. Pete!!! 37 races ago!!! Sure, she got a lucky break at Brazil (would have DNF'd, but the red flag brought her back in), but that has to be impressive!!!
Also, her average finish at Indianapolis is 8,5 (6 starts)!!! Would have been a lot better if Briscoe hadn't taken her out in the pits in 2008!!! That's the ONLY time she didn't finish top 10 at Indy (was running top 10 at the time)!!!
@Sakabatou77: Mistake, she finished 3rd in the Indy 500 in 2009, not 2005 (finished 4th in 2005, after leading 19 laps and after leading with 7 to go).
Has she ever done a Nascar race of thid kind before this point ? And if so how many ? And also is it true she will be driving in Nascar for the 2011 Season as a regular driver Full Time ?
@barclaybass ive been watchin racing for about 15 years. i know a lot about racing. you wanna watch a good save? look up jamie mcmurray at las vegas from 09. or greg biffle at darlington from 08. or jamie mcmurray at lowes in 04. those are good saves.
i dont care what anybody says, she made a great save and taking her hands off the wheel made it that much better, and she looked damn sexy drivin like that
@devilchef01 Danica and Dale Jr are both overrated. probably the two most overrated drivers in racing. possibly some of the most in history. don't get me wrong they're obviously good drivers. but they're no where near as good as fans and tabloids believe them to be
she needs to get herself out of that sport, that's what she needs to do, that sport is for psychos and they are going to get her killed for sure one way or another, she doesn't need to keep competing to make money
This is coming from a hard core Jeff Gordon fan. That is car control right there. I know the ARCA cars have less horse power, but still. You can't teach that.
@LS6CamaroA4 But they are still slower cars.... They have a lower compression ratio which also lowers the speed of the cars. They are still a good bit slower than the cup cars. And they are actually the same horsepower as the Nationwide series on almost all tracks except the restrictor plate tracks, there they have about 150 more horses.
@king0cans your supposed to let go of the wheel in certain situations because that shit would snap your wrist if it gets stuck in there ;) That wasnt one of those situations tho lol. By the way I cant stand Danica
@aench uh.....no. Never in my 18 years of wtaching nascar have I seen a driver LET GO of the wheel during a crash. Maybe in open wheel cars but not stock cars. You clearly have no clue what you're talking about.
@king0cans heaps of drivers let go of the wheel while racing, its part of the control, you let go so the front wheels correct and face the way of the momentum, you probably wouldnt understand because the only thing you drive are shopping karts
In her defense though, I don't believe for a minute ol' Jr didn't know she was there...looked like a good ol' fashioned 'get the hell out of the race women' bump.
@NasahrSandi9 WTF! I know F1 is soo much better that nascar (not to be hating on any nascar fans) just everything is far better...but ehh i hope she is doing good.
It isnt a save if she spins it. And the reason it didnt hit the wall is because it slowed enought to were the tires finally stuck and lauched the car the way it was pointed.
Kind of how I see it... I mean, at one point she takes her hands off of the wheel... she just happened to be slow enough and pointed in a good direction, not car control, IMHO.
@nickdolin24 That is car control. Ever watched an incar cam of a dirt driver? When they start to spin, they let go of the wheel. It helps the cars wheels turn into the direction of momentum, which will save the car. If your turning into the turn during a spin the car will either keep spinning or catch grip and send you the other direction in a sudden switch of motion.
this is why nascar sucks, unbelievably slow pit crews and stops, and the only thing the sport has going for it is crashes, not to mention: left turn, straight, left turn, straight, left turn, straight.
@hammersgb First of all, this is not NASCAR, this is the ARCA re/max series. Second of all the crew was slow because they wanted to make sure there was no damage or tire rub, third of all NASCAR has alot better things than crashes, good racing, rivalries, close finishes, etc. So no NASCAR isnt all about left turns and crashes.
@DaleJrisawesome88, Really Arca is essentially Nascar because the cars are virtually the same or were before Nascar switched. A lot of Nascar drivers get their start in ARCA. The tires are different, but up until this year, the competition level was the only difference between ARCA and Nationwide Series.
@hammersgb Slow?? Seriously? In Nascar they have to take off and put on 5 lugs to change tires, in F1 and Indy, they change ONE. And yet? The crews in NASCAR still do it in around 14 seconds. I would about promise you if a tire changer from one of those two series came over and tried nascar, that time would be in the 18-19 second range.
that was lucky, not car control, and the proof is that after she "controlled" the car, he suddenly gets grip and goes to where it was pointed, the grass... car control my ass. lucky!
She is good for Nascar. Nascar needs some help at this time, fan base is dwindling. All the announcers are going to praise every little thing she does right & ignore or downplay anything she does wrong. Hopefully she will make it...however I don't see how she will ever be able to race the short tracks with all the crap that goes on out there.
@taranchula97 no. Proof that SOME women can drive. Some woman can barely tell left from right. The reason I'm saying this. My car was hit today by a woman who put it in reverse instead of 1st gear at a set of traffic lights and hit my car -.-
Damn, Danika is hot! I'd rather watch her in a Nomex Fire Suit racing around the track than Dale Earnhardt JR and Jimmy Johnson or Mark Martin. :)) haha.
man there's a lot of Haters here, the woman can drive otherwise should wouldn't be a pro, it's not like you guys are racing with her. To the guy who said basketball is boring are you smoking crack? Golf okay I can see that but basketball? I'd throw my beloved baseball under the boring bus before I claim basketball as a boring sport.
This sport is just as borrrring as basketball and golf. I mean really? Driving in an oval for an entire race. Try watching some real racing. Formula 1 racing in Europe.
@TheSicilianstunna stupid gingavitis toothed imbecile im in the usa not everyone is a chickenhead like yourself u dumbfuck. u stupid idiots always talking your shit about america yet u live here..
@dumbshit,clos19851 You cock sucking faggot, learn to spell first of all, second I am talking about that lame shit that you call racing. I never said anything about america you shit kicking redneck fuck.
dont write me again, i have my opinion you have yours, i dont care what you think, i have been a nascar fan probably while you where still in diapers, and i have actually raced, im sure you cant say the same, dont care if you do, she is a better driver than you, or you would be in that car, trust me. Dont write me ever again, i dont know you and dont wanna know you.
@OpensVeryLargeDoors Wow I didn't know you raced in NASCAR...wait you don't. You're just a fucking hater piece of shit redneck. Go fucking die (after you fucking rape your sister of course)
@Beastaphile Yeah, I'm a redneck...or someone who actually watches all types of racing (from NASCAR, F1 to ALMS) to know what makes a good driver and a bad driver. Firstly, it's horrible logic to conclude that because someone doesn't do something, then they have no knowledge of it. Second, if she had any racing sense, she wouldve listened to her spotter and went low instead of driving straight into the goddamn car. She's not a good driver, period. Doesn't mean she can't be, but that was bad.
@OpensVeryLargeDoors Again, tell me who do you race for? Just because you WATCH racing, doesn't mean you know ANYTHING about racing. Fuck, I watch the shit out of NFL, but that doesn't mean I have authority to complain, It's called cynicism, not expertise.
@Beastaphile Again, your use of logic is questionable, considering that I never claimed to race anything. It's my opinion, of course, but considering she has 1 victory in over 80 career races and the highest she's ever been in points has been 5th, I think my opinion is accurate. Dan Wheldon, a good driver IMO, has 15 wins in 100 races, for example. Surely you have at least a counter-argument to support that she's a good driver rather than just resorting to ad hominem attacks.
@Beastaphile That is patently absurd. I don't hate DP and I am certainly not a sexist. On the contrary, I support women in racing and am a huge fan of Michèle Mouton and Corentine Quiniou. Your logic is not permissible because you assume that I hate all women and DP in particular simply because I question her racing ability. I really am waiting for someone to point out why she is a good driver. She has one open wheel win in 80+ races and has wrecked in 2 of her 3 NASCAR starts.
@Beastaphile Please, enough with the ad hominem and try actually defending your position. You think she is a good driver. Please tell me what evidence supports that. She has one win in 80+ starts and has finished no higher than 5th in points. In NASCAR so far, she has wrecked out in 2 of her 3 starts and didn't even qualify for one(got in as a provisional). I hope she turns it around, certainly, because NASCAR is a sport too dominated by men, but I just don't think she's good enough.
haha if anyone knew anything about her they would know she's not ready for nascar. u cant pass like that at daytona. u either follow the draft and stay in line or u make ur move. she maybe a good driver but not in cup racing. shit in the busch race today she was in 40th place all day long and was getting passed and lapped all day long.
OVLD your comments are arrogant, not based in fact or experience. Your judgment is that of a know-it-all who has never raced anything bigger than a slot car. You have no clue.
You clearly have no idea about that incident. Danica was low at the yellow line running straight. The car above her came down onto her car towards the yellow line.
Being a redneck it is obvious your male ego is shattered by the notion of a snip of girl getting to drive in your hallowed 'boys only' NASCAR races
@GrumpyOleMan See, this is what I don't get about this. Because I disagreed with a prior commenter that DP is a good driver, that makes me a redneck? So, if instead I agreed with the commenter, that would have then made me a non-redneck? Granted, I've never said DP was a poor driver, only that she wasn't great. She's average, and it's an insult to put her amongst the Franchitti/Briscoe/Wheldon's of Indy. She has one win in 80+ starts.
See, you use the usual crap in your judgment that shows you will not let facts or truth interfere with your. How is it an insult to put the driver who finished 5th in the championship against the 4 who finished ahead of her?? Most of the drivers in that or any other series dont have a win. Whether you want to admit it or not, she has proven she is one of the top drivers in IRL.
Any fool with more than 2 braincells can see that. You clearly have an ulterior motive for your meanness
Try not to use sarcasm in print, as it doesn't come across. Voice tone and expression are required. You called yourself a redneck, I didn't. ;)
Try looking at DP from a different perspective. A snip of a girl is taking on the entire male dominated sport of car racing. NASCAR is particularly rotten with bigots and good ole boys out to knock her down, yet she is standing tall.
She is a rookie and this was her first race, yet you judge her as harshly as if she Dale Jr with no win in over 3 years
You are entitled to your opinion as much as anyone else, however I think you would have a lot more credibility if your opinion was more reasoned and less critical, especially considering much of what you said is not based in fact
@GrumpyOleMan I can see your point but I think the criticism is mostly rooted in the fact that expectations are so damn high for her in NASCAR when she really hasn't shown to be a superstar at the Indy level.
@GrumpyOleMan And furthermore, I could care less if she drives or not. If she decides to make a fulltime go of it, then good luck to her. Personally, I just think she'll be about as successful in NASCAR as Robby Gordon. And since I don't live in the south and don't think Obama is a Muslim, I think I'm devoid of redneck status.
@ericstranne robby is a established driver in multiple series! in nascar he runs his own team with very limited equipment and he runs well. danica gets the best equipment money can buy and tears up the majority of it. quit sucking danica's dick and understand what you are talking about before running your mouth!
@GrumpyOleMan "snip of a girl?"...she is not much smaller than a lot of the "snips of a boy" that is racing nowadays. Don't see how a lot of them see over the steering wheel, must be looking thru it. Also she may be more masculine than some of the present set of "good ol' boys".
She can't drive for her life, did you watch the race? Did you see how many people she nearly wrecked? or How many times she ran into people? or How she was all over the track?
if by running into people, you mean running into people with the rear end of her car,.....
well yes, i agree with you.
i saw all kinds of drivers giving her the "rough bump draft" from the midway point on. for a first race in the pack at speed, the only true deficiency i noticed in her driving was her inability to predict the best pathways in the pack; a skill that can only be learned with experience. overall, i judge it to be a smashing success-and i counted myself as a doubter until saturday
Im in exactly the same boat as you buddy. The others didnt treat her like a celebrity (as the TV crew did), they treated her like they would any other driver, it was a good race, she was pretty decent, and your right - her inexperiance only really showed through on her final charge in the last 10 laps when she tried a couple of ambitious passes and ended up falling back, like you say, that kind of thing comes wiht experiance - restrictor-plate racing is tough on rookies.
I did, and Ive no idea what race you were watching, because I saw none of that happening. People nearly wreck each other all the time at Daytona, its the nature of racing there! People run into others at Daytona all the time, its called bump drafting! I think she did good, I remember seeing this save live and being gobsmacked, I would have applauded that save from ANY driver, let alone Mrs Patrick.
I mean i wasnt even a crash. The guy hit her in the front knocking her off balance but shw maintained controll. Good job by her
telijahjohnson38 1 week ago
Damn... she's fucking awesome :P Let's see any of her critics do something like that...
Sunnysun033 1 week ago
Back to the kitchen.
Killers65432 1 month ago
Not a Danica fan, but ARCA drivers are not talented at all, they screw up everything
acenace24 2 months ago
que pericia para dominar ese auto
es buena la flaca
andalabura 3 months ago
Yea it was a great job Darrell i think she is gonna get alot of experience in that area in the years to come.
PROFNINES1 4 months ago
I like it how all the people kiss Danica's ass when she does her usual crash and burn. She is terrible. Will be the biggest bust in Nascar history
sepeeler 6 months ago
@sepeeler she fucking let go of the wheel and people say "nice save"
SuperColossal33 5 months ago
@SuperColossal33 I've seen kyle busch take his hand off the wheel to make a save too, girl can drive she just gotta adjust to a car vs a high powered go kart. Give her time she'll get a win soon enough
MrBurney12 4 months ago
@sepeeler Im with you lets see how far her ass can take her cause shes got no Tits.
PROFNINES1 4 months ago
drift king jajajajajajaja
adam3000ifly 7 months ago
Respect !!!! like a baws
karim7852 8 months ago in playlist racing
they are commending her for a save on a wreck that was her fault...women
Coltsman4 9 months ago
@Coltsman4 Are you blind? I am the first to criticize any driver for BS moves, but clearly that white car pulled down on her. She clearly established herself low for more than a couple of seconds before the other car pulled down into her. Even DW commented that the other car sent her into the infied. Its one thing to voice an opinion based on hearsay, but when you have video proof she was hit, all I can figure is you have a personal problem with her. Let's see you do that... moron.
covewatcher 9 months ago 10
@covewatcher i dont have a problem with her but obviously you have a hard on for her
Coltsman4 9 months ago
that was some great car control. Very impressed.
brimoore2007 10 months ago
I watched this and when I saw her save it like she did, I cheered. That was one heck of a save!
Sakabatou77 10 months ago
What a slut
She can't drive and will never win a Nascar race
Some man should have fucked her poo spitter punched in her fucking teeth and put her fat ass back in the kitchen where it belongs.
Nascar is for men to drive
The food is for women to cook
I had a piece of corn in my stool lumps... the crazy thing was I didnt eat any corn.
TrannysoreassRex 10 months ago
@TrannysoreassRex U better shut your mother fuckin mouth b/c that was her first race. stop being so fuckin prejudes and go cry home. if u dont like it, then dont fuckin watch it then. keep ur comment to urself. fuckin bitch
LiVeGaMeR24 10 months ago
@LiVeGaMeR24 Eat my poop you poop eater EAT IT
TrannysoreassRex 10 months ago
Danica is over rated. If she wasn't hot nobody would care or give her a chance.
ollieroks 11 months ago
@ollieroks What are you talking about? She's won an F1 race, has finished 4th at Indy twice I believe, and has the best finish for a woman in Nascar's Nationwide race, which is 3rd. She's far from overrated, she's talented!
Sakabatou77 10 months ago
@Sakabatou77: She has NEVER attempted F1, she won an IndyCar race (totally different), finished 3rd at Indy in 2005 and finished 4th this year at Las Vegas in the Nationwide Series (best female finish ever)!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 10 months ago
@PhilipTheBigOne okay, my bad, but's she not a terrible racer!
Dear4Life 10 months ago
@Dear4Life: She's more of a consistent racer. Do you know when her last DNF in IndyCar was? March 2009, St. Pete!!! 37 races ago!!! Sure, she got a lucky break at Brazil (would have DNF'd, but the red flag brought her back in), but that has to be impressive!!!
Also, her average finish at Indianapolis is 8,5 (6 starts)!!! Would have been a lot better if Briscoe hadn't taken her out in the pits in 2008!!! That's the ONLY time she didn't finish top 10 at Indy (was running top 10 at the time)!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 10 months ago
@Sakabatou77: Mistake, she finished 3rd in the Indy 500 in 2009, not 2005 (finished 4th in 2005, after leading 19 laps and after leading with 7 to go).
PhilipTheBigOne 10 months ago
Not a big fan of her as a person, but she's a talented driver, no doubt!
Autumn6 1 year ago
Top driving.
MajorSimFan 1 year ago
i'm so glad the comments section is mostly in favour of Nascar over Formula 1...
Endurance @ 190mph is no mean feat, thankyou to all the commenters that know the difference between a sprint and a marathon.
b1gbird001 1 year ago
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She would NOT sign autographs for the military at Watkins Glen 2010 4th of July Races. You Suck Danica! And You can't drive.
MrNotdave 1 year ago
Nelson Piquet....the Kyle Busch that nobody gives a shit about
acenace24 1 year ago
"They are going to work on that with the hammer"
Fact : A hammer will fix anything
TheBbergner86 1 year ago
@TheBbergner86 and duct tape
speedy4569 1 year ago
GREAT gun sounds!!!!
laydeezman217 1 year ago
piquet jnr is a cunt
garethkielty 1 year ago
nelson piquet jr has always been a bit of a dick
jonesy66691 1 year ago
Has she ever done a Nascar race of thid kind before this point ? And if so how many ? And also is it true she will be driving in Nascar for the 2011 Season as a regular driver Full Time ?
AnimalLover1977 1 year ago
@barclaybass ive been watchin racing for about 15 years. i know a lot about racing. you wanna watch a good save? look up jamie mcmurray at las vegas from 09. or greg biffle at darlington from 08. or jamie mcmurray at lowes in 04. those are good saves.
WildAndCrazySkits 1 year ago
i dont care what anybody says, she made a great save and taking her hands off the wheel made it that much better, and she looked damn sexy drivin like that
StewartHaasNewman 1 year ago
still the most overrated driver in motorsports
SaintBEEP 1 year ago
@SaintBEEP said "still the most overrated driver in motorsports"
How dare you call Dale Jr. overrated!
devilchef01 1 year ago
@devilchef01 Danica and Dale Jr are both overrated. probably the two most overrated drivers in racing. possibly some of the most in history. don't get me wrong they're obviously good drivers. but they're no where near as good as fans and tabloids believe them to be
SaintBEEP 1 year ago 2
If this was any other ARCA driver, they would have hit the wall hard. She did a good job.
CoolNala 1 year ago 34
@CoolNala, Especially considering once you leave the grass and hit that banking, the car shoots up the track. Very impressive save.
coltcub64 9 months ago
im sorry. if you ask me, this isnt a save. she spun out. it would have been more impressive if she didnt spin out. but, thats just me.
WildAndCrazySkits 1 year ago
@WildAndCrazySkits U obviously know NOTHING about racing, I'd like to see you get sideswiped at those speeds and not spin out.....duh!
barclaybass 1 year ago
@WildAndCrazySkits .....Where the fuck did you see her spin? She got sideways...
cpcomedy314 7 months ago
Watching her in the Nationwide Series, I'm convinced that this was at least 50% dumb luck.
SDCoyote827 1 year ago
@SDCoyote827 It was luck but not dumb, without her help the car may have crashed
urmo345 1 year ago
Und da sagt man Frauen können nicht Auto fahren.!!
SBKrider26 1 year ago
Nice save!!! Not bad at all!
PhilipTheBigOne 1 year ago
she needs to get herself out of that sport, that's what she needs to do, that sport is for psychos and they are going to get her killed for sure one way or another, she doesn't need to keep competing to make money
affiliate30 1 year ago
@affiliate30 what r u on crack? nascar rules!!!!!
TheLeighton24 1 year ago
@affiliate30 idk what your on but you need to lay off of it
Railbuff23 1 year ago
nebulae87 carl edwards let go of the wheel at talladega in the nationwide series it helps you not break a thumb or wrist i think im not sure
LiarLiarPantsOnF1re 1 year ago
danica patrick highlights? why not just post the whole race then... -_-
speedzonefilms 1 year ago
This is coming from a hard core Jeff Gordon fan. That is car control right there. I know the ARCA cars have less horse power, but still. You can't teach that.
DaveyMurray1 1 year ago
@DaveyMurray1
ARCA cars have about 200 more horsepower than a nationwide car and about the same as a cup car. So...fail.
LS6CamaroA4 1 year ago
@LS6CamaroA4
Well that makes it better than! I didn't think ARCA cars had the same amount of horse power thanks for informing me and correcting my mistake.
DaveyMurray1 1 year ago
@LS6CamaroA4 But they are still slower cars.... They have a lower compression ratio which also lowers the speed of the cars. They are still a good bit slower than the cup cars. And they are actually the same horsepower as the Nationwide series on almost all tracks except the restrictor plate tracks, there they have about 150 more horses.
4Tracer 1 year ago
Danica is a hot BEAST!!!!
BryanKeske 1 year ago
Car control???..... What BS she let go of the wheel! LMAO!
king0cans 1 year ago
@king0cans your supposed to let go of the wheel in certain situations because that shit would snap your wrist if it gets stuck in there ;) That wasnt one of those situations tho lol. By the way I cant stand Danica
aench 1 year ago
@aench Me either...... Open wheel nobody. ONE win on fuel milage...... FAIL!
king0cans 1 year ago
@king0cans get a life... i like to see u race at 220+.... FAG.
H3RL 1 year ago
@king0cans in case you didnt know.....FUEL MILAGE IS PART OF RACING dumb fuck
nebulae87 1 year ago
@nebulae87 In case you didn't know... THERE'S AN E IN MILEAGE.
Dumb fuck.
Maelstrom787 1 year ago
@Maelstrom787 wow....sorry but the rest of us, imperfections, are prone to typos. Sorry we can't be perfect, annoying assholes such as yourself.
nebulae87 1 year ago
@aench Yes, in an open wheel car where your wheels hit directly and the steering radii are much smaller. Not in stock cars, though.
Winston2003 1 year ago
@aench uh.....no. Never in my 18 years of wtaching nascar have I seen a driver LET GO of the wheel during a crash. Maybe in open wheel cars but not stock cars. You clearly have no clue what you're talking about.
nebulae87 1 year ago
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aench 1 year ago
@king0cans
You are clearly an idiot....she did that, so the car would correct itself..
CourtyardPigeon 1 year ago
@king0cans heaps of drivers let go of the wheel while racing, its part of the control, you let go so the front wheels correct and face the way of the momentum, you probably wouldnt understand because the only thing you drive are shopping karts
speedwaysedan12 1 year ago
In her defense though, I don't believe for a minute ol' Jr didn't know she was there...looked like a good ol' fashioned 'get the hell out of the race women' bump.
nareea 1 year ago
danica cant drive a stock car, sorry to say...
lolimadethisvid 1 year ago
@lolimadethisvid she just has bad luck!! she's learning!!
mateoscorner 1 year ago
Piquet's spotter: Hey Danicas under you take her out she's up way too high in the race.
Cramhead43 1 year ago
Wait...I dont follow nascar or F1. BUT wasnt she an F1 driver?
IndyenRtist 1 year ago
@IndyenRtist she was, but she does nascar now, I honestly think that was preety stupid of her, F1 is way more intsnse and its cooler to.
NasahrSandi9 1 year ago
@NasahrSandi9 No she wasn't. She has never been in F1. She was in Indycar, and did some driving for Nascar and is now back driving for Indycar again.
MauiWake 1 year ago
@NasahrSandi9 WTF! I know F1 is soo much better that nascar (not to be hating on any nascar fans) just everything is far better...but ehh i hope she is doing good.
IndyenRtist 1 year ago
@IndyenRtist F1 is boring as hell...... No action at all, you get in first you win. As long as there are no screw ups on pit road.
4Tracer 1 year ago
tape fixes everything
joenlaw 1 year ago
She's crashed more times than a drunken illegal.
dbviewer5 1 year ago
So, looks like Piquet is shit in all forms of motorsport
r0fflec0pt 1 year ago
@r0fflec0pt Piquet will probably claim it was team orders.
Gusdor 1 year ago
man, she's done her homework
stormchaser34869 1 year ago
It isnt a save if she spins it. And the reason it didnt hit the wall is because it slowed enought to were the tires finally stuck and lauched the car the way it was pointed.
MurphyMonster 1 year ago
@MurphyMonster
Kind of how I see it... I mean, at one point she takes her hands off of the wheel... she just happened to be slow enough and pointed in a good direction, not car control, IMHO.
nickdolin24 1 year ago
@nickdolin24 Thank you. Someone who understands!
MurphyMonster 1 year ago
@nickdolin24 That is car control. Ever watched an incar cam of a dirt driver? When they start to spin, they let go of the wheel. It helps the cars wheels turn into the direction of momentum, which will save the car. If your turning into the turn during a spin the car will either keep spinning or catch grip and send you the other direction in a sudden switch of motion.
4Tracer 1 year ago
does she still race with IRL?
ReassuringSmile 1 year ago
this is why nascar sucks, unbelievably slow pit crews and stops, and the only thing the sport has going for it is crashes, not to mention: left turn, straight, left turn, straight, left turn, straight.
hammersgb 1 year ago
@hammersgb First of all, this is not NASCAR, this is the ARCA re/max series. Second of all the crew was slow because they wanted to make sure there was no damage or tire rub, third of all NASCAR has alot better things than crashes, good racing, rivalries, close finishes, etc. So no NASCAR isnt all about left turns and crashes.
DaleJrisawesome88 1 year ago 14
@DaleJrisawesome88, Really Arca is essentially Nascar because the cars are virtually the same or were before Nascar switched. A lot of Nascar drivers get their start in ARCA. The tires are different, but up until this year, the competition level was the only difference between ARCA and Nationwide Series.
coltcub64 9 months ago
@hammersgb Slow?? Seriously? In Nascar they have to take off and put on 5 lugs to change tires, in F1 and Indy, they change ONE. And yet? The crews in NASCAR still do it in around 14 seconds. I would about promise you if a tire changer from one of those two series came over and tried nascar, that time would be in the 18-19 second range.
4Tracer 1 year ago
that was lucky, not car control, and the proof is that after she "controlled" the car, he suddenly gets grip and goes to where it was pointed, the grass... car control my ass. lucky!
jonysuave 1 year ago
@jonysuave
Take a competitive driving course sometime, it's obvious you've never taken one.
789pokey 1 year ago
Who's Tony Jr?
andrea78df 1 year ago
@andrea78df Tony EURY Jr.
Axel7043 1 year ago
let me rename this video 2010 DANICA PATRICK SHOW Daytona Danica Patrick Crash/Save
madnessofwar 1 year ago
thats a little thing i like to call luck
florida5fan 1 year ago
its funny i was at this race race and the woman sitting next to me was a huge danica hater and she was cheering so hard when this happened
florida5fan 1 year ago
She is good for Nascar. Nascar needs some help at this time, fan base is dwindling. All the announcers are going to praise every little thing she does right & ignore or downplay anything she does wrong. Hopefully she will make it...however I don't see how she will ever be able to race the short tracks with all the crap that goes on out there.
chicodkid 2 years ago
Proof that 1 woman can drive. Though sadly, it's obvious NASCAR is just too much for her. Good luck Danica!
platoonutzeyz 2 years ago
i got 1 word DAMN
wHyShOuLdIcArE898 2 years ago
Babe can drive.
joskemom 2 years ago
Proof that women CAN drive.
taranchula97 2 years ago 2
Lol, that SOME women can drive
onedream95 2 years ago
@taranchula97 no. Proof that SOME women can drive. Some woman can barely tell left from right. The reason I'm saying this. My car was hit today by a woman who put it in reverse instead of 1st gear at a set of traffic lights and hit my car -.-
TGTAP 1 year ago
@TGTAP There are men out there who are even stupider.
taranchula97 1 year ago
SHE IS ROCKING HOOOTTTTTT
I LOVE HER
diegomifits666 2 years ago
Women drivers!! I tell you what! lol
AmericanPatriot333 2 years ago
I LOVE THIS GIRL!! SHE IS AWESOME!!!
luvplayboy69 2 years ago
wow... that is impressive
i wish they would use more of the road tracks in nascar to actually give the drivers a real challenge of a race
JKboi27 2 years ago
@JKboi27 I wish that too! I would add tracks like Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta to the NASCAR schedule. Get rid of that crappy Auto Club Speedway.
Wimmer33fan1 1 year ago
She decided the Nascar opener Daytona was not for her. Business doing special promotions here in her home town lost their ass bad PR move
motheronafight 2 years ago 2
Reminds me of the first female fighter pilot....only she crashed and died. Danica please drive topless otherwise I could care less.
svan71 2 years ago
she almost made me cry , kudos im 110% behind her. And she flicking rocks great career move
jaydenstone 2 years ago
YEA!!!! go danica!!!!! WOHO! I think this is another great addition to nascar! who aggres?
SAMPking11 2 years ago
dang danika are you okay because you look like you hit hard
trinidelg22 2 years ago
Damn, Danika is hot! I'd rather watch her in a Nomex Fire Suit racing around the track than Dale Earnhardt JR and Jimmy Johnson or Mark Martin. :)) haha.
GCapone007 2 years ago
man there's a lot of Haters here, the woman can drive otherwise should wouldn't be a pro, it's not like you guys are racing with her. To the guy who said basketball is boring are you smoking crack? Golf okay I can see that but basketball? I'd throw my beloved baseball under the boring bus before I claim basketball as a boring sport.
keyframer33 2 years ago
whats basketball got to do with nascar???get lost quick and then i'll listen to what you are actually writing. do u get it
jaydenstone 2 years ago
Its also a borring sport. Do I have to spell out everything to you?
TheSicilianstunna 2 years ago
This sport is just as borrrring as basketball and golf. I mean really? Driving in an oval for an entire race. Try watching some real racing. Formula 1 racing in Europe.
TheSicilianstunna 2 years ago
F1 comes here in Indy, good race. gotta love the American Grand Prix.
mains711 2 years ago
@TheSicilianstunna everybody and their fucking europe stfu and go there, stay there, and die there
clos19851 2 years ago
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TheSicilianstunna 2 years ago
@clos19851 Shut the hell up douchebag hick, and go back to drinking your can of budweiser in your trailer park.
TheSicilianstunna 2 years ago
@TheSicilianstunna stupid gingavitis toothed imbecile im in the usa not everyone is a chickenhead like yourself u dumbfuck. u stupid idiots always talking your shit about america yet u live here..
clos19851 2 years ago
@dumbshit,clos19851 You cock sucking faggot, learn to spell first of all, second I am talking about that lame shit that you call racing. I never said anything about america you shit kicking redneck fuck.
TheSicilianstunna 2 years ago
She is a great driver!
spacecalander 2 years ago
@spacecalander holy crap no she's not. Try actually watching a race.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
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spacecalander 2 years ago
dont write me again, i have my opinion you have yours, i dont care what you think, i have been a nascar fan probably while you where still in diapers, and i have actually raced, im sure you cant say the same, dont care if you do, she is a better driver than you, or you would be in that car, trust me. Dont write me ever again, i dont know you and dont wanna know you.
spacecalander 2 years ago
@OpensVeryLargeDoors Wow I didn't know you raced in NASCAR...wait you don't. You're just a fucking hater piece of shit redneck. Go fucking die (after you fucking rape your sister of course)
Beastaphile 2 years ago
@Beastaphile Yeah, I'm a redneck...or someone who actually watches all types of racing (from NASCAR, F1 to ALMS) to know what makes a good driver and a bad driver. Firstly, it's horrible logic to conclude that because someone doesn't do something, then they have no knowledge of it. Second, if she had any racing sense, she wouldve listened to her spotter and went low instead of driving straight into the goddamn car. She's not a good driver, period. Doesn't mean she can't be, but that was bad.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
@OpensVeryLargeDoors Again, tell me who do you race for? Just because you WATCH racing, doesn't mean you know ANYTHING about racing. Fuck, I watch the shit out of NFL, but that doesn't mean I have authority to complain, It's called cynicism, not expertise.
Beastaphile 2 years ago
@Beastaphile Again, your use of logic is questionable, considering that I never claimed to race anything. It's my opinion, of course, but considering she has 1 victory in over 80 career races and the highest she's ever been in points has been 5th, I think my opinion is accurate. Dan Wheldon, a good driver IMO, has 15 wins in 100 races, for example. Surely you have at least a counter-argument to support that she's a good driver rather than just resorting to ad hominem attacks.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
My logic is permissible, your's is moot. You're nothing but a cynic, a hater, and a covert sexist.
Beastaphile 2 years ago
@Beastaphile That is patently absurd. I don't hate DP and I am certainly not a sexist. On the contrary, I support women in racing and am a huge fan of Michèle Mouton and Corentine Quiniou. Your logic is not permissible because you assume that I hate all women and DP in particular simply because I question her racing ability. I really am waiting for someone to point out why she is a good driver. She has one open wheel win in 80+ races and has wrecked in 2 of her 3 NASCAR starts.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
@Beastaphile Please, enough with the ad hominem and try actually defending your position. You think she is a good driver. Please tell me what evidence supports that. She has one win in 80+ starts and has finished no higher than 5th in points. In NASCAR so far, she has wrecked out in 2 of her 3 starts and didn't even qualify for one(got in as a provisional). I hope she turns it around, certainly, because NASCAR is a sport too dominated by men, but I just don't think she's good enough.
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666jewkid 2 years ago
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haha if anyone knew anything about her they would know she's not ready for nascar. u cant pass like that at daytona. u either follow the draft and stay in line or u make ur move. she maybe a good driver but not in cup racing. shit in the busch race today she was in 40th place all day long and was getting passed and lapped all day long.
666jewkid 2 years ago
OVLD your comments are arrogant, not based in fact or experience. Your judgment is that of a know-it-all who has never raced anything bigger than a slot car. You have no clue.
You clearly have no idea about that incident. Danica was low at the yellow line running straight. The car above her came down onto her car towards the yellow line.
Being a redneck it is obvious your male ego is shattered by the notion of a snip of girl getting to drive in your hallowed 'boys only' NASCAR races
GrumpyOleMan 2 years ago
@GrumpyOleMan See, this is what I don't get about this. Because I disagreed with a prior commenter that DP is a good driver, that makes me a redneck? So, if instead I agreed with the commenter, that would have then made me a non-redneck? Granted, I've never said DP was a poor driver, only that she wasn't great. She's average, and it's an insult to put her amongst the Franchitti/Briscoe/Wheldon's of Indy. She has one win in 80+ starts.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
See, you use the usual crap in your judgment that shows you will not let facts or truth interfere with your. How is it an insult to put the driver who finished 5th in the championship against the 4 who finished ahead of her?? Most of the drivers in that or any other series dont have a win. Whether you want to admit it or not, she has proven she is one of the top drivers in IRL.
Any fool with more than 2 braincells can see that. You clearly have an ulterior motive for your meanness
GrumpyOleMan 2 years ago
Try not to use sarcasm in print, as it doesn't come across. Voice tone and expression are required. You called yourself a redneck, I didn't. ;)
Try looking at DP from a different perspective. A snip of a girl is taking on the entire male dominated sport of car racing. NASCAR is particularly rotten with bigots and good ole boys out to knock her down, yet she is standing tall.
She is a rookie and this was her first race, yet you judge her as harshly as if she Dale Jr with no win in over 3 years
GrumpyOleMan 2 years ago
You are entitled to your opinion as much as anyone else, however I think you would have a lot more credibility if your opinion was more reasoned and less critical, especially considering much of what you said is not based in fact
GrumpyOleMan 2 years ago
@GrumpyOleMan I can see your point but I think the criticism is mostly rooted in the fact that expectations are so damn high for her in NASCAR when she really hasn't shown to be a superstar at the Indy level.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
@GrumpyOleMan And furthermore, I could care less if she drives or not. If she decides to make a fulltime go of it, then good luck to her. Personally, I just think she'll be about as successful in NASCAR as Robby Gordon. And since I don't live in the south and don't think Obama is a Muslim, I think I'm devoid of redneck status.
OpensVeryLargeDoors 2 years ago
better than robby, cuz robby SUX!
ericstranne 2 years ago
@ericstranne robby is a established driver in multiple series! in nascar he runs his own team with very limited equipment and he runs well. danica gets the best equipment money can buy and tears up the majority of it. quit sucking danica's dick and understand what you are talking about before running your mouth!
cbrown51ky 1 year ago
@GrumpyOleMan "snip of a girl?"...she is not much smaller than a lot of the "snips of a boy" that is racing nowadays. Don't see how a lot of them see over the steering wheel, must be looking thru it. Also she may be more masculine than some of the present set of "good ol' boys".
chicodkid 2 years ago
That was some great drivin by Danica, no doubt.
Skater85382 2 years ago
Wasn't even her fault. the 6 car went down into her as she was passing on the inside.
bixman5 2 years ago
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She can't drive for her life, did you watch the race? Did you see how many people she nearly wrecked? or How many times she ran into people? or How she was all over the track?
KathrynAnne454 2 years ago
@KathrynAnne454
So I guess that save was just luck then.
I thought she did a good job last night. At least she didn't just make laps. Can't wait to see what she can do in the nationwide car in California.
JRRacing64 2 years ago 2
if by running into people, you mean running into people with the rear end of her car,.....
well yes, i agree with you.
i saw all kinds of drivers giving her the "rough bump draft" from the midway point on. for a first race in the pack at speed, the only true deficiency i noticed in her driving was her inability to predict the best pathways in the pack; a skill that can only be learned with experience. overall, i judge it to be a smashing success-and i counted myself as a doubter until saturday
benchracerX 2 years ago
Im in exactly the same boat as you buddy. The others didnt treat her like a celebrity (as the TV crew did), they treated her like they would any other driver, it was a good race, she was pretty decent, and your right - her inexperiance only really showed through on her final charge in the last 10 laps when she tried a couple of ambitious passes and ended up falling back, like you say, that kind of thing comes wiht experiance - restrictor-plate racing is tough on rookies.
NightFightah 2 years ago
@KathrynAnne454 she just started driving nascars and she finished 7th so back off
radar698 2 years ago
@radar698 just saying...but she finished 6th by a hair
daddysgurl1693 2 years ago
@KathrynAnne454 Danica is racing and you are still walking around in horse shit. lol.
creeperreefer 2 years ago
I watched the race in entirety. Can you tell me at what laps did they happened? Because I dont recall any of that.
adzez 2 years ago
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I watched the race in entirety. Can you tell me at what laps did they happened? Because I dont recall any of that
adzez 2 years ago
I did, and Ive no idea what race you were watching, because I saw none of that happening. People nearly wreck each other all the time at Daytona, its the nature of racing there! People run into others at Daytona all the time, its called bump drafting! I think she did good, I remember seeing this save live and being gobsmacked, I would have applauded that save from ANY driver, let alone Mrs Patrick.
NightFightah 2 years ago
good save, i had my doubts...but this is starting to show that she can drive.
mwdesigns09 2 years ago 2