Danica Patrick qualifies in pole position for the 2013 Daytona 500

After running fast all weekend, Danica put in a lap of 196.43mph resulting in 45.81 seconds around Daytona International Speedway. The effort won her the Coors Light pole position, becoming the first woman in the history of Cup to qualify first for a race.

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[CÉSAR LEITÃO]

Fantastic  Danica Patrick .

[RD Ready to Race]

best woman driver ever.......

[plaur1a]

"GIRLFRIEND HERE'S A PEN.."

[YoJoeEX96]

She's the one who got me interested in watching NASCAR ad the indies too. Wow! Wish I could watch all of her races from the start f her racing career.

[NCRocks143]

I remember watching this live in my living room. I went ecstatic when Stewart Haas Racing had qualified 1-2-3.

[Vero Torres]

You are the best :) !!!



[Gramps Ford]

"enough with the name calling" When you stop trolling like an idiot, I'll consider it. WTF is the point of wandering around to announce that she's in over her head?

So maybe she never gets to a level of ability that'll land her in chase contention, but she's determined to stand in a spotlight and try anyway no matter how high the odds are stacked against her, and THAT is why I cheer her on. Shit, I still can't believe she had the ovaries to go to Cup before getting those 1st 10 races in.

[Gramps Ford]

"doesn't like your driver"

MY driver would be Alan Kulwicki when I first started watching, driving my fav number to the championship before passing. Right around then, the easiest car in the field to spot in a plate race was that Rainbow Dupont, which I took a liking to so Jeff's been a fav until he entered the 48 in the field with the same easy-to-spot day glow numbers. I love Danica's for courage to follow the career path of her choice, despite what haters like u say, but JJ is my fav driver.

[Gramps Ford]

"Nothing is a fair comparison to you"

Especially not Danica compared to 4 of NASCARS greatest veterans, with 6 or 7 championships. Nobody is claiming the 1st little lady to get a fair shake with equipment should be capable of comparing with veterans of the sport that have backgrounds in midgets, dwarf cars, legends and late models.

You sure know how to show what an idiot you are to compare them 2 Danica.