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Juan Pablo Montoya to JJ: "I'm f*#@+@ tired of hearing 'Jimmie...Jimmie...Jimmie.' Give us a f+@#* break
Once the Chase starts, it's Jimmie wins, Jimmie wins, Jimmie wins!" -Montoya
drivers laughing at jokes too inappropriate for twitter.
Vickers tells EVERYONE about Jimmie using Propecia and says he'd be bald otherwise! JJ is embarrassed.
The roast did start with Tony and JPM...think it will calm down as it goes on.
Burke Host calls Dale Jr "the Paris Hilton of #NASCAR." Crowd hisses. And says Carl is the love child of Gov. Arnold and JohnElway.
Carl says he's been out w/JJ a lot and knows he's not gay, "because he's only hit on me twice." Laughter erupts.
Denny on JJ: "The only thing faster than him is his receding hairline."
JJ is going to want to beat these guys more than ever now.
Kurt Busch says to Jimmie, "I go to Baskin Robbins and I look at vanilla and it says 'Jimmie Johnson' on it
Denny on JJ: "It's really hard to win the championship w/ the best team, the best crew chief and no mech. failures in 4 f@+#* years"
Biffle: "I'm not going to say a f@+#** thing about Jimmie because I'm sick and tired of hearing his name.
Mark Martin gets to microphone and fan yells "Stand up!" Martin says, "I AM standing up
Mark Martin says he heard JJ was so ugly as a kid, he had to trick-or-treat by telephone.
Mark Martin, the guy who started racing when the tires were made of wood!" -Burke
about 1 hour ago from mobile web.....
This was just a small portion of the roast
Juan Pablo Montoya to JJ: "I'm f*#@+@ tired of hearing 'Jimmie...Jimmie...Jimmie.' Give us a f+@#* break
Once the Chase starts, it's Jimmie wins, Jimmie wins, Jimmie wins!" -Montoya
drivers laughing at jokes too inappropriate for twitter.
Vickers tells EVERYONE about Jimmie using Propecia and says he'd be bald otherwise! JJ is embarrassed.
The roast did start with Tony and JPM...think it will calm down as it goes on.
Burke Host calls Dale Jr "the Paris Hilton of #NASCAR." Crowd hisses. And says Carl is the love child of Gov. Arnold and JohnElway.
Carl says he's been out w/JJ a lot and knows he's not gay, "because he's only hit on me twice." Laughter erupts.
Denny on JJ: "The only thing faster than him is his receding hairline."
JJ is going to want to beat these guys more than ever now.
Kurt Busch says to Jimmie, "I go to Baskin Robbins and I look at vanilla and it says 'Jimmie Johnson' on it
Denny on JJ: "It's really hard to win the championship w/ the best team, the best crew chief and no mech. failures in 4 f@+#* years"
Biffle: "I'm not going to say a f@+#** thing about Jimmie because I'm sick and tired of hearing his name.
Mark Martin gets to microphone and fan yells "Stand up!" Martin says, "I AM standing up
Mark Martin says he heard JJ was so ugly as a kid, he had to trick-or-treat by telephone.
Mark Martin, the guy who started racing when the tires were made of wood!" -Burke
about 1 hour ago from mobile web.....
This was just a small portion of the roast
Johnson again drives Rolex 24 race
THE ROLEX 24Johnson again will drive Rolex 24 endurance race
By NASCAR.COM
December 2, 2009
Jimmie Johnson will get a head start on the competition in 2010, driving for Bob Stallings' race team in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series' season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 30-31.
Johnson, who clinched a record fourth consecutive Cup Series championship in 2009, has competed in five of the past six Rolex 24 races. In addition to the second-place finish with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing in 2008, Johnson also was part of 2005's second-place Howard/Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford team.
Johnson made his first Rolex 24 start with the same team a year earlier and then returned in 2007 for not only the Rolex 24 but also that summer's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona with Riley Motorsports.
"I've really enjoyed running with Bob and the GAINSCO team the past couple of years," Johnson said. "Anyone who knows Bob knows that he's very passionate about racing, and it shows in his team and his ability to bring out the best in everyone. Jon [Fogarty] and Alex [Gurney] are two of the best [drivers] and I really enjoyed being teammates with them and Jimmy Vasser in the last two Rolex 24 hour events.
"Bob does a great job of keeping the team at the top, especially when you consider the competition from teams like Ganassi and some others. They are a threat each week and that says a lot about the team that Bob has put together."
Johnson, Gurney and Fogarty all led the 2008 Rolex 24 and joined Vasser in keeping the No. 99 in contention for the overall win throughout the race. Although Johnson brings a great deal of publicity and media attention to the GAINSCO team, the biggest benefit of having him back each year is his proven ability to win races and championships.
"We view Jimmie as a member of our team and we look forward to winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona together," Stallings said. "Jimmie is a terrific race car driver and has been a quick study driving the Red Dragon. He is very focused and highly competitive in every way imaginable. He is a champion and shares our strong desire to win the 24."
Live coverage of the 2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona begins on SPEED at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 30 and lasts until 10 p.m. Coverage resumes at 7 a.m. ET on Jan. 31 and will run to the finish at 4 p.m. ET
By NASCAR.COM
December 2, 2009
Jimmie Johnson will get a head start on the competition in 2010, driving for Bob Stallings' race team in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series' season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 30-31.
Johnson, who clinched a record fourth consecutive Cup Series championship in 2009, has competed in five of the past six Rolex 24 races. In addition to the second-place finish with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing in 2008, Johnson also was part of 2005's second-place Howard/Boss Motorsports Pontiac Crawford team.
Johnson made his first Rolex 24 start with the same team a year earlier and then returned in 2007 for not only the Rolex 24 but also that summer's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona with Riley Motorsports.
"I've really enjoyed running with Bob and the GAINSCO team the past couple of years," Johnson said. "Anyone who knows Bob knows that he's very passionate about racing, and it shows in his team and his ability to bring out the best in everyone. Jon [Fogarty] and Alex [Gurney] are two of the best [drivers] and I really enjoyed being teammates with them and Jimmy Vasser in the last two Rolex 24 hour events.
"Bob does a great job of keeping the team at the top, especially when you consider the competition from teams like Ganassi and some others. They are a threat each week and that says a lot about the team that Bob has put together."
Johnson, Gurney and Fogarty all led the 2008 Rolex 24 and joined Vasser in keeping the No. 99 in contention for the overall win throughout the race. Although Johnson brings a great deal of publicity and media attention to the GAINSCO team, the biggest benefit of having him back each year is his proven ability to win races and championships.
"We view Jimmie as a member of our team and we look forward to winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona together," Stallings said. "Jimmie is a terrific race car driver and has been a quick study driving the Red Dragon. He is very focused and highly competitive in every way imaginable. He is a champion and shares our strong desire to win the 24."
Live coverage of the 2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona begins on SPEED at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 30 and lasts until 10 p.m. Coverage resumes at 7 a.m. ET on Jan. 31 and will run to the finish at 4 p.m. ET
JUST CHAD
Crew chief Chad Knaus' rapport with Jimmie Johnson runs deep
By Rea White - Associate EditorMonday, November 30, 2009
Crew chief Chad Knaus has guided Jimmie Johnson to four NASCAR Cup championships at Hendrick Motorsports.David Griffin
Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus may be a perfect balancing agent for driver Jimmie Johnson.
Knaus appears to be the fierier of the two, but when it comes to races, he knows how to offset the emotions of his driver at any given point. He's the only full-time crew chief that Johnson has ever had in NASCAR’s Cup series since his debut in 2001, and the two have certainly learned how to deal well with each other.
They seem to be not only a championship-winning combination, but also a good personality mix.
"Jimmie is, obviously, typically very mellow, which counters my aggressiveness, I guess you would say, very well," Knaus says. "So when he starts to get upset and we get in the race car and we get in the race, I try very hard to maintain a level head and a calm mentality, and I think that that helps with Jimmie. When he starts to get excited, I know that I need to try to interact a little bit and try to calm things down. But most of the time he typically doesn't get too anxious."
"We've been able to balance each other out over the years," Johnson says.
It's hard to imagine the level of pressure the two have faced through their four consecutive Cup championship runs, buy they seem to just continue to improve.
In 291 Cup starts together, they have amassed 47 victories. They have 180 top-10 finishes, 117 of them top-fives. They also have 23 pole positions. And, of course, the unprecedented four consecutive titles.
While Johnson's driving talent has been widely touted, Knaus has functioned more in the shadows. That doesn’t mean he fails to get credit, at least within his organization, for his own level of expertise and performance.
But in many ways, it may all come down to the melding of personalities.
Johnson says that he and his future crew chief connected from the start.
CONT. IN REPLY... THIS IS THE TEAM OF THE DECADE !
By Rea White - Associate EditorMonday, November 30, 2009
Crew chief Chad Knaus has guided Jimmie Johnson to four NASCAR Cup championships at Hendrick Motorsports.David Griffin
Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus may be a perfect balancing agent for driver Jimmie Johnson.
Knaus appears to be the fierier of the two, but when it comes to races, he knows how to offset the emotions of his driver at any given point. He's the only full-time crew chief that Johnson has ever had in NASCAR’s Cup series since his debut in 2001, and the two have certainly learned how to deal well with each other.
They seem to be not only a championship-winning combination, but also a good personality mix.
"Jimmie is, obviously, typically very mellow, which counters my aggressiveness, I guess you would say, very well," Knaus says. "So when he starts to get upset and we get in the race car and we get in the race, I try very hard to maintain a level head and a calm mentality, and I think that that helps with Jimmie. When he starts to get excited, I know that I need to try to interact a little bit and try to calm things down. But most of the time he typically doesn't get too anxious."
"We've been able to balance each other out over the years," Johnson says.
It's hard to imagine the level of pressure the two have faced through their four consecutive Cup championship runs, buy they seem to just continue to improve.
In 291 Cup starts together, they have amassed 47 victories. They have 180 top-10 finishes, 117 of them top-fives. They also have 23 pole positions. And, of course, the unprecedented four consecutive titles.
While Johnson's driving talent has been widely touted, Knaus has functioned more in the shadows. That doesn’t mean he fails to get credit, at least within his organization, for his own level of expertise and performance.
But in many ways, it may all come down to the melding of personalities.
Johnson says that he and his future crew chief connected from the start.
CONT. IN REPLY... THIS IS THE TEAM OF THE DECADE !
Lets celebrate
NASCAR CELEBRATION
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December 1, 2009 ·
The NASCAR community has only begun to descend on Las Vegas, but it's already clear that this Champion's Week will be very different from those that preceded it. In New York, for instance, the show-car "Victory Lap" around Midtown had to be discontinued because of complaints from locals and increasing fees from the city. In Las Vegas, the parade hasn't only been revived; it's been embellished with pit stops and burnouts.
">LAS VEGAS
The NASCAR community has only begun to descend on Las Vegas, but it's already clear that this Champion's Week will be very different from those that preceded it. In New York, for instance, the show-car "Victory Lap" around Midtown had to be discontinued because of complaints from locals and increasing fees from the city. In Las Vegas, the parade hasn't only been revived; it's been embellished with pit stops and burnouts.
crew chief for Keselowski:
New crew chief for Keselowski: Jay Guy will be crew chief for Brad Keselowski and the #12 Penske Racing Dodge in 2010. Guy heads to Penske Racing following a three-year stint at Denver-based Furniture Row Racing. The 36-year-old Lancaster, Penn., native says he's looking forward to building a program around a driver with Keselowski's potential. "(Keselowski) has definitely won a lot of races in the Nationwide Series," Guy said. "There's a great upside to him. This is what I've worked for the last 20 years, to have an opportunity such as this with a company like Penske Racing."(FoxSports), no word on what plans are for former #12 crew chief Roy McCauley.(11-30-2009)
Evernham and Gordon reunion
Evernham and Gordon reunion at Hendrick becoming a real possibility
There is a possibility that Jeff Gordon could be reunited with former crew chief Ray Evernham.
As Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus and the rest of the No. 48 team head to Las Vegas to continue the celebration of their record fourth consecutive championship, some of the attention turns to 2010 and the big question; who will be able to challenge them next season?
That challenger may very well be the driver who is listed as his car owner and the only other active driver to share four titles, Jeff Gordon. And that challenge may be boosted with a reuniting of one of the most successful driver-crew chief combinations in NASCAR history, Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham.
Evernham and Gordon were one of the most powerful pairings, the Johnson-Knaus if you will, of the 1990’s. More than half of Gordon’s 82 career wins, 47, came under Evernham’s guidance, including three seasons of double-digit victories, 1996-98.
Gordon and Evernham went on to win the title the following two years. At the end of 1999 though, Evernham decided to strike out on his own as a team owner.
Gordon would go on to win another title (2001), and though he did win six races in 2007, there has only been one victory in the win column for the last two seasons.
Since he left Hendrick, Evernham enjoyed only moderate success with his own team. In 2007 Evernham gave up a majority share of Evernham Motorsports to George Gillett and the team became Gillett-Evernham Motorsports. Then in January of this year the team merged with Petty Enterprises becoming Richard Petty Motorsports.
As Johnson and Knaus celebrate their fourth consecutive championship, many are talking about a ‘dynasty’. It’s the same talk that was heard in the latter half of the 1990’s when Gordon and Evernham dominated NASCAR.
What it will take to challenge the Johnson-Knaus domination is a crew chief who has the same mindset of Chad Knaus; someone who is willing to push the envelope, learn all the aero nuances of NASCAR’s latest generation of racecar and exploit them to gain every little bit of advantage they can. Knaus has been known to push the envelope to the very edge and on more then one occasion has crossed the line earning fines and suspensions from NASCAR.
Combine Gordon’s lack of performance over the last two seasons with Evernham’s desire to get back into racing and a reunion of the pair is certainly a real possibility.
The pieces are falling into place and with Evernham’s skill and Gordon’s talent together again, Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus could have some real competition in 2010.
And NASCAR could be in for quite a show. Yahooooooooooooooooo !!!
Furniture Row new news-
Furniture Row announces crew chief split
Crew chief Jay Guy to leave Furniture Row Racing team reveals as it works towards the 2010 Sprint Cup season
Furniture Row Racing has announced that Jay Guy is to leave his role as crew chief.
The decision, taken by mutual agreement, was confirmed in a short statement by team general manager Joe Garone as the outfit turns its focus to the 2010 Sprint Cup season.
That season will see the team take on the challenge of running a full season in NASCAR's premier category, with Regan Smith on driving duties having run a part campaign this year.
"We wish Jay all the best - he is a good friend who worked hard to help bring us to where we are at," said Garone. "Jay was a true asset to our organization the past three years and we support him with his new opportunity.
"The future is exciting at Furniture Row Racing. We are continuing to expand our resources to run a full schedule next year and are on the right track towards giving our driver Regan Smith the best tools possible to race competitively on a weekly basis."
Crew chief Jay Guy to leave Furniture Row Racing team reveals as it works towards the 2010 Sprint Cup season
Furniture Row Racing has announced that Jay Guy is to leave his role as crew chief.
The decision, taken by mutual agreement, was confirmed in a short statement by team general manager Joe Garone as the outfit turns its focus to the 2010 Sprint Cup season.
That season will see the team take on the challenge of running a full season in NASCAR's premier category, with Regan Smith on driving duties having run a part campaign this year.
"We wish Jay all the best - he is a good friend who worked hard to help bring us to where we are at," said Garone. "Jay was a true asset to our organization the past three years and we support him with his new opportunity.
"The future is exciting at Furniture Row Racing. We are continuing to expand our resources to run a full schedule next year and are on the right track towards giving our driver Regan Smith the best tools possible to race competitively on a weekly basis."
Non Danika news other drivers !
There seems little chance that the Tony Stewart/Juan Pablo Montoya incident will carry over to next season or get anywhere close to being termed a “rivalry,” which is somewhat of a shame.
Stewart and Montoya, two of the fieriest competitors in the sport, would be massively entertaining to watch as foes. But Montoya indicated on Twitter last week he was “over it” and that he suspected Stewart was as well.
We’ll find out for sure on Thursday in Las Vegas, when both drivers will have media availabilities. Montoya will likely shrug and say something along the lines of how he got his payback at Homestead and that it’s over. Stewart may refuse to address it altogether and blame the media for bringing up a story he claims to be done with.
That’s too bad, because despite what some people inside the sport believe, rivalries like the one blossoming between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski are exactly the spice NASCAR needs injected into the Sprint Cup Series right now.
Television ratings were down by double-digits for many races this year and are off 30-40 percent from the same events just a few years ago in some cases. That’s not just a one- or two-year fluke – that’s a trend.
The new model Sprint Cup car has attracted much of the blame, but it’s an overstatement to say that’s the reason the people are tuning out. Thinking back, the racing overall was more competitive and entertaining this year than last thanks to double-file restarts – save the long, green-flag runs of single-file racing that are a permanent fixture of the sport.
So what’s the biggest culprit in some of the shine coming off NASCAR’s star? It’s the story lines – or lack thereof.
A few years ago, I’d bump into a writer friend every month or so. Something interesting always seemed to happen at the track, and he’d shake his head, laugh and say, “This sport just keeps on giving.”
But lately, this sport has been downright miserly in terms of story lines. Perhaps it’s because the economy has killed silly season, depriving fans and media of the “who-goes-where” speculation. Perhaps it’s because Jimmie Johnson’s dominance has made the Chase For The Sprint Cup predictable. Perhaps it’s because of the lack of conflict between the drivers.
Likely, it’s a combination of those three. And NASCAR has also made some mistakes along the way that only exacerbated the problem.
For example, officials decided there was too much of a soap opera in the 2007 season – the year Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch found new teams – and made a concerted effort to return the focus to the on-track product. But then, in the first full year of the new car, there wasn’t all that much to watch.
And in the few years before that, officials had clamped down on confrontations and personalities, dishing out penalties like Halloween candy. NASCAR President Mike Helton acknowledged to reporters last week that the sanctioning body may have gone too far.
“We felt like and we believe we were doing the right thing at the moment to correct a direction, and obviously, it was to protect the character of NASCAR,” Helton said. “We didn’t certainly intend to make it too sterile, but if the drivers were afraid to be themselves, that’s not good.”
Helton said NASCAR looks at such matters “differently today than three or four years ago,” which is good news for fans.
The economy isn’t going to turn around anytime soon, and officials have indicated the new car won’t be undergoing any drastic changes.
So the quickest fix for NASCAR would be a feud between two star drivers. This has been the case for several years now, but drivers seem to shy away from such confrontations. Whether it’s the media spotlight that makes even the smallest confrontations into major events or image-conscious sponsors who don’t want their brand to be soiled, drivers seem hesitant to express negative emotions.
Perhaps the Hamlin/Keselowski dust-up shows drivers understand NASCAR is giving them more leeway than before in such situations.
For example, Hamlin posted a Twitter message to Montoya that said, “Gee I think I may have inspired u!”
Montoya replied, “You did!!!! right after i was laughing about it!!!”
Earlier, Montoya had tweeted, “I always said payback it’s a bitch.”
NASCAR needs to embrace these rivalries and not do anything to extinguish the flames. But the question remains as to whether it will.
“[Rivalries are] just a natural part of sports,” Helton said. “I wouldn’t label it as either good or bad but as a natural part of sports.”
That’s where we disagree. Rivalries are not neutral but are a very, very good part of sports. After all, sports exist for our entertainment – and conflict makes for entertaining viewing.
The lost viewers need a reason to get excited about NASCAR again. A great rivalry would be a fantastic first step
Stewart and Montoya, two of the fieriest competitors in the sport, would be massively entertaining to watch as foes. But Montoya indicated on Twitter last week he was “over it” and that he suspected Stewart was as well.
We’ll find out for sure on Thursday in Las Vegas, when both drivers will have media availabilities. Montoya will likely shrug and say something along the lines of how he got his payback at Homestead and that it’s over. Stewart may refuse to address it altogether and blame the media for bringing up a story he claims to be done with.
That’s too bad, because despite what some people inside the sport believe, rivalries like the one blossoming between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski are exactly the spice NASCAR needs injected into the Sprint Cup Series right now.
Television ratings were down by double-digits for many races this year and are off 30-40 percent from the same events just a few years ago in some cases. That’s not just a one- or two-year fluke – that’s a trend.
The new model Sprint Cup car has attracted much of the blame, but it’s an overstatement to say that’s the reason the people are tuning out. Thinking back, the racing overall was more competitive and entertaining this year than last thanks to double-file restarts – save the long, green-flag runs of single-file racing that are a permanent fixture of the sport.
So what’s the biggest culprit in some of the shine coming off NASCAR’s star? It’s the story lines – or lack thereof.
A few years ago, I’d bump into a writer friend every month or so. Something interesting always seemed to happen at the track, and he’d shake his head, laugh and say, “This sport just keeps on giving.”
But lately, this sport has been downright miserly in terms of story lines. Perhaps it’s because the economy has killed silly season, depriving fans and media of the “who-goes-where” speculation. Perhaps it’s because Jimmie Johnson’s dominance has made the Chase For The Sprint Cup predictable. Perhaps it’s because of the lack of conflict between the drivers.
Likely, it’s a combination of those three. And NASCAR has also made some mistakes along the way that only exacerbated the problem.
For example, officials decided there was too much of a soap opera in the 2007 season – the year Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch found new teams – and made a concerted effort to return the focus to the on-track product. But then, in the first full year of the new car, there wasn’t all that much to watch.
And in the few years before that, officials had clamped down on confrontations and personalities, dishing out penalties like Halloween candy. NASCAR President Mike Helton acknowledged to reporters last week that the sanctioning body may have gone too far.
“We felt like and we believe we were doing the right thing at the moment to correct a direction, and obviously, it was to protect the character of NASCAR,” Helton said. “We didn’t certainly intend to make it too sterile, but if the drivers were afraid to be themselves, that’s not good.”
Helton said NASCAR looks at such matters “differently today than three or four years ago,” which is good news for fans.
The economy isn’t going to turn around anytime soon, and officials have indicated the new car won’t be undergoing any drastic changes.
So the quickest fix for NASCAR would be a feud between two star drivers. This has been the case for several years now, but drivers seem to shy away from such confrontations. Whether it’s the media spotlight that makes even the smallest confrontations into major events or image-conscious sponsors who don’t want their brand to be soiled, drivers seem hesitant to express negative emotions.
Perhaps the Hamlin/Keselowski dust-up shows drivers understand NASCAR is giving them more leeway than before in such situations.
For example, Hamlin posted a Twitter message to Montoya that said, “Gee I think I may have inspired u!”
Montoya replied, “You did!!!! right after i was laughing about it!!!”
Earlier, Montoya had tweeted, “I always said payback it’s a bitch.”
NASCAR needs to embrace these rivalries and not do anything to extinguish the flames. But the question remains as to whether it will.
“[Rivalries are] just a natural part of sports,” Helton said. “I wouldn’t label it as either good or bad but as a natural part of sports.”
That’s where we disagree. Rivalries are not neutral but are a very, very good part of sports. After all, sports exist for our entertainment – and conflict makes for entertaining viewing.
The lost viewers need a reason to get excited about NASCAR again. A great rivalry would be a fantastic first step
Yahoo can't wait DAnica
Patrick finalizes IndyCar sponsor deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Danica Patrick confirmed a sponsor deal to drive an IndyCar for the next three years on Monday -- and her plans to drive a part-time schedule for JR Motorsports in NASCAR's Nationwide Series in 2010 remain on track as well, a source close to Patrick said.
Patrick unveiled the GoDaddy.com-sponsored Indy car she will drive for Andretti Autosport on Monday in a Good Morning America appearance. The company said in a statement that the deal to drive the car is through 2012.
That, according to the source, had to take place before she could finalize any plans in NASCAR.
There was no mention on GMA of her NASCAR plans, but the source said those could come within the next one to two weeks.
ESPN.com reported last month that Patrick was in the final stages of negotiating a two-year deal with JR Motorsports. A source said that has not changed, adding if she went with another team it would be a "surprise.''
The plan is to debut Patrick in the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in February and earn approval from NASCAR to compete in the Daytona Nationwide race.
Patrick is expected to run in 10 to 13 Nationwide events, with perhaps another ARCA race or two.
The source said negotiations include putting Patrick in the No. 7 she drives in IndyCar and not the No. 5 that currently is the second car at JRM.
GoDaddy.com, which already sponsors Patrick in IndyCar and was the primary sponsor for the No. 88 at JRM this past season, is a potential sponsor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Danica Patrick confirmed a sponsor deal to drive an IndyCar for the next three years on Monday -- and her plans to drive a part-time schedule for JR Motorsports in NASCAR's Nationwide Series in 2010 remain on track as well, a source close to Patrick said.
Patrick unveiled the GoDaddy.com-sponsored Indy car she will drive for Andretti Autosport on Monday in a Good Morning America appearance. The company said in a statement that the deal to drive the car is through 2012.
That, according to the source, had to take place before she could finalize any plans in NASCAR.
There was no mention on GMA of her NASCAR plans, but the source said those could come within the next one to two weeks.
ESPN.com reported last month that Patrick was in the final stages of negotiating a two-year deal with JR Motorsports. A source said that has not changed, adding if she went with another team it would be a "surprise.''
The plan is to debut Patrick in the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway in February and earn approval from NASCAR to compete in the Daytona Nationwide race.
Patrick is expected to run in 10 to 13 Nationwide events, with perhaps another ARCA race or two.
The source said negotiations include putting Patrick in the No. 7 she drives in IndyCar and not the No. 5 that currently is the second car at JRM.
GoDaddy.com, which already sponsors Patrick in IndyCar and was the primary sponsor for the No. 88 at JRM this past season, is a potential sponsor.
