Today's NYT article on Danica/NASCAR

[NickFalzone]

I used to care about this sort of thing. But now IMO if she goes to NASCAR, it could only be a good thing for the IRL. Does anyone really feel like she stills adds something to the series? Looking at the last 3-5 years, she hasn't really helped ratings.

Regardless, it doesn't sound like she would actually go, but with this as her contract year the question will probably keep coming up. And I'm sure she's happy to oblige the journalists as it only helps her bargaining abilities:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/sp...rts/19irl.html

[Easy Drifter]

I cannot see any NASCAR team even considering her. There are umpteen drivers with far better records that can't get a ride and her attitude has not helped her.

[Jag_Warrior]

Let her go. I double dog dare her.

Unless she went to a NASCAR team with enough points to gift her into the field, she'd be back in the IRL before the end of the 2010 season. On the other hand, that "go or go home" thing might mean she could spend a lot more time doing magazine shoots and GoDaddy commercials.

[The instant classic]

she is a big name, in open weel racing, and seeing how nascar always takes open weel drivers, why not take Danica, but i dont think that will happen, not till she wins indy, she always said "my dream is to win indy" after that whats left for her? so yeah i bet shes going to nascar, after she wins indy

[bzcam]

Snooorrreee, snoooorre, booorrrring, booorrring. Why not talk about some good drivers?

BZ

[Jag_Warrior]

and seeing how nascar always takes open weel drivers,

It does?

[Hoss Ghoul]

Let her go. I double dog dare her.

Unless she went to a NASCAR team with enough points to gift her into the field, she'd be back in the IRL before the end of the 2010 season. On the other hand, that "go or go home" thing might mean she could spend a lot more time doing magazine shoots and GoDaddy commercials.

That's about what I'm thinking. Look what Cup racing did to Franchitti.

Montoya has transitioned well, Hornish is finally coming around enough to think he might make a career or it.

[harvick#1]

you can add AJ to that list also, Speed is coming to terms so I will cut him the slack for the year,

[pits4me]

That's about what I'm thinking. Look what Cup racing did to Franchitti.

Montoya has transitioned well, Hornish is finally coming around enough to think he might make a career or it.

Danica's transition to NASCAR I believe would be extremely difficult.

[garyshell]

Danica's transition to NASCAR I believe would be extremely difficult.

You, sir, are the master of understatement!

Gary