Hinch to replace Patrick on GoDaddy.com homepage

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Originally Posted by heliocastroneves#3

We also know that this is the beginning of Danica losing GoDaddy... If Hinch will keep driving upfront (where from I'm pretty sure he will) and Danica will keep performing like she does now, mediocre, than GoDaddy will be in no time all about IndyCar and James Hinchcliffe and will everyone forget the mediocre former driver of the #7 car.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Opinion. Because it is politically incorrect nobody wants to talk about how many people were driven away by the All Danica/All the time racing league.

Call it sexism or misogyny it doesn't matter. The fact is many people were turned off by her attitude and the media's fawning.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

I Don't blame Danica at all. She took the money and ran in a manner of speaking.

I blame the media who were and are afraid to admit that is she didn't have a Vagina she would be most probably out of racing today. 14 years of professional racing in top teams with only 1 dubious win to show for it and nobody says anything?

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Originally Posted by garyshell

I do. I blame the princess for her entitlement attitude. She is a spoiled brat and that is HER fault. She could take a page from the likes of Lynn St. James, Katherine Legge, Sarah Fisher, etc. etc.

Gary

This thread is a perfect example of the evolution of the Danica "brand". Not very long ago, comments like the above that weren't glowing praise of her would energize a platoon of admirers who would flood the thread attacking anyone who dared to suggest she wasn't the "greatest". Now, not so much.

I think reality has set in. There are those who wanted to believe she could be the best female racer of all time (she isn't), and those who lived in some fantasy of a "hot chick" beating the "boys" at their own game. That didn't happen, even though she has managed to always move to a series like Nationwide where the competition is thinning, and she has always had top notch equipment, unlike other women in racing.

My personal opinion is that she is better than many of the female racers and just good enough to not be a total embarrassment. But she isn't the best. I have been offended by her pimping herself to get ahead, but even that I can excuse as most racers will do almost anything for a break. But the key is "almost anything". IMHO, she stepped over the line and played the sex card that other female racers have avoided like a plague.

Without a doubt she became a racing celebrity, not because of what she did on track, but because of what she did off track. Even that I could accept if she didn't behave like she believes her own hype and act like a spoiled brat, and the hype wasn't packed with distortions as it has been since day 1. It has always seemed she didn't care how she was judged as a competitor if the celebrity kept the "brand" valuable.

When the "brand" moved to NASCAR, I suggested in another forum that this would be a make or break move as the competition was deeper and ultimately performance matters. Either she would shine as her fanboys suggested, or she would show her mediocrity and stumble, which ultimately would damage the "brand". While she has shown some signs of speed in Nationwide, it is pretty obvious she isn't a regular threat for top 10's as she just isn't a "racer". Many of the NASCAR fans really do want to see results. Just look at how Junior's fans turned on him when he wasn't running up front. Even the lapdogs at ESPN have scaled back the coverage lately.

If her off track celebrity fades (she is getting older) , or she loses GoDaddy, her racing career may go away quickly.

The Danica effect will always be a racing footnote, but time will give the final verdict about her real legacy.