I respect Danica for what she has demonstrated as a driver. What I question, like many here, is the media attention she keeps getting. I realize it's about hype and promotion and in the end......money. What I have a problem with is the fact she gets all this attention and there are guys out there that have done more, worked their butts off and made the "traditional" sacrifices to achieve the success and recognition they have earned. She has not. Period. And yes, I have raced with quite a few females that quite frankly were extremely competitive so it isn't a anti-woman thing. She wants my respect.....she needs to earn it just like all the other drivers have.....I don't need to be force fed by any organization or the media.

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just like everyone else in here, offering my 2 cents worth. We buy the ppv and enjoy every minute of it. I enjoy seeing the drivers that are always so serious about their job just being able to kick back and relax and laugh and have fun. We all know Danica is a huge pr package that can race, and excluding those of you on here that have put on a fire suit and gotten behind the wheel, she has bigger b-a-double L-s then most of us here. I was fine in a sprint car all by myself on a race track, but when it comes to side-by-side racing at speeds close to 200, my respect to all racers. As stated before, it is for charity to go to childrens's hospitals, so any type of "sideshow" that brings in more cash is fine with me. She'll do fine in the middle of the pack with the usual dirt track guys up front. How can she be any worse then the "jet-dryer killer" JPM a couple years ago? The ppv I want most though is the golden gloves bout with Milka Duno vs. Danica Patrick...now that's entertainment. bob:6:

What I should have said.......Dancia.......I would expect you to simply EARN the attention you are getting. Pretty simple. Just like most of the other racers have done.

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How many females have ever strapped into a dirt late model before and went racing? I am aware of the history of women in WoO, USAC, NASCAR, INDY, etc,.

Not that I follow LM racing that much, but what other women have tried it?

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Sherri Hackenast.

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April Farmer and Jill George are the two who have probably the most starts. No wins that I can remember.

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I don't fault Danica for any of the issues. It is the american media and their attempts at shoving and shoving what sells. It doesn't matter what it is they will run anything into the ground that produces the most money for their bottom line.

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She came out to Irwindale a few years ago and ran some laps in the Focus car. Now I know, a focus on pavement is a LOOOOONG ways off from what we're lookin' at here, but I gotta say, she was bloody fast right out of the gate. Didn't do anything dumb, just all business.

I don't have an opinion about her (or stock cars in general) one way or the other, but if she gets headlines for auto racing then I say good for her.
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Maybe a good match race between Milka Duno and Danica for 20 laps might spark some extra action.

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The bad part is Tony pays a dirt late model team a set price (I believe $5,000) to field a car for the prelude. I would have to believe she will be in one of Tony's personal cars, but if not I feel sorry for the poor guy that lets her get in his car.

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I think it's going to be fun. Never watched the prelude before. Now I will.

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The more attention that the charity gets who benefits from this the better. If she does OK, more power to her. I'm not much of a fan of hers, but at least she is making herself available for a good cause. She deserves props for that.

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Why? It's not like she has a reputation for tearing up cars. She held one of the longest streaks in IndyCar for running at the finish, and I can only recall one crash in stock cars at Bristol last year that was all her doing. If I got a knock on her, she's too conservative at times and that's most evident on starts and restarts.

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Really, very few drivers are fast on dirt and pavement. You can take the driver out of dirt but it is very hard to take the dirt out of the driver. Works in reverse for pavement. They just have a hard time dealing with loose. They want to DRIVE it in and not back it in.

Honest Dad himself:6::6:

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I know the popular thing to do is blame the media for the attention she is getting, but as 4:15 on Thurs., I have yet to hear anything about it other than here. I would say there is more interest here than in the media.

Dirt drivers going to pavement are way better than a pavement driver going to dirt, JMO.

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Oh, like Dale Earnhart, Jr???

Uhhhhhhh........I did say "most." Little E has won a few but that boy is running on his last name more times than not. Would he be where he is without that last name.....doubt it. But like I said.....MOST.

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Even if she finishes dead last I will giver her kudos for trying to run the dirt. It proves she has more balls than almost all of the other IndyCar brethren.

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Taylor Ferns could run rings around these female drivers and most male drivers. She's the best female driver to come along in a long time.

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Don, put her in that beautiful white #10 and come to the Prairie this summer. We miss you!

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As one person said a long time ago "she just seems arrogant". That's really the only thing that's ever bothered me about her. Sarah Fisher was pretty tough in a sprint car and she has no enemies, sat on the pole at Kentucky. Wonder what would have happened in she had the money to back her? Danica has made me laugh a few times, other than that I could care less how she does. The top 10 drivers in NAPCAR have probably all had fuel mileage wins, so why not her. Prelude is a good charity event and they will raise more money because of her.

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No qualms about her ability to drive on blacktop. It what she says and the way she acts outside of the racecar when things aren't going good. There's almost always someone to blame, someone she would like to beat up (@ Indy) or her usual eye roll look to the sky why meeeeeeee thing. Act like a racer and you will be respected like one. IMO

The sole purpose of this race is to raise money for charities. Last year I believe the race donated millions of $$ to childrens hospitals.

Some of you have overloaded your brain and your keyboard.

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She must be doing something right. She made 12 million last year. I bet she could care less what any of us think when she is making mo money then any of us lol.

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I just watched some World of Outlaw LM champion quit for the second straight race at Florence once he got passed for the lead. IMHO Danica's got the bigger pair!

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12 mil. maybe some mamory gland enhancement would help.

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Makes sense to bring the attention getting Danica to Eldora. She already has brought more attention to the race that ever before and that will help raise money. Sure there is other women racers but none have the following and Worldwide PR she has. SO it makes PR sense to do this. I can't wait to she her start practicing soon.
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This thread alone has 4 pages of concern. I think they did the correct thing to promote their charity race!

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Taylor Ferns is multi-talented, running both asphalt and dirt in a wide variety of vehicles. She ran second to Dave Darland at Kokomo last year and gave the veteran all he wanted. She has won more USAC races than any other female and won the 2011 D1 Midget title by a wide margin. She will run USAC National Midgets, Silver Crown cars, a pavement sprint car and CRA Stock Cars this year at the age of 16. And she deserves to be there.

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Who from where?

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Veronica McCann, I vaguely remember that name from like 5-6 years ago. Didn't she run Indy lights for awhile? Could be wrong.

David.

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You nailed it, man. I don't remember her at all.

Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_McCann

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From the number of post this has generated Danica has more than done her job, good or bad people are talking about her and racing.

Jerry #66j
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i agree 100 % she open their eyes at the chilli bowl, her first year there. this youg lady is something to watch.

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Whattttttttt!!!!!!!!! whereeeeeeeeeeee? :11:

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Danica's dad TJ ran midgets in the 1970's at Angell Park on the
dirt. She's a below average driver in my book. It will be her 1st
experience on dirt at Eldora.
Best Regards,
John

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Times up, she`s wasting everyones time. GO HOME , GO AWAY

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She led at Indy, passed the leader and LED AT INDY!!!!!!!!!! How many of your heros ran Indy and never led? She was in posistion to (and) WON in an Indy car, how many of your heros have done that? She got there the same way BC did this year (and he is a hero on this site), somebody put up the money!!! Several times she was the fastest of Winedretti Racing Team, and there is some talent there! And, its Saturday night and all of us not at a racetrack tonight should not even be allowed to be on a racing site:5:;):5::9: