Danica Patrick Has Two Chances for Success in NASCAR: Slim and None

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INDIANAPOLIS - MAY 07: Danica Patrick driver of the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda poses with some milk beside her new 'Got Milk?' ad campaign poster before practice for the IRL IndyCar Series 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 7, 2009 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Danica Patrick paid a visit to several Charlotte area NASCAR shops last week including Stewart-Haas Racing and Roush-Fenway Racing. The NASCAR world was all abuzz about ‘her’ and that soon ‘she’ may be trying her hand at the world’s largest stock car racing organization.

Should the IndyCar star decide to make a foray into NASCAR she’ll be joining some of the other female stars that have won races and been competitive in the sport. Women such as, um, well…then there’s…oh and what about….

The point is that a woman driver in NASCAR has never really enjoyed the success that most men have, and Danica Patrick may not be any different should she decide to make the leap.

Women racers in NASCAR have stretched all the way back to nearly the sports inception. With female drivers such as Sara Christian who entered 7 races in 1949 and 1950, Louise Smith who raced 11 events from 1949-1950 and Ethel Mobley, Ann Bunselmeyer and Ann Chester who ran at least one race in 1949 and 1950. MORE-->>

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written on July 20, 2009 Opinion