Danica Patrick: Latest News and 2014 Sprint Cup Standing Ahead of Kansas

After starting the 2014 AAA 400 in 13th, Danica Patrick and the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet were forced to walk out of Dover International Speedway with a 25th-place finish.

Through five career races on the mile-long concrete track, Patrick has an average finish of 25.80 and was right on that mark again Sunday. In the first Dover race of the season, the No. 10 car finished 23rd.

The current game plan the team has been employing is not working. When Patrick and her team return to Delaware in 2015, they must incorporate new ideas to help get her into contention. Dover is not an easy track to learn, but Patrick should be showing more improvement than she has thus far.

Here are Patrick’s full 2014 results, the updated Sprint Cup Series standings and the latest news surrounding one of NASCAR’s most popular drivers.

Race	Track	Start	Finish
AAA 400	Dover International Speedway	13	25
Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	18	19
MyAfibStory.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway	18	19
Federated Auto Parts 400	Richmond International Raceway	13	16
Oral-B USA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	27	6
Irwin Tools Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway	24	27
Pure Michigan 400	Michigan International Speedway	14	18
Cheez-It 355	Watkins Glen International	43	21
GoBowling.com 400	Pocono Raceway	10	30
Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	14	42
Camping World RV Sales 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	29	22
Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway	29	8
Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway	10	21
Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway	11	18
Quicken Loans 400	Michigan International Speedway	27	17
Pocono 400	Pocono Raceway	16	37
FedEx 400	Dover International Speedway	28	23
Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	4	39
5-Hour Energy 400	Kansas Speedway	9	7
Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway	7	22
Toyota Owners 400	Richmond International Raceway	35	34
Bojangles' Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	33	22
Duck Commander 500	Texas Motor Speedway	24	27
STP 500	Martinsville Speedway	10	32
Auto Club 400	Auto Club Speedway	27	14
Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	36	18
Kobalt 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	22	21
The Profit on CNBC 500	Phoenix International Raceway	33	36
Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	27	40

Pos.	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Brad Keselowski	3000	5	5	13
2	Joey Logano	3000	4	1	13
3	Kevin Harvick	3000	2	5	10
4	Jimmie Johnson	3000	3	1	10
5	Jeff Gordon	3000	4	2	11
6	Kyle Busch	3000	1	2	6
7	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	3000	3	0	11
8	Matt Kenseth	3000	0	1	11
9	Ryan Newman	3000	0	0	2
10	Carl Edwards	3000	2	0	6
11	Denny Hamlin	3000	1	2	6
12	Kasey Kahne	3000	1	0	3
13	AJ Allmendinger	2077	1	0	2
14	Kurt Busch	2073	1	0	6
15	Greg Biffle	2072	0	0	3
16	Aric Almirola	2061	1	0	2
28	Danica Patrick	597	0	0	3

Here's a look at last year's top five moments from Kansas Speedway, including Patrick's crash:

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Latest News

This week’s race will be the Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas Speedway. It's the second race of the season from Kansas, which is good news for Patrick, who has done well at this track in the past.

In the first Kansas race of 2014, Patrick qualified in ninth place and ended up finishing seventh overall. Her composure on the track helped her team put her in a position to succeed, and she followed through with a top-10 finish.

Here are Patrick's career stats at Kansas:

Date	Finish	Start	Laps Led	Driver Rating	Status
May 10, 2014	7	9	0	101.4	Running
Oct. 6, 2013	43	29	0	29.3	Accident
April 21, 2013	25	25	0	55.8	Running
Oct. 21, 2012	32	40	0	40.4	Running

After finishing dead last in this race in 2013 due to an accident, Patrick looks to use the momentum she created earlier this season to once again register a solid result. Finishing 25th at Dover won’t help her confidence, but Patrick knows she can buck the trend Sunday at a track she is comfortable on.

Crew chief Tony Gibson took to Twitter to share his feelings on Dover and moving on to Kansas:

When asked about her improvements on the track, Patrick spoke to Jared Turner of FoxNews.com regarding the impact Gibson has had on the No. 10 team's strides:

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Everyone just works hard, and it's paying off. We actually should have finished better at New Hampshire (19th) but the yellows at the end probably didn't help. We're just getting better. Tony Gibson (crew chief) and the GoDaddy guys are giving me really good cars, and we just keep finishing better. I haven't run that well at Dover, but we've done better at all the tracks we've been to lately, so we're ready.

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Former NASCAR driver and analyst Kenny Wallace shared his thoughts on Patrick:

Wallace may be right that this is the big leagues of driving, but Sunday's race at Kansas could be Patrick’s chance to break out and make an impact. She has the confidence following a stellar performance on this track, and her team has been one of her biggest strengths all season.

With many of the top drivers in the sport worrying about positions and advancing to the next round of the championship chase, Patrick will only be focused on one thing Sunday: winning.

Instead of mailing in her effort for the remainder of the year, Patrick knows, as a driver who is still learning the craft, this is valuable time she can be learning. Every driver’s ultimate goal is to win a championship, and Patrick is getting the opportunity to watch the chase from the outside.

If she builds confidence at Kansas and carries it into Charlotte Motor Speedway the next week and at Talladega Superspeedway in two weeks, Patrick could be heading toward a breakout season in 2015 with Stewart-Haas Racing.

With a talented team, quality cars and a driver who is ready to emerge as a top star, Patrick’s success rate should continue to climb with a standout performance at Kansas.

Predicted Finish: Ninth

*Stats via NASCAR.com.