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Why do so many love to hate Danica Patrick?
It seems that no matter what she tries, she can do nothing right. Is it her fault? The fans’ fault? Is it because her on-track success never matched the attention she received?Because of her sponsorships? Is it because of her willingness to speak her mind?
Is it simply because she’s a woman in a male-dominated sport?
Clearly, it is not just one of these things. It’s a mix of these things and then some.
There has been little normal about Richard Petty’s long and fruitful life.
Son of a NASCAR champ and father and grandfather of NASCAR drivers, Petty set stock car racing records that will live long past his lifetime, including 200 Cup wins and seven Daytona 500 victories. Still sought for appearances and sponsor events — and for his distinctive autograph — 25 years after he last drove a race car, he rolls into his ninth decade having barely lifted the throttle.
He is stock car racing’s ambassador-in-chief.
“I don’t know what the future is,” Petty told USA TODAY Sports. “I think health will dictate what I do and where I go and when I do it. As long as I am healthy and can afford to do all this stuff, I’m going to go as long as I can.”
Found photo.
The British ex-Formula 1 and Indycar driver Justin Wilson has died from injuries he sustained in an Indycar race on Sunday. This is a photo I took of him last year when he was testing a sports car in Daytona Beach. (He’s on the right). He was 37 years old.
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