Race Car Driver Danica Patrick Sure Gets Around

     From my earlier posts, you can probably tell that I am a Danica Patrick Fan. The more I learn about her, the more I hear her, the more I see her, and the more I am around her only strengthen my admiration. As much as I initially wanted to be a naysayer, I couldn't. Why? Danica gets around. She gets around the track, regardless of whether it’s IndyCar or NASCAR. She gets around charitable causes. She gets around football. She gets around television, radio, and all kinds of other media. She gets around everywhere all the time! When does she rest from or practice for all that getting around?


     Today, you can find her addressing our military on CNN Salute to Troops (alright you grumblers, she didn’t go overseas like some of the other IndyCar drivers). Earlier this week she was in Mobile for the GoDaddy.com Bowl where she was guest speaker at the Mayor’s luncheon, flipped the coin for the game, presented the winning trophy, served as Grand Marshall for the Greer’s/Mobile Press Register Mardi Gras Parade, and made her husband happy at the same time because she was learning more about football.


     Twenty-three days seventeen hours from now (give or take a little), viewers of Super Bowl XLV will see “GoDaddy Girls” Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels busting through walls in superhero costumes saving small businesses that are operating without a web presence. Then (in another Super Bowl XLV commercial), Danica and Jillian will introduce us to the new blonde “mystery” GoDaddy Girl. You know, busting down walls and being a superhero are hard work that take time and practice.


     Finally, from Texas and Super Bowl XLV on February 6th, Danica will head to Florida for the February 19th NASCAR DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway where she and other NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers will battle NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in a 120-lap, 300-mile race. In case you didn’t catch it last year, DRIVE4COPD is a public health initiative to educate people about COPD and encourage those at risk to be screened for the disease. COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the Nation’s 4th leading cause of death. People with COPD have greater difficulty over time breathing and may have chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. While it can’t be cured, early diagnosis is important in managing and mitigating lung damage. Sorry to digress, but it’s important and yes, Danica Patrick is an Ambassador for DRIVE4COPD.


     The NASCAR Nationwide Series being off and underway, Danica has committed to drive in the NASCAR Nationwide Series again this year for JR Motorsports while also continuing to drive in The Izod IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport. What she has not committed to yet is whether at the end of the 2012 season (when her contract us up at Andretti) she will exclusively race fulltime NASCAR or IndyCar. Regardless, I am sure Danica will still be getting around.


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