It is Official, Danica Patrick Leaves IndyCar to Race Full Time NASCAR

Danica Patrick makes it official; in 2012 she leaves IndyCar and will race full time for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Danica has already been driving on a part-time basis for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports in that series.

Additionally, however, she joins Tony Stewart’s Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Team. Her goal appears to be to drive full time Sprint Cup by 2013. To that end, Stewart hopes to add a third Sprint Cup car to his team next year in an effort to maximize Danica’s track time. While Danica has stated that she would love to make her Sprint Cup debut at Daytona, she also says that she’ll defer to Stewart, and Tony has yet to make any schedule announcements.

Generally, while some fans think that Danica is making a mistake leaving IndyCar, many drivers and fans in the NASCAR and IndyCar series are wishing her well and anticipate that she will have decent success on the track. Clearly, Danica’s move should be a boon for NASCAR and an economic winner for Danica.

Go Daddy will continue to race full time in the Izod IndyCar Series. Although it has not announced who will be its driver or what car it will sponsor, Go Daddy struck a multi-year deal with Mario, Michael, and Marco Andretti with the understanding that an Andretti Autosport IndyCar will race under the Go Daddy logo. Mario and the family will also make appearances in Go Daddy commercials. Please, no bikinis!

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