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Celebrate the Monster Mile debut of Danica Patrick with a special Ladies Day NASCAR package
by Pretty Tough
posted August 6, 2010 at 11:26am

Celebrate the Monster Mile debut of Danica Patrick with a special Ladies Day NASCAR package on September 25, 2010.  The day will include access to a catered tent in the hospitality village and guest speakers who will offer insight into the world of NASCA...more

NASCAR gets nasty
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 8, 2010 at 4:53pm

Joey Logano, left, and Kevin Harvick when they were playing nice. I don’t understand NASCAR and I doubt I ever will.  I get dizzy watching my daughter run track.  And, she’s really slow.  Also, my favorite button on our remote is “Mute”, so...more

Memorial weekend highlights
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 2, 2010 at 7:32pm

Now that you are getting over your sunburn, have put away the beach toys, and digested all that red meat, let’s look back at some of the highlights for women’s sports over the Memorial Day Weekend.Baseball hats off to Eri Yoshida, for becoming the fir...more

It's a man's racing world
by After Atalanta
posted June 1, 2010 at 6:50pm

I saw a few articles this past weekend about female auto racers. Note that I didn't really read them because I am not all that into auto racing. But the headlines were similar in that they noted the increased presence of women at Indy: there were four thi...more

Danica Patrick places fifth in Indy 500
by Pretty Tough
posted May 31, 2010 at 11:10am

With the Indianapolis 500 Race just completed, there’s no question that its most famous participant (other than spectator Kim Kardashian and Jack Nicholson, who was the honorary race flag waver) was Danica Patrick. Patrick has had a rocky month and her...more

Indy 500: A record five women in starting field
by Pretty Tough
posted May 19, 2010 at 2:09pm

Last week we wrote a post about a record four women vying for a start at this year’s Indianapolis 500. And now that number jumps to five. It’s been 33 years since Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a race at the famed Brickyard, and for m...more

A Suggestion For Nascar
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 2, 2010 at 2:49pm

Given that the Sprint Cup series is allegedly losing money, sponsorship, and viewers, and throwing in the huge number of cautions that are bedeviling the finishes this year as space gets tight....why do there need to be be forty three cars in every race?...more

Long Beach Grand Prix!
by Chic Runner
posted April 20, 2010 at 3:39pm

So this weekend I had the chance to go to the Long Beach Grand Prix, which though I reside close by, I have never been to the race, or anything that is like this ever before in my life. I was really looking forward to it, though I had no idea what to expe...more

Long Beach Grand Prix features female drivers
by Pretty Tough
posted April 20, 2010 at 3:10pm

In her autobiography, Danica Patrick said a race in Long Beach eight years ago was the turning point in a career that ultimately made her one of the nation’s most popular race-car drivers. That’s when Patrick won the professionals’ leg of a pro/c...more

Danica Patrick talks shop with Us Magazine
by Pretty Tough
posted April 6, 2010 at 10:21pm

Race care driver Danica Patrick recently spoke with Us Magazine and lists “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me.” Some of our favorites? 1. I don’t like chewing gum. 2. I got a sewing machine for Chirstmas, and now I love to sew. 3. My favorite foo...more

You can’t always win, but you can learn. Best lesson: Annika or Danica?
by Fair Game News
posted March 12, 2010 at 3:31pm

By Laura Pappano Obviously Danica Patrick struggled in her NASCAR debut. After finishing 6th in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, a race to “get comfortable,” she crashed at the Daytona International Speedway (finishing 35 out of 43 drivers), finished 3...more

IndyCar first: four women to start in season opener
by Athletic Women Blog
posted March 12, 2010 at 3:08pm

The inaugural Sao Paulo Indy 300 will mark several firsts, mainly of interest only to avid Indy-race fans, but one in particular grabbed my attention: this will be the first time that four women have started an IndyCar race. Methinks IndyCar is entitled ...more

GameOn Podcast: Sarah Fisher & Patrick Pho, the Sequel
by GoGameFace: Watch Sports Like a Girl
posted March 10, 2010 at 5:36pm

The ladies of GameOn continue to be star-struck this week, as they recap the Oscars, Fantasy Football-style, with regular contributor Patrick Pho. We talk about the top three headline stories from this year's Oscars, and ponder his next obsession: Fan...more

Danica Patrick designs new Hot Wheels car
by Pretty Tough
posted February 27, 2010 at 5:50pm

Patrick unveiled a sketch of her “Danicar” February 6th, 2010 at the Daytona International Speedway while announcing Hot Wheels return to NASCAR through a partnership with JR Motorsports . The custom die-cast vehicle was co-designed with the Hot Whee...more

Danica Patrick wrecks in first NASCAR race
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 15, 2010 at 8:56am

Danica Patrick crashed her GoDaddy car Saturday in a 12-car pileup in her first NASCAR race. She was not injured. Call me uninformed about race car driving – really, you should – but I had no idea she wasn’t racing NASCAR yet. I could blame it on a...more

Danica Patrick joins the celebrity fragrance circuit
by A Glam Slam
posted January 8, 2010 at 11:23am

IndyCar driver, Danica Patrick, recently announced that she will be joining the NASCAR racing circuit. But it’s not only her racing that fans have to look forward to, as Patrick is also on track to launch her own fragrance this year. SA Fragrances, an ...more

New Feature: AIM HIGH book
by Horsepower & Heels
posted December 11, 2009 at 12:27pm

A few months back, I had the wonderful honor of being interviewed by book author Laura Contreras-Rowe for a book project she was working on called AIM HIGH: Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic and Latina Women. The interviewed lasted hours, where I talke...more

Hoping Danica Patrick doesn't regret this
by Women's Sports Blog
posted December 9, 2009 at 10:59am

None of the reasons for Danica to eschew a Nascar deal have changed since April.  I still think it's a terrible mistake, and that she will face an audience and colleagues who are more hostile than she expects in a driving environment too unfamiliar for h...more

A whole lot of head-shaking sport news
by One Sport Voice
posted December 9, 2009 at 10:15am

I’ve purposely stayed out of commenting about Tiger Woods. It’s just low hanging fruit. What is left to say? But I will say the most interesting thing to me is that everyone is shocked that a golfer could behave so badly–especially Tiger Woods.  ...more

Sporty Saturday Spotlight: Drag Racer Cyndee Schwarz
by Pretty Tough
posted November 14, 2009 at 11:08am

This Saturday the sporty spotlight shines bright on 2006 Queen of the Track, Cyndee Schwartz.  Check out Cyndee’s sensational interview below where she shares how she stays balanced, her thoughts on winning, and much, much more. Name: Cyndee Schwar...more

Pro Mod now NHRA Professional Category
by Horsepower & Heels
posted November 4, 2009 at 5:18pm

The long, hard fought battle has finally been won.For 9 long years, Pro Mod racers have begged, pleaded, borrowed and stole to gain the acceptance of the NHRA as a professional category, only to be shunned aside as a mere exhibition class. Popular across ...more

Racing: US National history tarnished
by Horsepower & Heels
posted September 10, 2009 at 8:21am

The Big GO is to drag racing what the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500 are to our roundy-round companions in racing. It is the single biggest weekend of the season, and one where tradition and competition run second only to emotion of the participants.One of ...more

Twitter for the Racing Crowd
by Horsepower & Heels
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:14pm

One of my favorite social networking tools is Twitter. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and although I first thought it was rather odd and didn't "get it", I've realized the myriad of different usages for the service, and how they can be cust...more

Congrats to the Force Girls
by Horsepower & Heels
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:12pm

You know, nitro Funny Car driver Ashley Force-Hood has been having a heckuva year. She's won several events, led the points chase, been to a handful of finals.... Girl is on Fire. (not literally. That would be BAD.) Love it.But there are 2 more Force girl...more

A Need for Speed: For Women Only
by Pretty Tough
posted July 18, 2009 at 2:54pm

Lyn St. James Do you like to drive fast? Are you a woman? If you answered yes, then the following event may be perfect for you.  Real open wheel Indy style race cars, high performance  Corvettes and guess what? We’re offering a discount on regist...more
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