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You can’t always win, but you can learn. Best lesson: Annika or Danica?
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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
posted on 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

Drag Racing in the ESPY awards
posted on June 30, 2009 at 4:14pm

I was reading the latest column over at Go2Geiger.com about Tony Schumacher's nomination for an ESPY award, and it made me really think about what is holding us back from being a mainstream sport among the masses.Sad to admit, Geiger is dead-on with his ...more

Strength training and ... auto racing?
posted on June 19, 2009 at 10:31am

Alison Macleod says something in this interview that I find telling. When asked whether a female racer has an advantage or a disadvantage, Macleod mentions strength first: "Most girls are clearly disadvantaged when it comes to strength. Racing does requir...more

Pro Mod is tougher than it appears...
posted on June 18, 2009 at 9:55am

The biggest lesson I've learned in the past few years of downtime is to fully appreciate how much it takes to build/race/maintain a racecar at this level of competition. The costs, the devotion, the hard work, and the risks are just mind-blowing. And it c...more

5 reasons female athletes should engage online
posted on June 16, 2009 at 11:01am

If you’re a female athlete (or you represent female athletes), I have provided five key reasons you should get online and start talking about your life, your sport, and maybe even your brand. 1) You’re creating and controlling your own voice. Today, ...more

Shawn Johnson pitching and racing
posted on June 5, 2009 at 9:42am

Has Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson found new sports? Based on the pictures below you might just think so, but really Shawn is just having fun and doing the celebrity thing! On Wednesday, June 3 she threw the first pitch at the Dodgers - Diamondback MLB ...more

Top Gun to Top Fuel: Mixing my two favorite things
posted on June 3, 2009 at 4:36pm

My parents may not have ever guessed that I'd grow up to be a total hopeless gearhead Drag Racer, but I think they had some idea that I wasn't a "normal" little girl.While most kids dreamed of growing up to become veterinarians and doctors, I was awe-insp...more

The Brickyard
posted on May 27, 2009 at 12:14pm

So, as is my norm here lately, I had another whirlwind weekend in celebration of Memorial Day festivities. (I'm almost dizzy looking at my calendar anymore)Originally, I had planned to make a trip to Indy all weekend, but I was pleasantly surprised to lea...more

Traveling the country one track at a time
posted on May 26, 2009 at 10:22am

One of the great things about racing, is that it has allowed me to travel the country, one racetrack at a time. I tried to sit down and think of all the tracks I've been to, which isn't an easy task. Sad part is, that although I've been all over the U.S.,...more

New High For Patrick at Indy
posted on May 25, 2009 at 10:42am

Third!  Well done, Danica and her efficient pit crew. Meanwhile, Americans, especially sports fans and journalists, continue to forget that 'acquitted' does not mean 'innocent.'  Instances of highly-paid defense lawyers winning cases over government pr...more

Life in the Fast Lane: Indy starts for Danica, Milka & Sarah
posted on May 22, 2009 at 9:07am

Memorial Day weekend is known for a lot of things. Family, friends, barbecue, apple pie and maybe best of all - auto racing. The racing part starts at noon on Sunday, May 24th with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapol...more
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