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Danica Patrick places fifth in Indy 500
by Pretty Tough
posted May 31, 2010 at 2:10pm
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
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Indy 500: A record five women in starting field
by Pretty Tough
posted May 19, 2010 at 5:09pm
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
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A Suggestion For Nascar
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 2, 2010 at 5:49pm
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
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Long Beach Grand Prix!
by Chic Runner
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:39pm
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
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Long Beach Grand Prix features female drivers
by Pretty Tough
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:10pm
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
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Danica Patrick talks shop with Us Magazine
by Pretty Tough
posted April 7, 2010 at 1:21am
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
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Danica Patrick designs new Hot Wheels car
by Pretty Tough
posted February 27, 2010 at 8:50pm
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
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Danica Patrick wrecks in first NASCAR race
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 15, 2010 at 11:56am
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
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Danica Patrick joins the celebrity fragrance circuit
by A Glam Slam
posted January 8, 2010 at 2:23pm
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
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New Feature: AIM HIGH book
by Horsepower & Heels
posted December 11, 2009 at 3:27pm
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
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Hoping Danica Patrick doesn't regret this
by Women's Sports Blog
posted December 9, 2009 at 1:59pm
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
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A whole lot of head-shaking sport news
by One Sport Voice
posted December 9, 2009 at 1:15pm
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
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Sporty Saturday Spotlight: Drag Racer Cyndee Schwarz
by Pretty Tough
posted November 14, 2009 at 2:08pm
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
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Pro Mod now NHRA Professional Category
by Horsepower & Heels
posted November 4, 2009 at 8:18pm
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
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Racing: US National history tarnished
by Horsepower & Heels
posted September 10, 2009 at 11:21am
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
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Twitter for the Racing Crowd
by Horsepower & Heels
posted July 21, 2009 at 7:14pm
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
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Congrats to the Force Girls
by Horsepower & Heels
posted July 21, 2009 at 7:12pm
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
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A Need for Speed: For Women Only
by Pretty Tough
posted July 18, 2009 at 5:54pm
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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Drag Racing in the ESPY awards
by Horsepower & Heels
posted June 30, 2009 at 7:14pm
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
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Strength training and ... auto racing?
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 19, 2009 at 1:31pm
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
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Pro Mod is tougher than it appears...
by Horsepower & Heels
posted June 18, 2009 at 12:55pm
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
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