Patrick did especially well this past week at the Brickyard, finishing 18th. Hey, a top 20 finish is a great thing! AND that puts him in 36th position overall. One more move up and he doesn't have to qualify for races anymore, he's automatically in.
That of course assumes the races won't go to caution every ten laps for new tires.
In other racing news, I have to say I get less impressed with Danica Patrick's behavior almost every week. Her little spat with Milka Duno would have been funnier had Milka slugged her one, but at least Milka got to throw a towel.
I'm not really sure if Danica gets a pass because she's female or not. Male drivers confront each other all the time. Is she trying too hard to be one of the guys, feeling she can confront anybody who does her wrong? Does she think being female gives her a pass on jumping on the guys because she knows they really can't jump back at her? Because frankly, the more I hear of stuff like this, I think she's behaving like a brat. She has to know everybody's eyes are on her, and that includes all those little girls who look up to her.
She's not the friendliest person, so it appears - she comes off as a bit of a cold fish. Fine. I get that she's had a lot of sexism to deal with. And she's talented, for sure. But I can say that if she had Sarah Fisher's personality, or Sarah had her driving skills/ride, the tables would sure be turned and Sarah would be the most popular driver in the series, along the league of Helio Castroneves. Danica is hurting her own popularity by appearing standoffish.
And she's of course under lots of pressure. I get that too. But she has to learn to behave herself in the public eye with the panache of Lyn St. James or Dale Earnhardt Jr and remember that storming down pit road to snap at somebody just makes her look like a little kid who can't handle the pressure.
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