It’s like Newsweek putting Sarah Palin in shorts on the cover of their magazine, except with Danica Patrick
The media continues its unabashed Danica Patrick hype in the face of no news whatsoever.
Two weeks ago, the story went, Danica – the race car driver/supermodel hailing from Beloit, Wisconsin – was this close to signing with a NASCAR team for the upcoming season.
Earnhardt Jr. says his NASCAR team is no sure thing for Danica
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a deal to put Danica Patrick in his Nationwide Series car isn’t imminent, and even if it were, JR Motorsports wouldn’t necessarily have the funding for the IndyCar Series’ most popular driver.
Multiple media outlets have reported in recent weeks that Patrick was on the verge of signing with JRM for a part-time Nationwide schedule next season while continuing to run the Indy Racing League. Patrick and JRM share a sponsor in GoDaddy.com, but Earnhardt says it doesn’t make the deal a cinch.
No news. Nothing new to report. Just another teaser article, dangling the idea of Danica driving NASCAR in front of…
…well, really, does anybody honestly care whether Danica goes into NASCAR or not? Or is the media just taking every single opportunity it can to use an attention-grabbing name (and, the implication goes, picture) in a story?
Note: this post in no way violates my previous decision to stop blogging about Danica’s potential jump to NASCAR because I’m not blogging about Danica’s potential jump to NASCAR. I’m blogging about the media’s continued fascination with Danica’s potential jump to NASCAR. So that doesn’t count.
I did not know she was from Wisconsin. Holy cow!
Hmmm… wet bra… or words.
Wet bra…. words.
Ummmm… yeah, wet bra. Definitely wet bra.
I can’t look at the words long enough to either agree or disagree with them. I’m on whatever side of the issue you’ve taken.
Count me in…
-jjg
Don’t forget to make sure Smitty sees this for some Rule 5age.
Besides, in the Nationwide series, the 800-lb gorilla teams are Gibbs and Roush, not JR Motorsports. Too bad no team not affiliated with Hendrick Motorsports will get within 200 points of the Cup title as long as Brian France is around.