Blogs Posts in Gossips category; 298 blog posts

Danica Patrick stock success raises more IRL questions

Danica Patrick is a real enigma for the Indy Racing League. I’ve long pondered her real affect on the open-wheel series. And I must admit, I’ve vacillated on this one. Is she the savior that many say she is? Or is she jus [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Patrick boosts television ratings for Speed

Danica Patrick's stock car racing debut Saturday at Daytona International Speedway was a television ratings hit for Speed network. According to Nielsen Media Research, the ARCA race drew 2.4 million viewers, an 87 percent increase ov [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Patrick will run Daytona race

How did former IndyCar star Danica Patrick think her stock-car racing debut went over the weekend? Let her tell you: "I want more racing," she said. As expected, Patrick officially announced Monday she was jump-starting her [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick's stock car debut - Is it stunt or growth?

Danica Patrick's stock car debut Saturday at Daytona International Speedway has created a lot of extra work for the track's public relations department. And if they get their way, it will only get worse the following week.Mon [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2010 | Comments : 1

Danica Patrick to appear on 'CSI: NY' as top competitor of d...

Danica Patrick will guest star on "CSI: NY" as the top competitor of a racing star who dies under suspicious circumstances. Patrick is scheduled to appear on the episode airing Feb. 10 on CBS. Antonio Sabato Jr. plays the racin [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Patrick to Confront Heat in the Car and Competition on Nasca...

The hottest question going into the 2010 Nascar season isn’t whether the fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. can be a contender again, or if impending fatherhood will soften the four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson’s grip [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Patrick announces Nationwide schedule

Danica Patrick has finalized her 2010 Nationwide auto racing schedule, starting Feb. 20 with the Statler Bros. 300 at Fontana, Calif. The IndyCar driver will compete in 12 Nationwide races for JR Motorsports, which is owned by the po [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Patrick will race at Gateway here in October

Danica Mania is coming to a racetrack near you. IndyCar open-wheel racing star Danica Patrick plans to run in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Gateway International Raceway on Oct. 23. Patrick is driving in NASCAR for the first [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick Hypes Advertiser in Super Bowl Run-Up

Teaser videos on the site show Patrick dressed as Marilyn Monroe in the famous skirt-blowing-up scene from The Seven-Year Itch and imitating Jennifer Beals in the "shower dance" routine from Flashdance, among others. Two o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr. pays dividends...

The IndyCar star's deal at JR Motorsports brought in sponsorship dollars that saved about a dozen jobs and helped the organization remain a two-car Nationwide Series team with. The No. 5 and No. 88 Chevrolet running full seasons. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick - Super Bowl takes U.S. pulse in seconds

The Super Bowl, which apparently is some sort of sporting event on Feb. 7, is a unique media happening: a moment when the nation comes together to adjudicate the meaning of advertising and to ratify its absurd, over-scaled importance in [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick as Marilyn Monroe for Super Bowl ads

In their two Super Bowl spots, Patrick recreates iconic movie roles. She does a raven-haired Marilyn from "The Seven Year Itch," a crop-top-sporting Kelly LeBrock from "Weird Science" and a wet-n-wild Jennifer Beals f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick to drive in ARCA race as a possible precursor...

Indy car diva Danica Patrick, who at 27 is the most accomplished female Indy car driver ever, is poised to branch out into stock cars. Part of a dream team, Patrick is creating a media and fan frenzy. The only female to win an Indy ca [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Danica Patrick not running Daytona?

Danica Patrick's new team, JR Motorsports, is only going to have two cars going for the Feb. 13 Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway. The team isn't committing to Patrick to be in the No. 7 car, according to SceneDaily. The te [...]