Who knew this otherwise trite little tweet from Danica Patrick would foreshadow today's HUGE news:
I cant believe I have actually been sleeping well since coming home from japan. Getting my solid 8-9 hours per night!
She may be resting easy because The Worldwide Leverage Tour appears to have ended - right where it started. Curt Cavin delivers the scoop that will now allow Fanicas to exhale.
Danica Patrick is now, officially, staying in the IndyCar Series.Same team. Same sponsor. Very interesting.
Patrick signed a three-year contract to remain with Andretti Green Racing during last weekend's event at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan. She will continue to drive the No. 7 car with a Motorola-based sponsorship.
I'm still trying to soak it in, or maybe it's dragged on so long this is all I have to say about it. I guess my first thought is whether you're elated, disappointed, or just plain shocked at the news, give a moment to thank pressdog - the WWDT project worked.
My second thought is that P1 is going to do a total Snoop Dance when I give her the news. My third thought is...what does this mean for Marco Andretti?
Good for Marco right? He isn't going to be able to find his own sponsorship as usual so he can rely of Danica's and TK's.
Sorry for the false start above ....
THANK GOD. Losing Danica would have been worse than having your eye sockets flooded with hydrochloric acid, and then plunged head-first into a pit of flesh-eating beetles. I don't know if I could have gone on. But wait ... NOW what is everyone going to obsess about?
P1 is going to do a "Snoop Dance"? Is she going to be enjoying a gin and juice while she does it? Sounds like she's been hanging out with Hobbson too much...
A few more years of foot stomping, towel tossin', commercialized racing.