EVENT: Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (250 laps / 218.75 miles)
TRACK: Iowa Speedway
LENGTH: .875-mile oval
DATE: Sunday, May 20, 2012
TV: ESPN (Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. EST)
RADIO: MRN (1:45 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
“I’ve been told that Iowa is a great event for the Na-tionwide Series. From the looks of the people that fill the grandstands, it definitely is quite a show. This will be a weekend where the series regulars can battle it out, and you’ll get to see some new talent, so that’s exciting.

It’s no secret that I enjoy racing on the mile-and-a-half tracks. With Iowa being a short track that races more like a speedway, I think that will help me. It’s still a short track but you have a lot more speed and banking than you would at say, Richmond. I think those are characteristic that will translate well for our Go Daddy team.

This is another big race for Go Daddy, too. They have offices in Iowa and there will be a lot of employees and their families at this race. It’s fun to get them all out the race and have them cheer us on.”

Cole Whitt -Join the Dew Crew Chevrolet
“Our team really overcame a lot last weekend at Darlington after we hit the wall in qualifying. We took an unfortunate situation and worked as a team to get a solid finish out of it. It was great to see both the 88 and 7 crews working together to get the backup car ready. I think it said a lot about JR Motorsports.

This week Iowa will be interesting. Technically, it’s a short track, but it doesn’t race like one. It seems more like a speedway than anything. It does give you options as a driver. You can move around in the corners try different lines and find a place where your car will work well.

Our 88 car looks great this week with the Dew Crew paint scheme. I’m a big fan of our red TaxSlayer car, but this Dew Crew car ranks up there, too. I know it will be a packed house in Iowa, so I’m hoping we can get some new Dew Crew members this weekend.”

Notes

WHITT JOINS THE DEW CREW - The 88 Chevrolet will carry a special Join the Dew Crew paint scheme this weekend at Iowa Speedway. The Dew Crew is an online

Facebook community that gives fans the opportunity to get more involved with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Diet Mountain Dew, while having a voice and making key decisions for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team. Fans can become a member of the Dew Crew free of charge at www.DewCrew.com.

WHITT FEATURED ON TODAY’S NASCAR NOW - Whitt will be appearing on today’s episode of NASCAR Now to discuss his recent success at Talladega Superspeedway and Darlington Raceway, along with his outlook for Iowa Speedway. The show will air at 3 p.m. EST on ESPN2.

WHITT MEETS PRESS ON FUND’s SIMKIN FAMILY - Whitt had several special guests attend the Darlington event on be-half of TaxSlayer.com and CURE Childhood Cancer’s Press on Fund, which was featured on the No. 88 Chevrolet. The Simkin’s family and their three sons, including 10-year-old Brennan, who battled acute myeloid leukemia, were honorary guests of the 88 team last weekend. Visit www.jrmracing.com to view pictures of Whitt and the Simkin family. The Press on Fund is helping to raise awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.

AVERAGE FINISH IMPROVEMENT - Patrick and the Go Daddy team have seen a steady improvement in their average fin-ishing position. Through the first five races of 2012, Patrick’s average finish was 25.0. Over the past four events that number has decreased to 13.5, and includes top-15 finishes in three races.

SHORT TRACK FACT - Patrick’s best finish in the Nationwide Series at a short track was a 17th-place showing. The finish came at Phoenix International Raceway in the spring of 2011.

WHITT WITH CONSECUTIVE TOP-10S - Following a 10th-place finish at Darlington Speedway last weekend, Whitt and the 88 team have notched two straight top-10s. The effort also brought Whitt’s season tally to two top-five and four top-10 fin-ishes.

NATIONWIDE SERIES AUTOGRAPH SESSION - Both Patrick and Whitt will participate in the Nationwide Series driver auto-graph session at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, May 19, from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. local time in the fan concourse area.

2012 RACE WEEK ACTIVITIES AT JRM – Beginning on Thurs., May 24, and continuing through Mon., May 28, fans are in-vited to the JRM facility in Mooresville, N.C. for festivities surrounding Charlotte race weeks. Highlighting the action is an autograph session on Friday, May 25 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., which features Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Cole Whitt and Kelley Earnhardt Miller. Kerry Earnhardt, Karsyn Elledge, L.W. Miller, and late model driver, Josh Berry will also be included in the session. 250 tickets will be distributed for the session. Click here for more information and the complete schedule.

WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE ROUND TWO - For the second consecutive year, The Dale Jr. Foundation will be raffling off Dale Jr.’s ride. This time around it’s an inferno-orange colored 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and only 8,888 will be sold. The winner will be invited to JR Motorsports, where Dale Jr. will hand over the keys to their brand new car. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2012 with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete details about the car, a list of second and third-place prizes, and to purchase tickets visit www.windalejrsride.com.

CONCORD, N.C. (May 15, 2012) – On Wednesday, June 6 in tiny Rossburg, Ohio, stars representing NASCAR, NHRA, INDYCAR and the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series align in a big way with the Prelude To The Dream.

Eldora Speedway will once again play host to the all-star dirt Late Model race featuring more than 25 world renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy on the half-mile clay oval where HBO Pay-Per-View® will present the event LIVE in high-definition to the entire nation. Net proceeds from the telecast will support Feed The Children, a U.S.-based charity thatdomestically has helped more than 365,000 families since 2009 through its Americans Feeding Americans Caravan.

The eighth annual Prelude To The Dream joins racing luminaries from all disciplines at one track, on one night as they pilot 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower. It is One Perfect Night.

Tony Kanaan of the IZOD IndyCar Series will again compete against Danica Patrick, who in 2012 has made the full transition from IndyCar to NASCAR. They’ll rub fenders with straight-liners Ron Capps and Cruz Pedregon of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Dirt regulars Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz, who have collectively won 24 World of Outlaws championships, will race for the first time in dirt Late Models. All will join NASCAR stars such as Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte and many others, including a band of brothers: the Busch brothers – Kurt and Kyle – and the Dillon brothers – Austin and Ty.

The live, commercial-free, high-definition broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. The Prelude To The Dream has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com. Updates can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PreludeToDream and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PreludeToDream

The 2012 edition of the Prelude To The Dream includes hot laps, qualifying, heat races and a 40-lap feature with double-file “shootout style” restarts. New participants include Patrick, Kinser, Schatz and Ty Dillon, who will join Stewart, Capps, Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader as drivers who have participated in every Prelude To The Dream since 2005, where Wallace was the inaugural winner.

“We have the most diverse group of drivers we’ve ever had for the Prelude, and for the first time, the Prelude will be broadcast in high-definition,” said Stewart, owner of Eldora Speedway and a three-time winner of the Prelude To The Dream. “This year’s event is going to be a can’t-miss show. We’ve added 10 laps to the feature and partnered with a great charity in Feed The Children. You’re going to see some intense racing by everyone, including some drivers completely out of their comfort zone. We’ll all be racing for a trophy, but also to make an impact with the more than 16 million children who are at risk of going hungry right here in America.”

For the top-10 finishers in the Prelude To The Dream, Feed The Children will send a food truck to each driver’s hometown or city of their choice.

“This is an excellent opportunity to bring attention to the nationwide problem of child hunger by working with these world-class drivers,” said Rick England, chairman, Feed The Children board of directors. “Their efforts will allow more families to put food on the table and help us provide a solution to those hard hit by the current economy.”

The seven previous Prelude To The Dream events have collectively raised more than $3.5 million. With each year’s event gaining significant stature and mainstream interest, Stewart’s ultimate goal is to have the 2012 Prelude To The Dream raise $1 million, with the proceeds benefitting Feed The Children.

“It’s an ambitious goal,” admits Stewart, “but if we don’t set the bar high, we’re not pushing ourselves the way we should. That’s our goal, and me and everybody else associated with this event is going to do everything we can to meet that goal. Now, we just need everyone out there to purchase the event, enjoy all the action going on at Eldora, and know that their dollars are going to a very worthy cause.”

“Each year we are thrilled to bring the exciting live action from Eldora into living rooms across the country,” said Tammy Ross, Vice President, HBO Pay-Per-View & Sports. “This year’s benefitting organization, Feed The Children charities’ mission is that no child should go to bed hungry, and the HBO Pay-Per-View team is thrilled to bring the Prelude To The Dream to fans everywhere to help further that mission.”

With no points and no pressure, the Prelude To The Dream is a throwback race, allowing drivers to step back in time and compete for the reasons they all went racing in the first place – pride and a trophy. And they’ll do it on the same surface racing legends A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti competed on nearly 50 years ago.

For those who want to see the Prelude To The Dream in person, tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. Act fast – the race has sold out in previous years.

Date: May 12, 2012
Event: Southern 500 (Round 11 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.336-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 38^th / 31^st (Running, completed 362 of 368 laps)

Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) in a green-white-checkered finish

While the result shows Danica Patrick finished 31^st in the Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, the valuable experience she gained can’t be summed up in a box score.

Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) via a collaborative agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), had never seen the 1.336-mile oval until last Thursday. But she had heard plenty of stories about the treacherous egg-shaped oval and its knack for being difficult for even the most veteran drivers.

The goals for her were to simply finish the race and log as many laps as possible in just her second Sprint Cup Series start. While she finished six laps behind the leaders, she exceeded even her own expectations.

“I know I didn’t have a great result,” Patrick said. “But I accomplished all the things I wanted to accomplish. Things went good on the Nationwide side. Here on the (Sprint) Cup side, my goals were to be respectable out there. I think I held my own all right. And the other one was to finish, and both of those things happened. So, overall, good night. I will be much less worried coming back to this place.

“I definitely got a feel for all the elements. Starts, restarts and pitting, and all that stuff. Just how to get runs on cars. What to do when the car feels a certain way. Which lines to take, and to accommodate for the car and how it feels. We started out really loose, and then we kind of struggled. Then it was really good when Zippy (Greg Zipadelli, crew chief) fixed it. Then it was kind of tight the rest of the night. Just me working with that. I'd rather be a little tight than loose, especially here at Darlington. I earned my stripes anyway. But anyway, good night for the whole GoDaddy crew. Appreciate everyone's support, especially GoDaddy.”

Her race strategist, Greg Zipadelli, was happy with Patrick’s maiden voyage to Darlington.

“She did a great job,” Zipadelli said. “I was impressed with her all weekend. The goal was just to finish and get as many laps as she could, and she did that. She was great getting on and off pit road tonight and just overall did a really good job. I’m very pleased with how she did tonight. The more laps she gets, the better, and tonight was a great learning experience for her.”

Jimmie Johnson won the Southern 500, marking the 56^th Sprint Cup victory of his career, his first of the season and his third at Darlington. It also brought Hendrick Motorsports its milestone 200^th Sprint Cup win.

Denny Hamlin finished .781 of a second behind Johnson in the runner-up spot, while Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top-five. Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose and Joey Logano comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were eight caution periods for 38 laps, with seven drivers failing to finish the 368-lap race, which was extended one lap by a green-white-checkered finish.

The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Saturday, May 19 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. The non-point-paying event begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT, with live coverage provided by SPEED beginning with its pre-race show at 7 p.m. SPEED’s “RaceDay” will begin at 4 p.m.

Patrick’s next Sprint Cup Series start will come in the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday, May 27 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Race 9 of 33: VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway
Track Specs: 1.366-mile oval / 147 laps
Weather: Clear; 65 deg.
Race Winner: Joey Logano
Whitt’s finish: 10th
Patrick’s finish: 12th

Cole Whitt’s 10th-place effort in the TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet paced the two-car JR Motorsports contingent in Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. Whitt and the 88 team were models of perseverance after a wreck with their primary car during qualifying. The team was forced to unload the backup car and start the race at the rear of the field. Still, Whitt managed to drive inside the top-10 by the final green-white-checkered restart and battled for his fourth top-10 finish of the season. Danica Patrick ended the night with an impressive 12th-place finish in her debut at the track “too tough to tame”. Patrick was a staple among the top-20 competitors with the GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, battling back from a lap down to score the team’s fourth top-15 finish of 2012.

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
“Overall I thought it was a solid day. It was nice to come to a really challenging place like this and come out with a respectful finish. I kept the car in one piece. There aren’t any Darlington stripes down the side of our Go Daddy car so I’m happy. It was a pretty smooth weekend considering the difficulty of this track. I hope the crew and Go Daddy are as happy about this as I am.”

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
“First, I’ve got to thank everyone on our TaxSlayer team. Those guys worked their tails off today. After we had to pull out the backup car, they had about two hours to get it ready for the race. Everyone from both teams chipped in and they did an awesome job.

“It was a decent race for us. We couldn’t seem to get the rear of the car down in the track like we needed. But toward the end we got inside the top-10 and had position for a good finish. A top-10 was a good effort today and it turned out to be an OK point’s day, considering. We can take that and move on to Iowa.”

ATLANTA (May 10, 2012)--Coke Zero is welcoming a new member into the Coca-Cola Racing Family, and it’s one of the most talked about athletes in professional sports. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series&™ rookie Danica Patrick has signed a multi-year endorsement deal to represent the Coke Zero brand.

“Joining the Coca-Cola Racing Family is one of the really cool things that’s happened so far in my career. I'm a Coke Zero drinker and fan, so with this partnership, I really get to have it all”

The Coca-Cola Racing Family, established in 1998, has boasted some of the biggest names in motorsports, including past champions Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and reigning champ, Tony Stewart. Patrick, who will run 10 Sprint Cup races in 2012 as part of Stewart-Haas Racing, will sport the Coke Zero logo on her firesuit and her No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. She will appear in a series of vignettes premiering during the Coke Zero 400, will be featured in marketing executions such as retail point of sale materials and will make personal appearances on behalf of the Coke Zero brand.

“Joining the Coca-Cola Racing Family is one of the really cool things that’s happened so far in my career. I'm a Coke Zero drinker and fan, so with this partnership, I really get to have it all,” said Patrick. “I’m really excited about working with Coke Zero for a lot of reasons, but the idea of having my image at retail stores next to guys like Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman and the rest of the Coca-Cola Racing Family is amazing.”

Two of Patrick’s first roles as a Coke Zero spokesperson will take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway. In addition to competing in the Coca-Cola 600, Patrick will collaborate with actress Brooklyn Decker to promote the summer blockbuster, “Battleship,” which Coke Zero is partnering with Universal Pictures to promote. Patrick will not race in the Coke Zero 400, but she will participate in activities surrounding the event and serve as a special correspondent, giving fans a sneak peek behind the scenes via the Coke Zero Twitter account at one of the year’s most exciting races.

“Danica is a talented driver, a fierce competitor, and an always-relevant personality in the world of motorsports, and we’re excited to welcome her to the Coke Zero brand and the Coca-Cola Racing Family,” said Sharon Byers, senior vice president of sports and entertainment marketing partnerships, The Coca-Cola Company. “The Coke Zero brand has seen consistently strong growth since it launched, and to maintain that success, we need to bring new consumers to the franchise. We believe partnering with one of the most relevant and talked about athletes in motorsports—and one who embodies the brand’s 'enjoy everything' spirit -- will help us do just that.”

Patrick debuted in the IRL IndyCar Series in 2005 where she finished the season at 12^th overall on the way to earning Rookie of the Year honors. In 2008, she became the first woman to win an IRL IndyCar Series race with her victory at the Indy Japan 300. She joined the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 for a part-time schedule and finished fourth in the 2011 Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top-circuit.

On February 27, Patrick made her Sprint Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500 where she finished 38^th after an early race accident in front of her collected her car. Her part-time schedule for the remainder of the 2012 Sprint Cup season includes:

· May 12 – Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

· May 27 – Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

· August 25 – Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

· September 2 – Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

· September 16 – Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway

· September 30 – AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway

· November 4 – AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

· November 11 – Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway

Patrick will be the only current member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family to specifically represent the Coke Zero brand.

About the Coca-Cola Racing Family

Coca-Cola has been involved with stock car racing for more than 50 years and has been the official sparkling beverage of NASCAR since 1998. Through its partnerships with International Speedway Corporation, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Coca-Cola refreshes racing fans at the majority of NASCAR-sanctioned tracks. A signature part of the brand’s NASCAR association is the Coca-Cola Racing Family – a group of top drivers that includes Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart. The Company also maintains relationships with Dale Jarrett, Ned Jarrett, Kyle Petty and Elliott Sadler. Coca-Cola Racing Family members make appearances and are featured in advertising, promotions and packaging.

About The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, our Company's portfolio features 15 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of 1.8 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world's top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system employees. For more information, please visit www.thecoca-colacompany.com or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/CocaColaCo.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 10, 2012) -- After an eventful weekend at Talladega in the Nationwide Series, Go Daddy's Danica Patrick is ready to take on a new challenge at Darlington Raceway. Go Daddy, the world's largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and new SSL Certificates, is putting the "GO" in Saturday's Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race as the broadcast sponsor on FOX TV.

Danica will be facing two races at Darlington on the heels of all the excitement at Talladega. She finished 13^th at Talladega and has moved up into the 11^th position in the Nationwide point standings. She led in Lap 78, becoming the second woman ever to lead a NASCAR race at Talladega. Now, she's ready to earn her stripes at Darlington Raceway, one of the toughest tracks on the schedule, known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and "The Lady in Black."

"The Darlington track is new territory for me, but after the solid-run in Talladega, I'm looking forward to getting back on the race track in the GoDaddy.com Chevrolets," said Danica Patrick. "I've got a great team and the long-time support of Go Daddy."

Tomorrow, Danica will be driving the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide race. Saturday, in the Sprint Cup race, she'll be behind the wheel of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet after debuting earlier this year at Daytona 500. Go Daddy is the broadcast sponsor for Saturday's Southern 500 - Danica's second-ever Sprint Cup race. Danica will become only the third woman to compete in a Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington.

"Darlington is known for challenging some of the savviest NASCAR drivers," said Go Daddy Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President Barb Rechterman. "Danica is tough and revved-up for Darlington. Go Daddy will be cheering her on as she tackles this historic race track."

You can watch all the action during the live broadcast, presented by GoDaddy.com, on FOX TV at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (May 9, 2012) – It’s been called the toughest of all tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. So much so that Darlington (S.C.) Raceway years ago was nicknamed “The Track Too Tough To Tame.”

Darlington is an egg-shaped oval 1.366 miles in length – the odd shape because the western portion of the oval needed a tighter radius on the turns as founder Harold Brasington promised Sherman Ramsey, who owned a farm next to the property, that he wouldn’t disturb his minnow pond when he built the track in 1949.

The odd shape also means that, to find the fast way around the track, drivers run against the outside walls in each turn, sometimes brushing up against the wall and thus earning what has affectionately become known as a “Darlington Stripe” on the right side of the car. And the black marks left on the walls by the tires rubbing up against them all race weekend have led to the track’s other nickname – “The Lady in Black.”

Saturday night, “The Lady in Green,” Danica Patrick, driver of the green No.10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, will meet “The Lady in Black” for the very first time when she competes in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at Darlington.

Patrick, who has never been to Darlington, will also compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at the 1.366-mile oval before competing in just her second-ever Sprint Cup race the next night.

Her first Sprint Cup start came in February’s rain-delayed Daytona 500, where she finished a disappointing 38^th, having completed only 138 of 202 laps after being caught in an accident not of her making on the third lap.

She’ll hope to fare better in the 367-lap race Saturday night, but she knows that just getting seat time and experience at the Sprint Cup level is most important as she continues her transition from IndyCar to NASCAR.

DANICA PATRICK, Driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet:

What are your overall thoughts heading to Darlington and your second Sprint Cup Series start?
“I’m told it’s not going to be so much about the track and getting comfortable and getting up to speed or feeling good, that it’s going to be more about learning how to pass there and how that works because it’s one lane and one groove. I believe it’s high in (turns) one and two and low in (turns) three and four. Just going to two-wide in one and two can cost you a second a lap, so it’s a matter of being smart about when you’re supposed to let off and give the position up for the sake of overall time. Getting used to that is going to be the hardest thing. Other than that, it’s a new track for me, so feeling out the rhythm of the race is going to be another challenge.”

You announced in January that you will not compete in the Indianapolis 500 and, instead, compete in the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. It’s now May. What are your thoughts on that?
“I’m sure it will be a little strange. I’m sure I’ll be paying attention – I love Indy. I’m confident it will work out in the future. But I loved the three weeks of Indy, so when they cut it down to two weeks, I was disappointed. I tried to talk everyone into going back to three weeks. But I have a feeling my plate’s going to be full, and I’ll be well-distracted with lots of NASCAR racing and flying all over the country during May and ending up in Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend. I’m excited to see how NASCAR does Memorial Day weekend. I know how it’s done in IndyCar, how to honor the day and what it really means about people serving our country. So I’m excited to see how NASCAR does it.”

You’ve been to just about every track except for Darlington. With that, what style of track have you enjoyed going to?
“I like Daytona- and Talladega-style racing. I really do. It reminds me a lot of IndyCar racing because you’re flat out, looking for air, trying to stay with the pack and trying to weave your way though. It’s like I described it in IndyCar – it’s a high-speed chess match. I’m used to it; I like it. It’s not about the speed; it’s about the style. Outside of that, I think the mile-and-a-halves are probably my favorites just because I feel like more happens and it’s a little bit more in your control where, at places like Daytona and Talladega, it’s out of your control and it’s difficult to avoid big accidents, at times. So, I prefer the mile-and-a-halves, I suppose, at this point. The really high-banked, high-gripped mile-and-a-halves have been my favorite thus far. But, then again, they’ve been the ones where I’ve done the best.”

Do you watch the Sprint Cup Series races you don’t compete in?
“I do. I watch as many as I can. Sometimes I have commitments, but I watch as many as I can because it’s good to pick up things that I see for the future.”

Can you talk about Tony Stewart since you both have experience in IndyCar racing?
“We don’t talk a lot about IndyCar and NASCAR. They’re very different worlds. I think it’s nice that I know he has the reference and can understand where I’m coming from, perhaps, with some feelings and certain ways I describe the car. But we don’t speak specifically about Indy cars because of the difference in cars. So, for me, it’s nice to have a guy like Tony, who is confident and will help me and give me answers and be honest and want to see me get better. And the IndyCar references are just nice from a background standpoint that he understands what I’m talking about.”

A lot of the attention has been on your relationship with Tony Stewart. Can you talk about working with Ryan Newman?
“For me, with Ryan, he’s been really kind to me over the years – especially the last couple of years in NASCAR. He’s commented a couple of times to me. Stopped and chatted about doing a good job out there and how’s it going. General curiosity. So I get along great with Ryan. We were actually just talking about some charity stuff, too, with dogs. I know he does a lot with animals. I share the same views as Krissie (Newman, his wife), apparently. So I think I’ll probably sit down and talk with her about that. But I really like him. I think the team, as a whole, is going to have a lot of fun.”

Notes of Interest:

· The Bojangles’ Southern 500 will mark Danica Patrick’s second career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start. Her first came in February’s rain-delayed 54th Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, where she finished 38th having completing only 138 of 202 laps after being involved in a multi-car accident not of her making on lap three.

· Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race will be Patrick’s first NASCAR start of any kind at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

· Patrick has career totals of one top-five finish, four top-10s, 21 laps led and one pole in 33 career Nationwide Series races.

· In 2012 Nationwide Series competition, Patrick has one pole (Daytona) and a best finish of eighth, which came in April at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

· Four Score: In March 2011, Patrick finished fourth in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the best-ever finish by a woman in a NASCAR national stock-car series, topping a fifth-place run by Sarah Christian in a Sprint Cup race in 1949 at Heidelberg (Pa.) Raceway.

· History Maker: Patrick became the first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race in a North American series in April 2009 by winning the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Japan.

· Point Taken: In 2009, Patrick finished fifth in IZOD IndyCar Series points, the best finish ever for a woman in the series.

· Big Stage: In seven Indianapolis 500 starts, Patrick finished in the top-10 six times, including a third-place result in 2009, the best finish ever for a woman in the historic race.

EVENT: VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200
TRACK: Darlington Raceway
LENGTH: 1.366-mile oval
DATE: Friday, May 11, 2012
TV: ESPN2 (Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. EST)
RADIO: MRN (7 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
“I’m told Darlington is not so much about the track and getting comfortable, it’s more about how to pass there because it’s dif-ficult. I think it’s one of those places where you can’t wrap your head around it until you actually get there. I know going two-wide in turns one and two is a detriment to your lap time. I’ll want to be smart about when you’re supposed to give a posi-tion up, so you don’t lose too much time. Getting used to that is going to be the hardest thing. It's a new track for me, so feel-ing out the rhythm of the race is going to be another challenge.

Tony Jr. gave me DVD’s of some Darlington races to watch. We haven’t really sat down and discussed any goals for this week. I’m sure we will, we just haven’t yet. There is no doubt it will be tough. I’m hoping to get familiar with the track during practice and try to complete every lap during the race. Realistic expectations are going to be important for our Go Daddy team. But with both the Nationwide and Cup races on the schedule, it’s going to be a busy weekend for sure.”

Cole Whitt - TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
“I feel like our TaxSlayer team has been steadily improving as a group. Until Talladega, we just hadn’t had much luck through an entire race. It’s good to finally get a finish that our team deserved. There were a few races where I feel our finish didn’t show how well we were running.

I’m ready for this weekend. To head to a track where I’ve raced before and sat on a pole is exciting. I led a lot of laps at Darlington in the Truck Series last year. I feel like these cars drive pretty similarly to the trucks, so that will be a benefit for me. A lot of people dread going to Darlington, it’s an intimidating race track. But I’m one of the guys that smiles when I see it on the schedule.

We’re proud to have CURE Childhood Cancer’s Press on Fund decal on our car this weekend. What they’re trying to do is raise awareness for childhood cancer. This is important for TaxSlayer and everyone at JR Motorsports. I hope we can run up front and bring some attention their cause.”

Notes

WHITT JOINS EARNHARDT JR. FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Cole Whitt will join team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. for a special announcement surrounding the JR Motorsports Nationwide Series team at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Wal-mart in Hartsville, S.C. (1150 South 4th St.). The announcement coincides with Earn-hardt Jr.’s “Race Time” appearance for Diet Mountain Dew and features show car dis-plays and racing simulators. Following the announcement both Earnhardt Jr. and Whitt will participate in an autograph session for 150 lucky fans. The event is open to the public.

LIVE TWITTER UPDATES - Follow all of Thursday’s announcement action with live updates from Whitt via his twitter account @ColeWhitt. Whitt will give followers a first-hand account of his appearance with Dale Jr. by providing live up-to-the-minute updates and photos.

PRESS ON FUND FEATURED ON 88 CHEVROLET - CURE Childhood Cancer’s Press On Fund will be featured on Whitt’s No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet at Darlington Raceway as part of a collaborative effort by TaxSlayer and JR Motorsports to raise awareness in the fight against childhood cancer. The Press on Fund logo will be located on the 88 car’s TV panel. For more information on Press on Fund, please visit www.pressonfund.org.

WHITT CONTINUES TO IMPRESS - Fresh off a solid fourth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, where the rookie led the first laps of his Nationwide Series career, Whitt looks to continue the trend at Darlington Raceway. Whitt’s driving talents surfaced in the Camping World Truck Series at Darlington in 2011. The rookie took the pole and led 30 laps en route to an eighth-place finish in his track debut.

2012 LAPS COMPLETED - Whitt ranks fifth on the NASCAR Statistical Services laps completed list. He has completed 1,531 of 1,542 laps on the season, giving the rookie a percent completion mark of 99.29%.

GIRL IN GREEN MEETS THE LADY IN BLACK - Patrick sees action for the first time at the treacherous Darlington Raceway beginning Friday. Patrick’s most noteworthy debut came at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011. She drove the Go- Daddy.com Chevrolet to a record-breaking fourth-place finish, making her the highest finishing female driver in a NASCAR national touring series event.

RESTRICTOR-PLATE SUCCESS: In two restrictor-plate races this year — Daytona and Talladega — Whitt has scored a pair of fourth-place finishes. The success gives Whitt more points (81) than any Nationwide Series regular during those two events. The Nationwide Series will return to the superspeedways for the July 6 event at Daytona.

WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE ROUND TWO - For the second consecutive year, The Dale Jr. Foundation will be raffling off Dale Jr.’s ride. This time around it’s an inferno-orange colored 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and only 8,888 will be sold. The winner will be invited to JR Motorsports, where Dale Jr. will hand over the keys to their brand new car. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2012 with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete details about the car, a list of second and third-place prizes, and to purchase tickets visit www.windalejrsride.com.

Race 8 of 33: Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway
Track Specs: 2.66-mile oval / 117 laps
Weather: Partly Cloudy; 86 deg.
Race Winner: Joey Logano
Whitt’s finish: 4th
Earnhardt Jr.’s finish: 5th
Patrick’s finish: 13th

Cole Whitt capped an impressive effort by all three JR Motorsports cars with a fourth-place finish in the No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet following Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. Along with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s fifth-place showing in the No. 5 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, the efforts netted team JRM a pair of top-five finishes in the event. Whitt ran a calculated race and occupied the fifth position for the race’s final restart. With a push from Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Whitt spearheaded the second of two tandem-draft packs in the closing laps. Whitt mounted an intense surge on the final lap and came within inches of catching the lead tandem coming to the checkered flag. The finish tied the No. 88 team’s season-best showing (Daytona). From the outset it was apparent that Earnhardt Jr. was going to be a contender with the Hellmann’s Chevrolet. He led seven times for 25 laps, piloting one of the field’s most dominant cars. The first of two late-race cautions set the team back, leaving Earnhardt Jr. without the necessary laps to charge back into contention. Danica Patrick continued to showcase improved restrictor plate skills. Patrick led a lap and ran solidly in the top-10, until the Go Daddy team was caught in an accident on lap 118. Despite damage, Patrick still managed a 13th-place finish.

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
“Today was fun. I tried to get on the bottom and hang out. I was biding my time and trying a couple of runs here and there to see what it would do. The Go Daddy car was so fast today. I think we had a great chance to win to win, if we were in the right place at the right time.

“That accident on the backstretch was such a bummer. We almost cleared it and I went low and just got my right rear clipped. Luckily we were able to still finish. I wish I would have had a better finish. But after Talladega I think there are a lot of people that could say that.”

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
“I think that the race went really well for our TaxSlayer.com team. I feel like I learned a lot and learned even more at the end. I’ve never been in that situation - to be pushed for the win at the end. All day we stayed out of trouble. We did a good job with that. Then when we had to go, we went. It was cool to be part of those two tandems racing for the win. I was trying to get out there and side draft the leaders a little bit. I probably got there too soon and our momentum stalled out right next to them. I feel like our team is progressing, and it’s a great thing to be a part of. I’m really proud of everybody’s effort today. It was a great day for JR Motorsports.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver No. 5 Hellmann’s team
“I have to give Tony Eury Sr. credit. This was the best car on the track I thought, by far. We just got shuffled back on one of the restarts late in the race, and we were just trying to recover. We were lucky to be far enough back to miss that wreck on the back straightaway. We were just trying to recover and get back to the front. If those guys in front had got to racing a little bit, me and Kurt (Busch) could’ve probably gone around them. We just ran out of time. We needed another lap to make something of it.”

On JR Motorsports teammates Cole Whitt and Danica Patrick:
“They did a great job. Talladega is not a big, challenging place. It’s pretty self-explanatory, you just hold it on the mat and try not to wreck. Sometimes you get caught up in things you can’t help. But it was awesome to have JR Motorsports cars 1-2-3 at one time. I know the TaxSlayer, Hellmann’s and Go Daddy people have to be pretty pleased. Danica ran well. She got up there and mixed it up. I hope everybody’s happy.”

EVENT: Aaron’s 312 (117 laps / 311.22 miles)
TRACK: Talladega Superspeedway
LENGTH: 2.66-mile D-shaped oval
DATE: Saturday, May 5, 2012
TV: ABC (Coverage begins at 3 p.m. EST)
RADIO: MRN (2:45 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
“This kind of racing can create some pretty interesting results and a lot can happen at these types of tracks. Most of the time it’s a case of right place at the right time and having the right partners. But sometimes it’s a case of right place at the wrong time. I’ve had a couple of those types of experiences at Daytona. It was crazy at Daytona this year. “They tell me that Talladega is much wider than racing at Daytona. And be-cause of that extra room, you’ll see drivers racing a little over their head at times. A good day for me would be to keep our nose clean and just be there for the finish. Aside from that, there’s not a whole lot you can plan for.”

Cole Whitt - TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
“I learned so much about drafting dur-ing our race at Daytona. We spent time working on the tandem draft dur-ing practice, but until you’re under race conditions it’s tough to know what to expect. I know I can carry a lot of that information over to Talladega. “These races are just about survival. At Daytona, I think we ran around 20th for most of the race. We avoided a couple accidents, including that big wreck at the end, and finished fourth. “At Talladega, patience is key. It’s a 117 lap race so there’s a lot that can happen in that time. It will be best to just settle in and let the race run its course. You don’t want to do anything stupid that could cost the team a good finish, especially in the closing laps.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Hellmann’s Chevrolet
“It’s good to be back in the Nationwide car and represent one of our good sponsors, Hellmann’s. I love racing at Talladega, that’s no secret. We’ve had a lot of success there. The fans are loud and passionate about racing, and we always feed off that. We’ll take a car down there and try to win with it — plain and simple — for Hellmann’s and all our fans in Alabama. This is my last scheduled Nationwide Series race of the year. I love working with Pops (Tony Eury Sr.) and it would mean a lot to be able to win this weekend with him as my crew chief. Plus, I’ve always believed there is nobody who builds a better restrictor-plate car than Pops. He knows how to get around Talladega and Daytona.”

Notes

SEASON FINALE - Talladega will mark Earnhardt Jr.’s fourth and final race in the No. 5 Chevrolet this season. In his previous three starts (Daytona, Bristol and Texas), Earn-hardt Jr. earned one top-five and one top-10 finish.

EXAMINING EARNHARDT JR. STATS - Through his last four restrictor plate races in Nationwide Series competition, Earnhardt Jr. owns one win, two top-five and three top-10s with an average finish of 7.0. Driving under the JRM banner, he holds one top-five and three top-10 finishes in his three starts at Talladega Superspeedway.

THE BOOK ON JUNIOR - Widely known for his restrictor-plate prowess, Earnhardt Jr. has seven restrictor-plate victories in Nationwide Series competition (Daytona, Feb. 16, 2002; Daytona, Feb. 15, 2003; Talladega, April 5, 2003; Daytona, July 4, 2003; Daytona, Feb. 14, 2004; Daytona, June 30, 2006; Daytona, July 2, 2010.) He has participated in eight NNS races at Talla-dega, finishing eighth or better in all but two of them, including one victory in 2003.

LEADING THE WAY - Of his 29 Nationwide Series restrictor-plate races, Dale Jr. has failed to lead laps in only eight of them. He has led a total of 635 laps among the two superspeedways — Daytona and Talladega.

WHITT’S PLATE UPDATE - Whitt’s lone restrictor plate start in Nationwide Series competition netted a fourth-place finish at Daytona in February. Talladega marks only the rookie’s second Nationwide Series start at a restrictor plate facility.

DANICA ON PLATE TRACKS - Patrick has four starts at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), but this marks her first at Tal-ladega Superspeedway. She owns one top-10 and two top-15 finishes at DIS. Patrick has earned an average finish of 24.2 and led 16 laps in restrictor plate starts. Additionally, the Roscoe, Ill. native has qualified inside the top-15 in all four of her plate starts, including one pole at Daytona earlier this year. Patrick’s average start in those races in 6.7.

STARTING UP FRONT - In the last restrictor-plate race (Daytona on Feb. 25), JR Motorsports qualified all three of its cars in the top eight positions, including Danica Patrick’s first career pole award. Earnhardt Jr. qualified fourth and Cole Whitt eighth in the season-opening event.

PILLARS OF SUCCESS - While many are familiar with the Earnhardt family’s success at Talladega, the name Eury is just as synonymous with their success. The father/son combo of Tony Eury Sr. and Tony Eury Jr. has combined for 12 wins at Talla-dega Superspeedway over the course of their careers. The pair served as crew chief and car chief on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car when he won five races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (four consecutively from 2001 to 2003), and both were on Dale Earnhardt’s winning team in the Nationwide Series event in 1993.

PATRICK AND WHITT AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS – Danica Patrick will be signing autographs at her merchandise hauler in the Talladega Superspeedway fan concourse area on Saturday, May 5 at 11:20 a.m. local time. The session is limited to the first 150 fans who acquire wristbands and fans can begin picking up wrist bands at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. Additionally, JRM’s newest driver Cole Whitt will be signing autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, also located in the fan con-course area at Talladega, on Saturday, May 5, beginning at 9:45 a.m. local time.

WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE ROUND TWO - For the second consecutive year, The Dale Jr. Foundation will again be raffling off Dale Jr.’s ride. This time around it’s an inferno-orange colored 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and only 8,888 will be sold. The winner will be invited to JR Motorsports, where Dale Jr. will hand over the keys to their brand new car. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2012 with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete de-tails about the car, a list of second and third-place prizes, and to purchase tickets visit www.windalejrsride.com.

Race 7 of 33: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway
Track Specs: .750-mile oval / 250 laps
Weather: Clear; 64 deg.
Race Winner: Kurt Busch
Whitt’s finish: 19th
Patrick’s finish: 21st

Cole Whitt finished 19th to pace JR Motorsports’ two-car team in Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Seeing stock car action for the first time at the short track, Whitt hung inside the top-10 with the TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet for a large portion of the race. Trouble found the 88 team when the rookie missed pit road under a green-flag stop, then received a speeding penalty on pit road. Both mishaps compounded to lead to the uncharacteristic finish. Danica Patrick battled brake problems with her Go Daddy machine from the race’s onset, forcing her to drop toward the back of the field. The team made the necessary adjustments during a pit stop that helped alleviate the brake issues. Patrick then drove her way back through the field and crossed the stripe in 21st.

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
“We certainly didn’t fulfill our expectations for this race. We practiced well and qualified well, but the race didn’t pan out. It was my fault we missed pit road under the green and then it got worse with the penalty. I think we were a top-10 car. But we went a little too far on one of the adjustments and when we had that long green-flag run, we were never able to get back to pit road in time to get it right.

“I’ve got to thank our friends at TaxSlayer. We wanted to do better for them tonight, especially since we were carrying a special Press On Fund decal for them. They’re trying to raise awareness for childhood cancer, and we’re just trying to do our part to help that cause.”

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
“It was tough out there in the beginning. We had some brake problems with our Go Daddy car and Tony Jr. and the guys did a good job of getting it better once we were on pit road. We adjusted the brake bias and that seemed to help out. We were really loose from then on. We were fortunate that every change seemed to make it better. Eventually though, it always got to the same point of loose again.

“Overall, I think we made huge strides in practice. We were much better off. That was a good practice on any track for me, running in the top-10 the whole time. We will take that and move on. I’m sure we are going to learn from this experience and be better at the next one for it.”

EVENT: Virginia 529 College Savings 250
TRACK: Richmond International Raceway
LENGTH: .750-mile oval
DATE: Friday, April 27, 2012
TV: ESPN2 (Coverage begins at 7 p.m. EST)
RADIO: MRN (7:15 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
“There’s no doubt this weekend will be a test for me. Short tracks are challenging, and an area where I need to see improvement. We have great results to build off from our last race, so this is a good opportunity to take that positive momentum and move forward. I have a certain level of experience at RIR, so that is something I have going for me. I just want to go in there, take it one lap at a time and not get ahead of myself. There is a great support system with Tony Jr. and the entire Go Daddy team.”

“I think short track racing at night is a lot of fun. It makes the cars look really cool, especially our Go Daddy car. It’s a good night out for people at the race-track. Ours is a visual sport and there are lots of fans watching. So the better it looks, the better it is.”

Cole Whitt - TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
“Richmond won’t be a completely new race-track for me. I raced there in USAC (United States Auto Club) a few years ago. I think it’s a track that for me, is comparable to Iowa just with less banking. My mindset is on the importance of corner exit speed and being able to roll through the center.”

“Everything went good last week with (new crew chief) Bruce Cook. We worked real well together. Right now our biggest deal is understanding each other and getting on the same page. We have differ-ent scales on handling. Like, when I say the car is loose, Bruce doesn’t know how loose I mean. That type of understanding is something that will come in time. We made big strides in becoming faster through the weekend at Texas, so there was definitely improve-ment on that end.”

Notes

JRM AND EARNHARDT JR. PARTNER WITH CLEAN COAL CAMPAIGN - JRM an-nounced this week a partnership with the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). ACCCE supports energy policies that balance coal’s role in supplying the United States with affordable and reliable electricity. The partnership includes primary branding on Whitt’s No. 88 Chevrolet for four events in 2012 (Dover, Michigan, Iowa II and Kentucky II) and associate branding for the duration of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has also signed an agreement to represent and drive awareness to the ACCCE as part of its nationwide campaign to promote the impor-tance of clean coal technology.

PRESS ON FUND FEATURED ON 88 CHEVROLET - CURE Childhood Cancer’s Press On Fund will be featured on Whitt’s No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway and Darlington Raceway as part of a collaborative effort by TaxSlayer and JR Motorsports to raise awareness in the fight against childhood cancer. The Press on Fund logo will be lo-cated on the 88 car’s TV panel. For more information on Press on Fund, please visit www.pressonfund.org.

SHORT TRACK PAST - Whitt makes his Nationwide Series debut at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. If his short track statistics from the Camping World Truck Series are any indication, Whitt should adapt quickly to the .75-mile oval. In four short track truck starts in 2011, Whitt tallied three top-10s (Martinsville, Iowa and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis) and an average finish of 8.0.

POINTS CLIMBER - Patrick advanced from 17th to 11th in the championship standings following her eighth-place finish with the Go Daddy machine at Texas Motor Speedway two weeks ago. She now sits 15 markers outside the top 10 in points.

NIGHT RACING - Patrick has found success racing under the lights. Three (Chicagoland, Daytona and Texas) of her four ca-reer top-10 finishes and 85 percent of her laps led have been earned in night races.

WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE ROUND TWO - For the second consecutive year, The Dale Jr. Foundation will again be raffling off Dale Jr.’s ride. This time around it’s an inferno-orange colored 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and only 8,888 will be sold. The winner will be invited to JR Motorsports, where Dale Jr. will hand over the keys to their brand new car. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2012 with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete de-tails about the car, a list of second and third-place prizes, and to purchase tickets visit www.windalejrsride.com.

Race 6 of 33: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway
Track Specs: 1.5-mile oval / 200 laps
Weather: Clear; 73 deg.
Race Winner: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Patrick’s finish: 8th
Whitt’s finish: 13th
Earnhardt Jr.’s finish: 14th

Danica Patrick led the three-car team of JR Motorsports with an eighth-place finish in Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Patrick raced the GoDaddy.com Chevrolet inside the top-20 for most of the night. The pivotal moment for the No. 7 team came with a caution on lap 189. Due to several solid calls on pit road by crew chief Tony Eury Jr., Patrick was one of the few drivers left with fresh tires. After pitting for four tires, she took the final restart in 13th and improved five positions to finish eighth, marking her first top-10 effort of 2012. Cole Whitt was also in position for a top-10 in the TaxSlayer.com ride during the race’s latter stages. Following the race’s final restart, Whitt gave up several spots after near contact with a competitor caused him to lose grip. He crossed the finish line in 13th. Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the Degree Men Chevrolet, finished 14th in his third Nationwide Series race of the year. The No. 5 team’s strategic call for fresher tires didn’t pan out in the end, as he slipped three spots from his restart position of 11th.

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
“We came out of tonight with a great finish with our Go Daddy car. We had to keep our heads down because it was difficult out there at times. Tony Jr. did a good job on those pit calls and I had great tires at the end. I was charging forward and putting my nose where I needed to. I’m learning you have to take advantage or be taken advantage of. I had a lot of momentum. I just used it. I just tried to keep the momentum going. I got the run and felt good around the corners. I was able to clear Cole (Whitt) and get a run down the back straight. It’s fun when your best positioning is at the end of the race.”

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
“Tonight didn’t exactly unfold how we wanted it to for our TaxSlayer team. Bruce (Cook) and all the guys did a good job on the changes we made through the night. I thought we were in good shape toward the end, when we were one of the few cars with fresh tires. If that final caution hadn’t waved, we would have been in position for a top-five. But that final caution really spoiled our plans.

“We had some good hard racing with our teammate in the 7 car at the end of it. That was fun. At one point we were racing three wide, so that was cool. Then the 12 car got up behind us, got us really loose and we gave up a few spots. That was frustrating. But all-in-all it was a learning weekend for all of us. So we’ll take that and move on.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver No. 5 Degree Men Chevrolet
“Well, we had a pretty good car, running around 10th all night and having a good time, and then the lights went out (laughing). We pitted at the end and got behind some people, and I just couldn’t make anything work in those closing laps. I did all I could do. But it was fun. I want to thank the pit crew on the Cup side – the Dew Crew – for pitting our car tonight. They had good pit stops and we’ll see what we can do with our Cup car tomorrow.

“Our cars ran decent tonight, but we need to do better as a company. I was happy to see Danica get a good finish. She did an awesome job, and they used good strategy by putting on tires to run up through there at the end. But we still need to depend on good cars, not just strategy. We’re going to work really hard to improve. It’s good to get in there every once in a while and see how good your stuff is… see what they’re doing. I think we’ve got a lot that we can improve on.”

EVENT: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway
LENGTH: 1.5-mile quad-oval
DATE: Friday, April 13, 2012
TV: ESPN2 (Coverage begins at 8 p.m. EST)
RADIO: PRN (8 p.m. EST)

DANICA PATRICK
“When you come back to these tracks, you do have to re-familiarize yourself a little bit. I think in this situation, I feel like I’ve learned the cars to the point where I can get up to speed quicker than what I used to. Understanding the mechanics of the car has helped me to be more confident going out there with certain techniques that I can use as a driver.

“I’m also a little bit smarter to know that we shouldn’t chase the car to start with. If we’re not up to speed, we may need to work on me a little bit because most of the time we start with a setup on the Go Daddy car that was good for me before.”

COLE WHITT
“Coming off the past two races, obviously we weren’t running where we needed to be. I don’t think it’s the fault of any one person, but sometimes a little change can be helpful. I’m excited to get to the track and work with Bruce (Cook).

“This is Bruce’s first race as my crew chief, but we’ve been working together since he joined JR Motorsports. He’s a great guy to bounce ideas off, and I’m looking forward to starting things off at Texas. We’ve been jelling well together and I think there is a lot of potential for success.

“Our TaxSlayer.com team needs to get back in the top-10 consistently. Not just through the race, either. I’m talking through practice, qualifying and the race. If we can do that, then we’ll start working on the top-fives. Running in the top-five puts you in contention to win races.”

DALE EARNHARDT JR.
“I’m back in the Nationwide car this weekend and looking forward to it. We’re running Degree Men on the car, and I appreciate their support of our entire race program. Texas is pretty special to me. I enjoy racing there and have good memories of the place. We won our first Nationwide race there back in ’98 and followed up with our first Cup win a few years later.

“We made some changes last week internally, switching the crew chiefs around. We’ll see if that works. Our teams need a boost. It’s been awhile since we’ve won a race, and we’re just not as competitive as we need to be. I think Cole Whitt will benefit from having Bruce Cook on his pit box. And for me personally, working again with Pops (Tony Eury Sr.) is always a good time. Hopefully we’ll have something for ’em this weekend.”

Notes

CREW CHIEF SWAP - JRM general manager and co-owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller announced last week that Tony Eury Sr. and Bruce Cook will swap crew chief roles on the Nos. 5 and 88 teams, beginning this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Eury Sr., who has led JRM’s flagship No. 88 team as crew chief since 2007, will serve in the same capacity with the No. 5 team and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Likewise Bruce Cook, who came to JRM during the 2011 off season, will join rookie Cole Whitt and call the shots for the No. 88 team. Tony Eury Jr.’s role as crew chief of the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet remains unchanged.

EURY SR. / DALE JR. COMBO - Tony Eury Sr. will be serving as Earnhardt Jr.’s crew chief for the first time since earning a fourth-place finish during the Nationwide Series’ Bristol night race in 2010. Prior to the 2010 season, the last time “Pops” was atop the pit box for Earnhardt Jr. in NNS competition was under the Dale Earnhardt, Inc. banner in 2007. The pair won 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races between 2000 and 2004 as well as Nationwide Series championships in 1998 and 1999.

TEXAS TWO STEP - Earnhardt Jr. is one of only two active drivers to earn his first victory in NASCAR’s top-two series at the same track according to NASCAR Statistical Services (Carl Edwards also accomplished the feat at Atlanta Motor Speedway). Earnhardt Jr. earned his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998, and followed up with his first Sprint Cup Series win at the same track in 2000.

START STRONG, FINISH STRONG - Earnhardt Jr. finds his name among the top-five in Nationwide Series competition at Texas in the following categories, according NASCAR Statistical Services: fastest on restarts (fourth), calculates the average speed of the first two laps under green, and fastest late in a run (fifth), ranks each driver during the last 25 percent of laps run since a pit stop.

1.5-MILE STRENGTHS - Patrick finished 11th at Texas Motor Speedway last fall. Her career tally of top-15 finishes stands at seven. Five of those seven top-15s were earned at 1.5-mile tracks.

EARNHARDT JR. IN NNS COMPETITION - Earnhardt Jr.’s Nationwide Series career statistics include 23 wins, 57 top-five and 78 top-10 finishes. He has earned 10 poles and led 3,343 laps, earning an average finish of 11.4 in 121 career races.

MEET EARNHARDT JR. AT WALMART STORE #5316 - Earnhardt Jr. will visit Walmart Store #5316 in Saginaw, Texas on Thursday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. local time. On behalf of Unilever brands Degree Men and Hellmann’s, the JR Motorsports coowner and driver will sign autographs for 200 lucky fans. Wristband distribution begins at 11:30 a.m. local time Thursday morning at Walmart Store #5316.

PATRICK AND WHITT AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS – Danica Patrick will be signing autographs at her merchandise hauler in the Texas Motor Speedway fan concourse area on Friday, April 13, beginning at 2:45 p.m. local time. The session is limited to the first 150 fans who acquire wristbands. Additionally, JRM’s newest driver Cole Whitt will be signing autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, also located in the fan concourse area at Texas, on Friday, April 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. local time.

WIN DALE JR.’S RIDE ROUND TWO - For the second consecutive year, The Dale Jr. Foundation will again be raffling off Dale Jr.’s ride. This time around it’s an inferno-orange colored 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and only 8,888 will be sold. The winner will be invited to JR Motorsports, where Dale Jr. will hand over the keys to their brand new car. The contest will run through Oct. 1, 2012 with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete details about the car, a list of second and third-place prizes, and to purchase tickets visit www.windalejrsride.com.

EVENT: Royal Purple 300 (150 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK: Auto Club Speedway
LENGTH: 2-mile D-shaped oval
DATE: Saturday, March 24, 2012
TV: ESPN (Coverage begins at 5 p.m. EST)
RADIO: MRN (5:15 p.m. EST)

Race 4 of 33: Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Track Specs: .533-mile oval / 300 laps
Weather: Cloudy; 74 deg.
Race Winner: Elliott Sadler
Earnhardt Jr.'s finish: 5th
Whitt's finish: 16th
Patrick's finish: 19th

Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a top-five finish to spearhead the JR Motorsports effort in Saturday's Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Earnhardt Jr. wheeled the TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet inside the top-10 by lap 100 and drove to sixth before the final caution. The caution forced the No. 5 team to choose between a four-tire or two-tire pit stop. Ultimately, the team opted for a two-tire stop, giving Earnhardt Jr. enough track position to finish fifth and leading to his seventh top-five finish at Bristol in Nationwide Series competition. Battling a tight racecar, rookie Cole Whitt finished 16th in his first outing at the bullring with the No. 88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. Danica Patrick, sporting the "lucky-themed" No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet accomplished her goal of finishing the 300-mile race with a 19th-place effort.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver No. 5 TaxSlayer.com team
"It was a lot of fun driving this car this weekend. There wasn't too much craziness out there. I was pleased with the speed the car had. We were fast all weekend. We took two tires on that last stop, and it was just a little too tight there at the end to really gain on the cars in front of us. I had fun racing Joey (Logano) there at the end. He was faster than we were, and I know he wanted to get up there and see if he had anything to Brad and Kasey in front of us. It was the end of the race and I was fighting for everything I could get. It was a good clean race (with Joey), and I had a lot of fun.

"I enjoy driving our JR Motorsports cars, and it's a lot of fun to carry TaxSlayer. They're great sponsors of ours, and I want to win for them. I guess this was about as uneventful a top-five as you can get, but it's still good to finish well and bring all our JR Motorsports cars home in one piece."

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 HendrickCars.com team 
"It was frustrating for me out there today. Our HendrickCars.com team expected a lot more than a 16th-place finish. We were tight from the beginning and after we went a lap down, we just could never get it back. Track position is everything here. We'll just have to move on from this one. It's going to be a long season and I have to keep that in mind. I've got to thanks HendrickCars.com for coming on board for this race. I wish we could have done better finish for them."

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team 
"I was a little loose all day. It was hard to attack the corners, but then again I was good off the corners all day, which to me is what you always need first and foremost. So I had that. You know, I would've liked to been a little quicker. I would've liked to pass some more cars. But we made it to the end this time. Perhaps that's what the Irish gave us for luck today. I think any of the short tracks that I do, if we can just get to the end and make some progress through the race, that's good. I learned about running (different lines) out there. Ran high, ran low, we logged a lot of laps. It was a pretty good day for the GoDaddy team."

On Bristol being one of the toughest tracks:
"It's definitely true. It takes very consistent concentration to get through and not make mistakes. I feel like that's probably something that comes a little more naturally to me is the focus and concentration. I just have to get faster and qualify further up the grid and then just getting a little bit better race pace. I thought after first practice we were looking good, but we lost our way a little bit, and that's that. We got the Go Daddy car to the finish. Maybe we'll retire this beautiful green car."

EVENT: Ford EcoBoost 300 (300 laps / 159.9 miles)
TRACK: Bristol Motor Speedway
LENGTH: .533-mile concrete oval
DATE: Saturday, March 17, 2012
TV: ESPN (Coverage begins at 1 p.m. EST)
RADIO: PRN (1:30 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick

GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

"Last year was my first trip to Bristol and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the racing and the track. My day ended a little early, but I still got quite a bit of racing in. I was still having my best short track race and I had never been there before. I won't ever forget walking on to the track the first time and seeing the banking.

"I'm very excited to run a St. Pat-rick's Day paint scheme on our Go Daddy car. It looks amazing. I hope everyone goes to DanicaGoesGreenAtBristol.com and checks out the cool St. Patrick's Day photos and videos as it relates to this weekend and the special paint scheme. "I need a good short-track finish. Short tracks have been my biggest hurdle. A good, honest finish this week at Bristol would really boost my confidence."

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

"This is a big race for us and our sponsors. We try hard to put together cool programs that will get our sponsors the most bang for their buck, and I think you're seeing that from JR Motorsports across the board this weekend with all our teams. Danica's Go Daddy program is really cool, and Cole is running with HendrickCars.com this week. If we can drive business and keep Rick (Hendrick) happy, that works for all of us!

"This will be my second time in a TaxSlayer car this year. I want to put these guys in Victory Lane pretty bad. Bruce Cook (crew chief) and I are going to do everything we can. Bristol is fun. Bruce is pretty successful there, and I've had my share of success there. Hopefully we can put it all together and make it happen for TaxSlayer and JR Motorsports this week-end."

Cole Whitt

HendrickCars.com Chevrolet

"We're rolling off the truck this week with HendrickCars.com on our 88 Chevrolet. It's a great site and I've been on there a few times looking at pickup trucks. They also have a really cool sweepstakes going on right now, where a couple lucky fans can win a VIP experience at Indy this summer.

"These past couple weeks have been good, but I'm going to keep working on it, keep working on myself. I obviously have a lot to learn. Being a rookie, I'm going to learn throughout this entire season. I look forward to seeing how this year will progress.

"It's exciting to see Bristol on the schedule. What a cool race track it is. It's going to be important to get a good qualify-ing lap down. That's not the type of place where you can afford to qualify midpack. Track position is a huge deal at these types of short tracks."

JRM MAKES 350TH START - JR Motorsports will make its 350th Nationwide Series start this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Since its first race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2005, the team has amassed nine victories, 70 top-five and 147 top-10 finishes. The company has also led 1,311 laps and earned seven poles during its eight years of competition.

GOING GREEN WITH DANICA - Patrick's No. 7 ride will feature a special lucky themed and shamrock-covered paint scheme to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Bristol. JR Motorsports, Go Daddy and Bristol Motor Speedway collaborated to offer fans a special ticket package for the race, which also gives them access to a question-and-answer session with Patrick at Bristol on the morning of March 17. Fans will also receive a limited edition Danica / St. Patrick's Day event t-shirt, featuring the shamrock-themed No. 7 GoDaddy.com car. One lucky fan who purchases the package will win two hot passes and the opportunity to view the race from Patrick's pit box. Visit DanicaGoesGreenAtBristol.com for special .com deals and merchandise surrounding the event.

HENDRICKCARS.COM OFFERS INDY DREAM SWEEPSTAKES - HendrickCars.com is the best destination for online shoppers of cars, offering a selection of 20,000 new, used and classic automobiles. The site also offers CARFAX reports, nationwide delivery, and holds the distinction of housing one of the largest collections of manufacturer certified used cars in the world. Visit Hendrickcars.com for your chance to win the 2012 Indy Dream Weekend sweepstakes, which includes a VIP trip for two to the 2012 Brickyard 400.

BRISTOL 2011 RECAP - Earnhardt Jr. paced JR Motorsports' three-car effort with a third-place finish in this race last season. Earnhardt Jr. battled back from two laps down, thanks in part to pit strategy and hard racing. With 64 laps remaining, Earnhardt Jr. engaged in a terrific three-car battle for second place, before being pushed high and settling for third.

ROOKIE BATTLE TIGHTENS - Rookie Cole Whitt has earned one top-five and two top-10 finishes in his first three starts in 2012. He also landed Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors in two of those three events, ranking him second in the rookie standings. He trails leader Austin Dillon by four points.

CAREER STATS - Earnhardt Jr.'s Nationwide Series career statistics include 23 wins, 56 top-five and 77 top-10 finishes. He has earned 10 poles and led 3,343 laps, earning an average finish of 11.4 in 120 career races.

EARNHARDT JR. WEEKEND SWEEPS - Earnhardt Jr. raced to three weekend sweeps during his Nationwide and Sprint Cup career to date. He swept the spring Talladega races in 2003, the season-opening Daytona events in 2004, and most recently, the Bristol night races in 2004.

CHASSIS INFO FOR EARNHARDT JR. - Earnhardt Jr. will pilot chassis number 683 at Bristol. 683 was raced twice by the 88 team in 2011 in races at Iowa II and Kansas, earning an average finish of 8.5.

CHASSIS INFO FOR PATRICK - Patrick drives chassis number 607 this weekend. 607 ran at Chicagoland, Montreal and Phoenix II last season. She drove it to a 10th-place finish at Chicagoland in 2011.

CHASSIS INFO FOR WHITT - The 88 team unloads chassis number 626 for Whitt at Bristol. 626 raced predominantly at 1.5-mile facilities in 2011. The team raced 626 to two top-five and five top-10 finishes last year, including a season-best fourth place showing at the second event in Chicago.

JRM AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - Don't miss the opportunity to meet JRM's newest driver Cole Whitt. Whitt will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 17, beginning at 9:30 a.m. local time.

Race 3 of 33: Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval / 200 laps
Weather: Sunny; 74 deg.
Race Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Whitt's finish: 6th
Patrick's finish: 12th

Cole Whitt landed his second top-10 finish in three races to lead the JR Motorsports teams in Saturday's Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whitt and the TaxSlayer.com team raced as high as third after overcoming a mishap in practice that forced the team to repair cosmetic damages to their machine prior to qualifying. The 20-year-old took full advantage of a pair of restarts to finish sixth, earning him Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors. Danica Patrick and the GoDaddy.com team made solid gains throughout the race. She raced inside the top-10 for a time, driving to sixth by lap 150, but lost critical track position in the closing laps to finish 12th. The finish earned Patrick six positions in the championship standings.

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
"I guess today was one of those days where I feel like the result probably didn't show for how I felt in the car. The Go Daddy car was definitely loose to start, but once we got that together, the middle of the race it was really coming to me.

"At the end, I got tight. That was the problem. Tony (Eury Jr.) knew it was coming, but we had done so many corrections for loose early on, that you get a little scared to go too far back the other direction. It didn't lose us too much track position, but we made it a little bit freer for that last stop. It still wasn't quite enough, though. It was a solid day. I wish I could have gotten a top-10 because that was my goal."

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
"I've learned more in these first three races than probably in my career so far. It has been wild and I just wish for a little less drama for these next couple ones. I mean, first with Daytona, then getting into the wall in practice. But these guys did a great job on our TaxSlayer Chevrolet. They got it fixed up. Nobody really gave up, which is awesome.

"It wasn't easy. We had a little bit of a rough qualifying lap. That's what was cool about it. The team really stuck behind me and we worked hard and got all the way up to the top three there at the end. I've got to thank Pops and everybody at JR Motorsports. It's been great."

EVENT: Sam's Town 300 (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
LENGTH: 1.5-mile tri-oval
DATE: Saturday, March 10, 2012
TV: ESPN2 (Coverage begins at 5 p.m. EST)
RADIO: PRN (4:30 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

"I was frustrated at the end of last week's race. No one on our Go Daddy team was happy with that finish and we shouldn't have been. When you look back on it, it's one of those days that's a character builder.

"I think the expectation for this week is a top-10 finish. We ran well on the mile and halves last year. I get along better with the banked tracks with more grip. They're a little more of a translation from my experience in IndyCar. That's why Texas and Vegas and places like that are good for me because that's more of what I am used to.

"I still have work to do with the short tracks. We've got another one coming up next week at Bristol and those types of tracks are a big part of the this sched-ule, so it's critical that I get more familiar with them and the type of racing that they offer."

Notes

FIRST FOR JRM - JR Motorsports' first company victory came in Nationwide Series competition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, 2008 with Mark Martin. Mar-tin qualified 17th and led 12 laps en route to his 48th career victory.

RECORD RUN - After a fourth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last season, Patrick and the No. 7 Go Daddy team broke the 62-year-old record for highest finish-ing female in a NASCAR national series race. The previous record was held by Sara Christian, who finished fifth at Heidelberg Raceway (Pa.) on Oct. 2, 1949. Patrick also became the first female to score a top-five finish in a Nationwide Series race.

PATRICK AND WHITT APPEARANCE AT THE PALMS - JRM drivers Danica Patrick and Cole Whitt will participate in an autograph session on Friday, March 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time at the Palms Casino Resort located at 4321 W. Fla-mingo Road in Las Vegas. Only 200 tickets will be distributed. Limited to one ticket per person. For more information on how to obtain a ticket for the session contact the Palms Casino Resort at 702.942.7777.

GOING GREEN - Patrick's No. 7 Chevrolet will feature a DanicaGoesGreenAtBristol.com decklid logo this weekend in Las Ve-gas. Visit the website for a special preview of the "Lucky-Themed" Go Daddy ride that Patrick will race at Bristol Motor Speedway next weekend. JR Motorsports, Go Daddy and Bristol Motor Speedway have all collaborated to offer fans special ticket packages, .com deals and merchandise surrounding the event.

ROOKIE BATTLE - Whitt is currently in second position in the Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year point standings, trailing Austin Dillon by six points.

GET TO KNOW COLE - Check out Part Two of the "Get to Know Cole Whitt" video series, exclusively on www.JRMracing.com. Watch as Cole talks through his early days in racing, his competitive drive and what life is like for the 20-year-old away from the track.

MORE JRM AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - Don't miss the opportunity to meet JRM's newest driver Cole Whitt. Whitt will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Satur-day, March 10, beginning at 9:30 a.m. local time.

NEW DALE JR.COM UNVEILED - JR Motorsports recently unveiled the new official site of Dale Earnhardt Jr., www.dalejr.com. The completely redesigned and overhauled site is packed full of interactive content, including an all-new video series entitled "On the Run with Dale Jr.", an insider's look at the complex and hectic world of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. Also included are exclusive photo galleries, news, and information on Dale Jr.'s personal interests. Fans can also relive the glory of Earnhardt Jr.'s Sprint Cup victories through a career timeline, featuring detailed descriptions on each win.

FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE DALE JR. FOUNDATION - This year is a milestone for The Dale Jr. Foundation (TDJF), marking the fifth year since its founding. Since 2007, the TDJF has offered support to communities both locally and nation-ally, focusing on hunger, education, empowerment, wellness and hope. In honor of five years of giving, TDJF is asking sup-porters to donate $5 this year and help reach even more families and individuals in need. For more information and to make a contribution visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org.

Race 2 of 33: Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway
Track Specs: 1-mile tri-oval / 200 laps
Weather: Sunny; 64 deg.
Race Winner: Elliott Sadler
Whitt's finish: 13th
Patrick's finish: 21st

The JR Motorsports teams of Cole Whitt and Danica Patrick concluded Saturday's Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with finishes of 13th and 21st. The ultra-smooth racing surface and tire compound led to most teams wrestling with loose conditions. Whitt ran lap times comparable to the top-six cars in the No. 88 Chevrolet, but lacked the track position crucial at the one-mile oval. The TaxSlayer.com team gambled on a two-tire pit stop on lap 164 that didn't play to their favor. Whitt finished 13th. Handling conditions were also prevalent with Patrick and the GoDaddy.com team. Patrick still managed to improve nine positions from her starting spot, finishing in 21st.

Danica Patrick, driver No. 7 GoDaddy.com team
"It was a frustrating day out there. I'm disappointed we couldn't do better for Go Daddy at their home track. Our car was loose from the very beginning to the final lap. We were in a bit of a hole based on our qualifying lap and we couldn't dig ourselves out of it. 197 laps of short track racing today definitely helps me though. I'll take all the short track experience I can get and today was good for that."

Cole Whitt, driver No. 88 TaxSlayer.com team
"Man, I've got to give Pops and everyone on this TaxSlayer team credit for all their hard work this weekend. We weren't the only ones loose today. Everyone was dealing with that issue. We made the right call, taking two tires on that last stop � track position is everything here. It just didn't pan out the way we thought. We're not happy with 13th, but all-in-all, it isn't too bad. We'll look to do much better in Vegas next week."

DANICA PATRICK
"Wow, Daytona. . . yeah, we had quite a first week down there, but the good news is it's a long season and this Go Daddy team is really strong. I have a lot of fun with this group, starting at the top with Tony (Eury) Jr. It was so neat to see him smiling after we won the pole at Daytona. We know we're going to have our ups and downs on the track this year. That's just part of the learning process. My goal is to get better each and every week, and if I do that we'll have many more ups than downs.

"Ever since the Daytona race ended the way it did, I've been anxious to get back into my Nationwide car. To be able to do it at Go Daddy's home track is very cool. Hopefully we'll see a lot of folks from Go Daddy cheering for us at PIR this weekend. They might be the good luck we need to climb back into the points race. "

COLE WHITT
"It was a wild race last week at Daytona. To come out of there with a fourth-place finish was big for our team. It was a solid points day and a great way to start off the season. I keep thinking if I could have missed that last lap wreck, we were in a great position to win. That would have been huge.

"Obviously, the incident with the 7 still bothers me, but I've got to keep my head in the game because it's a long season. Danica and I talked after the race. I wanted to let her and Tony (Eury) Jr. know I was sorry. These teams at JR Motorsports are extremely tight, and it's an honor to be a part of it and an honor to be teammates with Danica. We'll move on to Phoenix this weekend and hopefully have both our teams run well and finish strong. "

Notes

WHITT AND PHOENIX - Whitt has three starts at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR), one in each of NASCAR's top three series. The 20-year-old made his Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series debuts at PIR. His best finish is sixth in the Camping World Truck Series last spring.

PATRICK EARNS JRM'S FIRST DAYTONA POLE - By earning last week's pole at Daytona, Patrick became the first woman since Shawna Robinson in March 1994, to win a NASCAR pole. It also marked JRM's first pole since Nov. 12, 2011, when Aric Almirola won the pole at PIR. The effort was also the team's seventh pole award since entering NNS competition in 2005.

SHORT TRACK INSTINCTS - JR Motorsports combined to score five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in short track events last season. In its most recent race at PIR, the No. 88 team took the pole and led the initial 66 laps of the 200-lap event.

WHITT LEADS ROOKIE BATTLE - On the cusp of a fourth-place finish in the season opening race, Whitt is currently leading the Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year point standings by two markers over Austin Dillon.

INTRODUCING COLE - Check out the "Get to Know Cole Whitt" video series, exclusively on www.JRMracing.com. Watch as Cole talks through his early days in racing, his competitive drive and what life is like for the 20-year-old away from the track.

JRM AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - Don't miss the opportunity to meet JRM's newest driver Cole Whitt. Whitt will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. local time.

NEW DALE JR.COM UNVEILED - JR Motorsports unveiled last week the new official site of Dale Earnhardt Jr., www.dalejr.com. The completely redesigned and overhauled site is packed full of interactive content, including an all-new video series entitled "On the Run with Dale Jr. ", an insider's look at the complex and hectic world of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. Also included are exclusive photo galleries, news, and information on Dale Jr. 's personal interests. Fans can also relive the glory of Earnhardt Jr. 's Sprint Cup victories through a career timeline, featuring detailed descriptions on each win.

FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE DALE JR. FOUNDATION - This year marks a milestone for The Dale Jr. Foundation (TDJF), marking the fifth year since its founding. Since 2007, the TDJF has offered support to communities both locally and nationally, focusing on hunger, education, empowerment, wellness and hope. In honor of five years of giving, TDJF is asking supporters to donate $5 this year and help reach even more families and individuals in need. For more information and to make a contribution visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org.

Date: Feb. 27, 2012
Event: 54th Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 29th / 38th (Running, completed 138 of 202 laps)
Winner: Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing (Ford) in a green-white-checkered finish

Danica Patrick was caught in a multi-car accident not of her making on the third lap of Monday night's rain-delayed 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 38th.

Patrick qualified 29th but dropped to the rear of the field at the start of the event per NASCAR rules as a crash in Thursday's Gatorade Duel Qualifying race forced her to a back-up car. Patrick drives the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) via a collaborative agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR).

Unfortunately, Patrick never got the chance to settle into the race's rhythm. As she entered the first turn on lap three, the front of Elliott Sadler's Chevrolet hit the back of five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet and sent him nose first into the outside retaining wall.

While trying to avoid the accident in front of her, Patrick and David Ragan made contact and began to spin, causing both to hit the wounded car of Johnson. Patrick's car suffered heavy damage, and she was forced to drive the garage for repairs.

For more than one hour, the Go Daddy team worked to repair the car, including replacing the entire rear-end, while also fixing cosmetic damage to several portions of her Chevrolet. Patrick returned to the 2.5-mile oval on Lap 65, 62 laps behind the leaders and in 40th position.

From there, she and race strategist Greg Zipadelli decided that logging laps, getting valuable seat time and experiencing live pit stops were all that could be salvaged from a disappointing day.

"Any lap that I turn is progression, that's for sure," Patrick said. "That's why I was so proud of everyone working so hard. They were working hard to get me back on the track. Was there much to gain as far as position? No. What there was to gain was for me to get the experience of running out there. We ran in packs for a while. The car is a little bent up. Honestly, it didn't feel perfect. So as it got later and later in the race, I didn't want to have an influence on it. I didn't want something to happen to it or break and shoot across the track.

"I kind of feel like I almost need to put the whole week in perspective; it's just been up and down. Everything from running good in the Duels to crashing on the last lap, to qualifying on the pole, to running well in the Nationwide (race) to crashing; and a lot of this stuff obviously is out of your control at times. And that's kind of the exciting time about Daytona and big tracks is that anything can happen and will happen, as we've seen. But I learned a lot. I got a lot of experience, and I'm really proud of the Go Daddy crew putting the car back together. They had to do some welding and whatnot. But I got back out there. It felt all right considering the fact that they were welding; I think it felt really good."

Matt Kenseth won the Daytona 500 to score his 22nd career Sprint Cup victory and his second win in the Great American Race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished .210 of a second behind Kenseth in the runner-up spot, while Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin and Jeff Burton rounded out the top-five. Paul Menard, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and Mark Martin comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were 10 caution periods for 42 laps, with 11 drivers failing to finish the 202-lap race, which was extended two laps past its originally scheduled distance by a green-white-checkered finish.

The red flag was displayed for a bizarre incident on lap 160 when Juan Pablo Montoya exited pit road, lost control of his car on the backstretch and hit one of the jet dryers in turn three. The jet dryer erupted into flames, and the fire quickly spread down the track toward the grass. It took several minutes for safety workers to extinguish the fire and then there was a lengthy cleanup and track repair process. The red flag was displayed for two hours, five minutes and 29 seconds.

The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Subway Fresh Fit 500k on Sunday, March 4 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race starts at 3 p.m. EST, with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with its pre-race show at 2:30 p.m.

DANICA PATRICK

"Anytime someone asks what it will take to be a success in my first fulltime year in stock cars, it's really a trick question for me. It's hard for me to give an answer because I don't want to feel like I've failed anyone or myself. It's very much about each weekend in and of itself. It's about where you're at going into the race and what you feel like you're capable of. If you can live up to, or exceed that, then it's a great weekend.

"But for sure, I'd really like to get to victory lane. I want to win in the Nationwide Series. That will definitely help me feel like a success. Running up front and running consistent, and being in the top-five or top-10 all season long is a realistic goal."

COLE WHITT

"Racing around Daytona is something you dream about as a kid growing up. And here I am with an opportunity to be in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet with Tony Eury Sr. as a crew chief, and the number 88 on the side panels. It really is a dream come true for me. Now it's my job to make something happen with our Hellmann's Chevrolet.

"I'm more confident than anything heading into Daytona. I just need the season to start so I can stop beating my head against the wall during the off weekends. I just want to go racing.

"The drafting at Daytona in the Nationwide cars will also be new for me. With Dale Jr.'s coaching to lean on, I think I should pick it up fairly quickly."

DALE EARNHARDT JR.

"I'm looking forward to working with Bruce Cook for the first time. He came to JR Motorsports in the off-season and has made a big impact already, just in working with Tony Sr. and Tony Jr. in getting our cars faster. He's a level-headed guy, and he's obviously had a lot of success. He won this race with Tony Stewart last year, so he knows how to get around Daytona.

"I go into these (NNS) races with only one mindset � that's to win. I want to win for TaxSlayer. Those guys are great partners of ours. To get their car to Victory Lane would be pretty awesome.

"I'm not sure what type of drafting to expect. Obviously these cars are a different package than the Cup cars. Either way I expect to be fast and go to the front."

Notes

WHITT THE NEWEST ADDITION - The offseason was an eventful one for JRM. The team's latest addition brings 20-year-old Cole Whitt into the fold. Whitt, a native of Alpine, Calif., embarks on his debut season piloting JRM's flagship No. 88 Chevrolet. He'll compete for the season championship and rookie-of-the-year honors in 2012.

THREE-CAR LINEUP FOR TEAM JRM - JR Motorsports has three teams entered for Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick and Cole Whitt combine to give the organization three entries in the season opener for the second consecutive year.

WELCOME DANICA FULL-TIME - After completing 25 races in NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) competition through the previous two seasons, 2012 will see Patrick drive the circuit fulltime. She'll compete in 33 NNS events this year, including a notable start at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway this summer.

LOOKING TO TIE THE LEGEND AT DAYTONA - Six NNS wins at Daytona give both Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart the most among active drivers. The two trail the overall leader, Earnhardt Sr. by just one win. In both Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series competition Earnhardt Jr. owns 18 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes, with two poles and 917 laps led at the facility.

GET TO KNOW COLE WHITT - Whitt comes to JRM fresh off his first full season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He concluded 2011 with two top-five, 11 top-10 finishes and one pole (Darlington) en route to a ninth-place finish in the championship points. In 2006, he claimed the USAC rookie of the year title. Two years later he won the USAC National Championship, becoming the youngest national champion.

DAYTONA FRONT RUNNER - In the past 14 NNS races at Daytona, Earnhardt Jr. ranks in the top-five in the following categories according to NASCAR Statistical Services: laps in top-15 (ranked fourth at 77.3%), green-flag passes (ranked fifth with 1,233), fastest laps run (ranked first with 78). In the past three restrictor plate races he's driven, Earnhardt Jr. has one win (Daytona, 2010), two top-five and three top-10 finishes. He's led 49 laps with an average finish of 4.3.

EARNHARDT FAMILY AT DAYTONA - The Earnhardt family owns 47 wins at the historic 2.5-mile speedway. Earnhardt Sr. secured 34 wins, with Earnhardt Jr. supplying 13 victories to the list.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN SEASON OPENER - Earnhardt Jr. earned three consecutive victories from 2002 through 2004 in the Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona. Averaging a starting position of 4.6, Earnhardt Jr. led a total of 173 laps in those events.

JRM AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - Don't miss the opportunity to meet JRM's newest driver Cole Whitt. Whitt will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EST.

NEW DALE JR.COM UNVEILED - JR Motorsports unveiled last week the new official site of Dale Earnhardt Jr., www.dalejr.com. The completely redesigned and overhauled site is packed full of interactive content, including an all-new video series entitled "On the Run with Dale Jr.", an insider's look at the complex and hectic world of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver. Also included are exclusive photo galleries, news, and information on Dale Jr.'s personal interests. Fans can also relive the glory of Earnhardt Jr.'s Sprint Cup victories through a career timeline, featuring detailed descriptions on each win.

FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE DALE JR. FOUNDATION - This year marks a milestone for The Dale Jr. Foundation (TDJF), marking the fifth year since its founding. Since 2007, the TDJF has offered support to communities both locally and nationally, focusing on hunger, education, empowerment, wellness and hope. In honor of five years of giving, TDJF is asking supporters to donate $5 this year and help reach even more families and individuals in need. For more information and to make a contribution visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2012) - Danica Patrick became the first woman in nearly 18 years to win a NASCAR pole award, as she posted the fastest time in Coors Light Pole Qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 Friday on auto racing's biggest stage - Daytona International Speedway.

Patrick and the JR Motorsports No. 7 GoDaddy.com team registered a lap of 182.741 mph (49.25 seconds) to earn the No. 1 starting position for Saturday's race. In doing so, Patrick became the first woman to win a pole award for a NASCAR sanctioned race since Shawna Robinson on March 11, 1994, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This marks the first pole award for JR Motorsports at Daytona and seventh overall since entering Nationwide Series competition in 2005.

"This feels so good," Patrick said. "I'm very happy for JR Motorsports and Go Daddy. Both have been so supportive of me. And I'm happy for (crew chief) Tony Eury Jr. He puts so much effort into the speedway cars and he's so good at them, yet he had never won a pole at Daytona. He came up to me and said 'Something I've never done!' I'm just happy that I could turn the wheel and push the pedal down, and now we're on the pole!"

All three JR Motorsports teams will start the DRIVE4COPD 300 in the top eight. Team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified fourth in the No. 5 Taxslayer.com Chevrolet with a speed of 182.593 mph. Cole Whitt qualified the No. 88 Hellmann's Chevrolet eighth with a speed of 182.109 mph.

"This is a great day for our company, our sponsors, our fans, and everyone associated with JR Motorsports," said Kelley Earnhardt Miller, co-owner and general manager of JR Motorsports. "All the employees have worked so hard in the off-season to put out a product that our sponsors and fans can be proud of. That includes everyone in the shop and everyone in the front offices. To have Danica come out of the box like this and win a pole at Daytona is very special. I couldn't be more proud of her, Tony Eury Jr., and the entire team. We are looking forward to a great race and great season."

Patrick has competed on a limited basis for JR Motorsports for two years, but this marks her first full season with the team co-owned by Earnhardt Jr., Eury Jr., Earnhardt-Miller and Rick Hendrick. Last year she became the highest-finishing female in NASCAR national touring series history with her fourth place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2011.

"Go Daddy's Danica Patrick is an icon of racing and isn't afraid to go after what she wants," said Go Daddy Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Executive Vice President Barb Rechterman. "As her sponsor, Go Daddy believed in Danica from the start. She's as competitive and focused as anyone you'll meet and we love that about her."

As the 34th qualifier on Friday, Patrick had to patiently wait out the qualifying runs of Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and 13 others. No one could match her time, although reigning Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne came within .007 seconds of it.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 will start at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday with ESPN providing live television coverage. ESPN's pre-race show "NASCAR Countown" will start at Noon ET.

Date: Feb. 23, 2012
Event: Race No. 1 of the Gatorade Duel at Daytona (non-point qualifying races for the 54th Daytona 500)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 17th / 16th (Accident, completed 59 of 60 laps)
Winners: Gatorade Duel No. 1 - Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing (Chevrolet)
Gatorade Duel No. 2 - Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing (Ford)

Danica Patrick walked away from a nasty accident on the final lap of the first Gatorade Duel qualifying race Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, finishing a disappointing 16th in the 60-lap event. Patrick earned the 29th starting spot in Sunday's 54th Daytona 500, but she will be forced to race in her backup car and move to the rear of the field before the start, per NASCAR rules.

Patrick is driving the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) via a collaborative agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR).

Forty-nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers were split among the two Duels, putting 25 drivers in the first 150-mile race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and 24 drivers in the second 150-mile race.

Patrick was in 14th place and exiting turn two on lap 60 when the Ford of Aric Almirola was hit by another car. Almirola's car, which was on the outside of Patrick's GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, was forced into the right side of Patrick's car.

The resulting contact sent Patrick's machine into 180-degree spin across the infield pavement before she made heavy contact with the SAFER Barrier on the inside backstretch wall with the right front of her machine. The car was extensively damaged, but Patrick walked away from the accident and was checked and released from the infield care center.

"I'm betting that everybody that was watching on TV probably had the best look," Patrick said. "From my perspective, it was obviously the last lap and the bottom lane started moving well, so that is where I was. We were just getting our run down the back, and all of a sudden I got hit. I'm betting that somebody also got hit outside of me. I'm going to have to look.

"It was just a chain reaction. Every person that gets hit, next and next and next. It gets bigger and bigger. It felt like a pretty big hit, so I don't know what it looked like. I'm really just bummed out that we didn't finish the last two corners. Instead we have a Go Daddy car in the wall and lots of damage. But maybe the backup car will be faster."

Patrick, who started 17th, still gained valuable experience in her first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

"If that would have happened at the beginning (of the race), it would have been very frustrating to not have that experience," Patrick said. "I was definitely picking up a lot about the side drafting and about which lanes move well. How to just pick up the draft in front of me without pushing it away and trying to stay in a nice pocket there. Of course, I'm going to go back, and I'm going to be asking what I need to do. I'm definitely asking Tony (Stewart) what to do.

"At times it was much calmer than I expected, to be honest. At times when we got single file or just very steady, two-lane racing, it was pretty calm. I felt like I learned a lot. I felt like I learned a lot about the side draft and what to do in those situations and get the most out of it."

Tony Stewart, driver-owner of SHR, crossed the stripe ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., as the checkered and caution flags waved simultaneously. Stewart collected his third Gatorade Duel win, with the others coming in 2005 and 2007.

Marcos Ambrose finished third. Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five, while the rest of the top-10 consisted of Michael McDowell, Kevin Harvick, A.J. Allmendinger, Robby Gordon and Jamie McMurray.

Matt Kenseth won the second Gatorade Duel by .209 of a second over Regan Smith. Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler and Greg Biffle took spots three through five. The rest of the top-10 consisted of Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, SHR's Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne.

With the Gatorade Duel races now complete, the field for the Daytona 500 is set. Edwards is on the pole, with Roush Fenway Racing teammate Biffle sharing the front row. Both drivers locked in front-row spots for the Daytona 500 after producing the two quickest laps during time trials Sunday, Feb. 19.

Failing to qualify today for the Daytona 500 were Bill Elliott, Robert Richardson Jr., J.J. Yeley, Kenny Wallace, Mike Wallace and Michael Waltrip.

The Daytona 500 gets underway at 1 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 26, with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with its pre-race show at noon.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Feb. 14, 2012) - On March 6, 2005, Danica Patrick made her IZOD IndyCar Series debut driving for three-time IndyCar Series champion Bobby Rahal in a 300-mile event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Slightly less than seven years later, Patrick will make her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut 296 miles to the north of Homestead when she takes part in the 54th Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

And once again, a three-time series champion - this time Tony Stewart, who captured Sprint Cup titles in 2002, 2005 and 2011 - will mentor Patrick as she adjusts to a full-time, stock-car racing schedule. Patrick is slated to compete in 10 Sprint Cup races in the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet while also participating in a full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The road to Daytona from Homestead wasn't simply a drive up I-95 on the east side of Florida but rather an incredible journey for Patrick, who has become widely known simply by her first name.

Since that sunny day in March 2005, the Go Daddy Girl has set numerous records and twice appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, making her just the fourth racecar driver (Jimmie Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., and Al Unser being the others) to grace the cover of the famous magazine two times.

In April 2008, Patrick became the first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race in a North American series with her win in the IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Japan. Six times, she finished in the top-10 in points in the IndyCar standings, including a fifth-place result in 2009 - the best ever by a woman.

But nowhere did Patrick perform better than on the biggest IndyCar Series stage of all - the Indianapolis 500. She burst onto the scene at Indy in May 2005 when she stunned the world by leading three times for 19 laps and finishing fourth in her first "500" - becoming the first woman to lead laps and score a top-five finish in the historic race.

She set numerous records during her Indianapolis 500 debut and set the tone early when she posted the fastest lap on the opening day of practice. She went on to set the fastest practice lap five times

throughout the month - more than any other driver - including Pole Day and Carburetion Day.

Patrick's practice lap of 229.880 mph on Pole Day was the fastest of any driver during the month and the fastest turned by any woman in the history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During her qualification attempt, Patrick made an impressive save as her car bobbled in turn one on her first lap, earning her rave reviews for her car control by longtime Speedway observers. She ended up qualifying fourth, the best-ever starting position for a woman in the race.

On race day, with 11 laps remaining in the 200-lap event, Patrick blew past leader Dan Wheldon and held the point until lap 194, when she was forced to slow down in order to conserve fuel to make it to the finish. Her efforts earned her Rookie of the Year honors.

Patrick scored six top-10 finishes in seven starts at Indianapolis and qualified 10th or better five times. Her third-place result in 2009 is the best finish ever for a woman in the history of the Indianapolis 500.

As the scene switches this month to the historic Daytona 500, it's easy to notice numerous similarities to the Indy 500. Both are conducted on 2.5-mile ovals, both are 200 laps and both are 500 miles in length. Both events have more lead-up on the racetrack than any other race (Indianapolis is two weeks in duration, Daytona is 10 days) and a victory in either race can change a career.

There are differences, as well, and none bigger than the style of racing. Speeds at Indianapolis approach 220 mph in open-wheel, open-cockpit, rear-engine racecars that weigh about 1,600 pounds. Speeds at Daytona are in the 190-mph range in cars that weigh 3,400 pounds and look more like the standard street car with an enclosed driver compartment and the engine situated in front.

During the Indianapolis 500, cars tend to spread out a bit more with the majority of the passing taking place at the end of the 5/8-mile front and back straightaways. At Daytona over the years, it's typical to see either one, long pack of cars circling the oval (restrictor-plate-style "pack" racing) or, in recent years since the repave of the facility in 2010, a two-car "tandem draft," in which pairs of cars align themselves in a draft to make headway toward the front of the field together.

Whichever style of racing will be most prevalent at Daytona this year, it will be different than what Patrick was used to at Indianapolis. However, she has plenty of drafting experience, having competed in one Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) race and three NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Daytona. Both series are feeder systems to the premier Sprint Cup Series.

In her most recent outing at Daytona in July 2011, Patrick worked with Stewart in a two-car draft during the Nationwide Series race and led 13 of 100 laps en route to an impressive 10th-place finish.

While the focus at Daytona this month will be to gain experience and continue her stock-car education, Patrick and the Go Daddy team are still focused on winning. And, why not, when one considers that Trevor Bayne, making just his second Sprint Cup Series start and his first at Daytona, shocked the racing world by winning last year's Daytona 500?

It's been an incredible journey for Patrick since March 2005 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and she's hoping another exciting chapter in her career begins not too far up the road at Daytona.

DANICA PATRICK, Driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet:

What are your overall thoughts heading to Daytona?

"Well, with Daytona, it's a big track. It's an easy track to drive. If you have a fast car, you're going to probably go to the front. I think my inexperience is less of an issue because the car is easy to drive. For me, at a place like Daytona, it reminds me of racing Indy cars. It reminds me of our mile-and-a-half racing, where we'd always be in a pack. There was no bump drafting in IndyCar. That took some getting used to a little bit."

What are your thoughts on the length of the races in NASCAR compared to IndyCar?

"It is a bit of an adjustment getting used to the length of the races. Not so much the distance as it is the amount of hours that you're in the car. When I heard the old stories of people who had snacks in the racecars, I thought it was a joke. But I don't think it's a joke, anymore. I really think there are snacks in the car. So maybe it will be that. Maybe it's making sure I have the right drink in my drink bottle so it keeps me sharp. Whether it's carbohydrates or proteins, I'll leave that up to my trainer to figure that out. Also, focusing on hydration and rest, and making sure that, nutritionally, I'm putting the right thing into my body. As far as working out, I have a feeling the number of races will provide workouts of their own. But I'll keep working out like I normally do."

Can you talk about your long relationship with Go Daddy?

"I was thinking about this the other day. It's really perfect because I am a girl so, therefore, I am a Go Daddy Girl. I enjoy getting made up, and I enjoy being feminine and girly. But then, I also enjoy being in the racecar and being tough. So I think it's that blend of the two - Jillian (Michaels, fellow Go Daddy Girl) said it so well - that strong women can be sexy and soft and beautiful. She said that really well. It's fun to do that. I think something people don't know about me is how much I like being a girl when I'm outside of the racecar, and how much I like getting made up and doing photo shoots and things like that. They're really the perfect sponsor. We have a lot of fun. We poke fun at not only ourselves, but everything, and we try to make people laugh a little."

In IndyCar racing you never competed in more than 17 races in a season and, in 2010, you competed in 32 races between IndyCar, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series and ARCA. This year, you're scheduled to compete in 43 races with 33 in Nationwide and 10 in Sprint Cup. Can you talk about the number of races you'll participate in?

"Well the schedule itself was a little intimidating to me back in my early IndyCar days. I didn't know how anybody did that many races in a year. But, as time went on, and I adjusted to the schedule of being a professional racecar driver and balancing all the other things that go with it and then introducing a dozen or so NASCAR races to my IndyCar season, all of a sudden, that took me to 30 race weekends. It's not necessarily the amount of racing that happens in the weekend that's so overwhelming, it's the travel. It's the weekends. It's the time that you take away from home. So, going from 30 to 34, 35-ish race weekends are not that big of an adjustment. While there will be a lot more racing with 43 events or 43 races, it's not 43 weekends, so I'm comfortable. I'm ready for it. At the end of the day, when you're having fun with something, you want to do it. So I'm ready."

Can you talk about Tony Stewart since you both have experience in IndyCar racing?

"We don't talk a lot about IndyCar and NASCAR. They're very different worlds. I think it's nice that I know he has the reference and can understand where I'm coming from, perhaps, with some feelings and certain ways I describe the car. But we don't speak specifically about Indy cars because of the difference in cars. So, for me, it's nice to have a guy like Tony who is confident and will help me and give me answers and be honest and want to see me get better. And the IndyCar references are just nice from a background standpoint that he understands what I'm talking about."

It seems as though you have set high expectations for yourself at Daytona. Talk about that.

"It is very high, but I'm kind of curious what you would say about what other people's expectations are for Daytona because I think everyone feels they have a shot to win. As long as their car is relatively fast and there's going to be a little bit of a difference with maybe not doing quite as much tandem running throughout the race, I'll be curious to see how that goes. It's so much faster when you run with somebody, so we'll see how that plays out in the rules that NASCAR put on us to try to make that not happen. But I would imagine you get that from a lot of drivers - that there is that chance. It's like my first time going to the Indy 500 at Indianapolis. I knew I had a fast car. When I got asked how I felt when I was in the lead at the end of the race, I said I felt like that's where I should be all day. So here I am going to the biggest race in a year in a new series just like I was in IndyCar, and I have those expectations. Now, the rest of the season is going to have very different expectation levels. But Daytona is very unique, and there is a real chance for some great results there."

What are your overall thoughts on the season ahead of you?

"Generally, I'm just really ready. I'm excited about the season. I'm excited about the racing. I'm a little bit nervous, too, because I want to do well. Any time you feel like you want to do well, whether it's on the track or doing your job, you get a little nervous because you feel a little pressure to want to do it. But I'm very happy with where I am. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity I do with two fantastic teams. That's all you can ask for as a driver - to have good racecars and good crew chiefs."

You announced last month that you will not compete in the Indianapolis 500 and, instead, compete in the Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Talk about that.

"I'm sure it will be a little strange. I'm sure I'll be paying attention - I love Indy. I'm confident it will work out in the future. But I loved the three weeks of Indy, so when they cut it down to two weeks, I was disappointed. I tried to talk everyone into going back to three weeks again. But I have a feeling my plate's going to be full, and I'll be well-distracted with lots of NASCAR racing and flying all over the country during May and ending up in Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend. I'm excited to see how NASCAR does Memorial Day weekend. I know how it's done in IndyCar, and how to honor the day and what it really means about people serving our country. So I'm excited to see how NASCAR does it."

In IndyCar racing, the biggest race of the season, the Indianapolis 500, is usually the fourth or fifth race of the season. In NASCAR, the Daytona 500, the biggest race of the season, kicks off the season. Talk about that.

"I suppose I thought it was interesting the biggest race of the season is at the very beginning for NASCAR. But being involved in that and seeing what that does, at the end of the day, our sport is about sponsors and sponsors come when people watch. So, when you have the biggest race at the beginning of the year, they start watching. And, with NASCAR, you race every weekend after that and they continue to watch. I think it's quite smart to start out the season with such media coverage, and it starts to develop storylines, and people can start to follow it because there's a long season ahead."

You are scheduled to compete in 10 Sprint Cup races and nine of them have been announced. Would you consider competing in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis?

"Somebody even mentioned something about the All-Star Race (at Charlotte). I was like 'I don't think I'm an All-Star.' They're like, 'Well, there's a fan vote.' We haven't really thought about it. We haven't put ideas down. But, mentioning the Brickyard, that is a great idea. That might be a great place to add the 10th race. I know the IndyCar fans - there are a lot of them there, of course. It would be great to go there and do the big NASCAR race and be around. I love that track. It's my favorite track. So that's a great idea. I'll talk to them about that."

A lot of the attention has been on your relationship with Tony Stewart. Can you talk about working with Ryan Newman?

"For me, with Ryan, he's been really kind to me over the years - especially the last couple of years in NASCAR. He's commented a couple of times to me. Stopped and chatted about doing a good job out there and how's it going. General curiosity. So, I get along great with Ryan. We were actually just talking about some charity stuff, too, with dogs. I know he does a lot with animals. I share the same views as Krissie (Newman), apparently. So I think I'll probably sit down and talk with her about that. But I really like him. I think the team as a whole is going to have a lot of fun."

Are you prepared for the difference in competition between the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series?

"I'll learn that. That's part of the process of what I've dealt with in Nationwide - getting familiar with what's acceptable on the track. I can put my car into someone's rear bumper as easily as they can put it into mine. It's about learning what that line is, though. So I'll always start from a respectful position of taking my time. I'm not going to go out there and get into everybody or any of that. It's about learning what the limit is on what's acceptable. Also, then, getting comfortable with the car and getting faster. I'm sure you mean a little bit of the driving aggressively and also the speed. I'm sure everybody amps up their game for the big day. So, for me, it's going to come through experience and practice and figuring it out."

Round 1 of 36 - 54th Daytona 500 - Daytona
Car No.: 10 - GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala
Teammates: Dave Blaney - No. 36 Chevrolet Impala

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Danica Patrick
Hometown: Roscoe, Ill.
Race Strategist: Greg Zipadelli
Hometown: Berlin, Conn.
Spotter: Mark Robertson
Headquarters: Richmond, Va.
Owner: Tommy Baldwin
Hometown: Bellport, N.Y.

Daytona 500 - Chassis No. 333:

This is a brand new chassis that will make its debut during Daytona (Fla.) Speedweeks in preparation for the 54th Daytona 500 on Feb. 26.

Notes of Interest:

• The 54th Daytona 500 will mark Patrick's first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start.

• Patrick has career totals of one top-five, three top-10s and 18 laps led in 25 career NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
• In three Nationwide Series starts at Daytona, Patrick has improved with each start. She has finished 35th (February 2010), 14th (February 2011) and 10th (July 2011).
• The Roscoe, Ill., native led 13 of 100 laps and drafted with Tony Stewart en route to her 10th-place finish in the Nationwide Series race in July 2011 at Daytona.
• In her lone Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) start at Daytona in February 2010, Patrick started 12th and finished an impressive sixth.
• Been There Before: Patrick has competed in two GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 At Daytona events on the road course at Daytona. She finished eighth in 2009, driving a Pontiac Crawford for Childress-Howard Motorsports with co-drivers Casey Mears, Andy Wallace and Rob Finlay. In 2006, she co-drove a Porsche Crawford with Rusty Wallace, Allan McNish and Jan Lammers for Howard-Boss Motorsports. The team finished 24th after a mechanical failure just past the nine-hour mark.
• Big Improvement: In the 2011 Nationwide Series season, Patrick's average finish in her first seven races was 31.1, while her average finishing position in the last six events improved to 24.3. For 2012, her average finishing position in the 12 races she competed in was 17.4.
• Four Score: In March 2011, Patrick finished fourth in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the best-ever finish by a woman in a NASCAR national stock-car series, topping a fifth-place run by Sarah Christian in a Sprint Cup race in 1949 at Heidelberg (Pa.) Raceway.
• History Maker: Patrick became the first woman to win a major-league open-wheel race in a North American series in April 2009 by winning the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Japan.
• Point Taken: In 2009, Patrick finished fifth in IZOD IndyCar Series points, the best finish ever for a woman in the series.
• Big Stage: In seven Indianapolis 500 starts, Patrick finished in the top-10 six times, including a third-place result in 2009, the best finish ever for a woman in the historic race.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Jan. 31, 2012) – Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) where TBR will field the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for all 10 of Danica Patrick's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2012.

The alliance guarantees a starting spot for Patrick in her Sprint Cup debut – the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

TBR's No. 36 car, which finished the 2011 season 33rd in points, becomes the No. 10 for 2012. For the 26 races where Patrick is not scheduled to drive, David Reutimann will pilot the No. 10 car. TBR has sponsorship inventory available for these 26 races.

"Tommy Baldwin Racing has proven to be a very strong organization and it's a good fit with Stewart-Haas Racing," said Matt Borland, vice president of competition, SHR. "It's a Chevrolet team led by a racer who knows every inch of a racecar. That kind of technical expertise, along with a company mindset that is similar to ours, provides the ideal environment for Danica to learn and succeed."

TBR was formed in 2009 and has matured from a single-car team to one that in 2012 will field two Sprint Cup entries and a NASCAR Nationwide Series entry. TBR is owned by Tommy Baldwin, who as a crew chief secured five victories, including the 2002 Daytona 500 with driver Ward Burton.

"We're very proud of what we've established at Tommy Baldwin Racing, and the opportunity to partner with Stewart-Haas Racing and aid in the development of Danica Patrick is a testament to all the hard work we've put in over the years," Baldwin said. "Danica will have a great teammate in Dave Blaney, who has been instrumental in getting our race team to where it is today. And with David Reutimann driving the No. 10 car in the races where Danica is not, the team will remain in a strong and competitive position throughout the year."

The agreement means TBR will also work with GoDaddy.com, the world's largest Web hosting provider and Patrick's longtime sponsor.

"Go Daddy is a first-rate sponsor," Baldwin added. "Look how they've supported Danica over the last six years. Go Daddy is a sponsor that knows how to get things done right."

Baldwin will maintain a hands-on presence with the No. 10 car and will work closely with Greg Zipadelli, who serves as SHR's director of competition. Baldwin and Zipadelli have similar backgrounds, as both grew up in the Northeast – Baldwin in Bellport, N.Y., and Zipadelli in Berlin, Conn. – and made a name for themselves as successful crew chiefs within the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour before rising up the ranks as crew chiefs in the elite Sprint Cup Series.

"Working with Tommy will be like old times," Zipadelli said. "We both grew up together and competed against each other in Modifieds and we did the same thing when we got to Sprint Cup. To finally be able to work with each other and help Danica Patrick make a successful transition from Indy cars to stock cars is a challenge we're both looking forward to.

"Partnering with Tommy and his team provides Danica with the foundation she needs to succeed. With a guaranteed starting spot, we can go into each weekend and simply learn. It's all about getting her comfortable in the car, and with the variety of tracks she's running, seat time will be incredibly valuable. A guaranteed spot in the race ensures that she'll have the opportunity to make as many laps as possible."

Patrick's 10-race Sprint Cup schedule is as follows:

• Feb. 26: Daytona 500
• May 12: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
• May 27: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway
• Aug. 25: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
• Sept. 2: Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Sept. 16: Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
• Sept. 30: Dover (Del.) International Speedway
• Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
• Nov. 11: Phoenix International Raceway

One more race is still to be determined, with the plan being to assess Patrick's development as the season progresses and then choose the remaining venue based on need and competitive reasoning.

"Our goal with Danica's schedule is to try and maximize her 10 races so that she's as prepared as she can possibly be for a full-time Sprint Cup schedule in 2013," said Stewart, co-owner of SHR with Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation – the largest machine tool builder in the western world. "There are short tracks, intermediate 1.5-mile ovals, and some unique tracks like Darlington and Phoenix. The point is to expose her to as many challenges as possible so that she'll know what to expect in 2013."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Dec. 20, 2011) -- Super Bowl 2012 will mark a product milestone for Go Daddy. The world's largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and net-new SSL Certificates, is known for its edgy ads with smokin' hot Go Daddy Girls, but for the first time ever, Go Daddy is using one of its two edgy new Super Bowl commercials to specifically reference its cloud-based offerings.

Go Daddy has long delivered services "in the cloud" -- providing individuals and businesses more efficient and less expensive online options. Now, it's taking its product marketing to Super Bowl viewers with fun references to Go Daddy's innovative offerings such as 4th Generation Hosting, known as 4GH.

The 30-second ad is called The Cloud. It features Go Daddy Girl Danica Patrick and the new Pussycat Dolls, along with several core product references in a "divine" setting. The Cloud is also Go Daddy's most ambitious production in the company's eight-year Super Bowl history. The storyline includes a revealing moment and an extravagant set design.

"How can we produce a Super Bowl ad that's fun, edgy, slightly inappropriate and also speak to cloud-based products?" asked Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "Like only Go Daddy can ... trust me, it'll be as GoDaddy-esque as ever. Danica will surpass her most revealing Go Daddy moment, from back in 2008 when she gave us the big unzip!"

Danica recently ranked the Internet's Most Searched Athlete and she's also a sort of Super Bowl staple. By most observers' count, Danica has been in more Super Bowl ads than any other celebrity and with this year's campaign, she will have 11 big game ads on her resume, all with Go Daddy Productions.

"Doing Go Daddy's Super Bowl commercials is always interesting, but this year's are epic," Danica said. "The commercials are very funny -- there's physical humor and in the Cloud, there's a big-time dance routine. Yes, I dance. And I'll say this, thedance sequence is as GoDaddy-esque as it gets!"

Go Daddy's other 2012 Super Bowl ad also features Danica, along with her Go Daddy Girl colleague and fitness guru Jillian Michaels. Like Danica, Jillian is a strong woman and successful entrepreneur.

"I like the way Bob and Go Daddy portray women as strong and successful," Jillian said. "Yes, the commercials are edgy and hot ... but the Go Daddy Girls always have the last laugh, they are the ones in control. A lot of people don't realize this, but Bob's executive staff is made up of more women than men."

The 30-second ad featuring Jillian and Danica is designed to bring massive consumer attention to the .CO domain, the Internet's most popular new domain name extension. While Go Daddy is working to keep the specifics of the storyline under wraps for now, it has said the ad features a stunning international supermodel whose world-class body drew this comment from Jillian on-set: "If I made a DVD about how to get a body like hers, I'd be a gazillionaire."

.CO Internet S.A.S. CEO, Juan Diego Calle, makes a cameo appearance in the Internet-Only version of the commercial, along with Bob Parsons. "Not only was filming the Super Bowl ad a fun way to spend a work day, we know it will help take dot-CO to the next level -- driving more business and boosting brand awareness," said Calle. "Last year's Super Bowl ad helped us to finish our first year with more than one million dot-CO domain names registered by people in more than 200 countries - and made dot-CO the hottest new Web address in the world!"

Go Daddy partnered with .CO Internet for the first time in the 2011 Super Bowl with great success. As for its cloud-based products and services, Go Daddy has been in the cloud since before the term was coined. Not surprisingly though, most people have more awareness of Go Daddy's commercial campaigns ... that may change with this year's advertising leap into the cloud.

For the Pussycat Dolls, featured prominently in The Cloud's outrageous dance scene, 2012 marks their first-ever Super Bowl commercial and serves as the unofficial launch of the new Pussycat Dolls.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2011) -Aric Almirola finished eighth with the No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet to lead the JR Motorsports contingent in Saturday's Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The finish secured fourth place in the championship point standings for the JR Motorsports driver as he posted the team's 18th top-10 finish of 2011. Danica Patrick was on the verge of a top-15 run in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, but contact with the turn three wall late in the race relegated her to 32nd. Brad Keselowski won the race. He was followed to the line by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who clinched the 2011 Nationwide Series title.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 12th / Finish - 32nd / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 12th

Patrick's final race of her sophomore campaign started in the 12th position. She spent first quarter of the race occupying a spot inside the top-15.

When the field began ducking onto pit road on lap 86 for green-flag pit stops, Patrick and the GoDaddy.com team cycled ahead several positions. Fortune found the team in the form of a caution flag prior to Patrick's scheduled stop. They came to pit road under caution and lined up for the ensuing restart in 10th.

The team slowly gave up a handful positions over the next 85 laps, dropping to 15th by a caution on lap 176. Shortly after, Patrick made hard contact with the turn three wall, resulting in a trip to pit road for extensive repairs. The GoDaddy.com team then took the repairs to the garage area where their race ended prematurely. Patrick was scored in 32nd on the day.

"Certainly not the finish we wanted," Patrick said after the race. "That's not the number you want to put up going into winter. But I also think the race was the kind of race that I wasn't capable of running one year ago or even earlier this year. There are some positives we can take out of this one."

In 12 starts this year, Patrick holds one top-five and three top-10 finishes. The No. 7 team secured six top-five and 12 top-10s on the season. Impressively, every driver of the No. 7 this season has scored a top-10 finish. The list includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise. The team finished its season ranked 12th in owner points.

EVENT - Ford 300 (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK - Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
DATE - Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 4 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick
No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

"I remember the car feeling really loose most of the time last year at Homestead. It's a challenging track, even in IndyCar. I think we wasted a lot of good time during practice, because I was unfamiliar with how to drive the corners. Aric (Almirola, teammate) told me, ‘you've got to drive it in the corner, and you've got to get it on the right front.' The corners are very tight compared to a lot of other mile-and-a-halfs. Toward the end of practice we got it better.

"I went into qualifying and surprised myself by qualifying fifth. I feel like I'm getting into the swing of qualifying a little bit more. More than anything, it will be nice to start off the weekend driving the track as it needs to be driven so we can work on the car, as opposed to figuring it out during the last part of practice."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

PATRICK SEES IMPROVEMENT THROUGH SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN - Danica Patrick will put an end to an eventful and noteworthy sophomore season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In 11 starts this year, Patrick earned one top-five and three top-10 finishes. Her fourth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway rewrote the history books, making Patrick the highest finishing female in any NASCAR national touring series race. The effort bested the 62-year-old record of Sara Christian, who finished fifth at Heidlberg, Pa. on Oct. 2, 1949 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Patrick also has led a career-high 14 laps, 13 of which came in a dramatic finish at Daytona in July when she took the lead with two laps to go. Her victory chances were ruined by a multi-car accident within sight of the checkered flag. Patrick's average finish this year is 16.1 as compared to 28.0 in her 13-race rookie season in 2010.

PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Danica Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media at 10:45 a.m. local time on Friday, Nov. 18 in the Homestead-Miami Speedway media center deadline room.

MILE-AND-A-HALF STRENGTH - Patrick has not finished outside the top-15 in the four 1.5-mile races she's competed in this season (Las Vegas, Chicago, Kansas and Texas). The 29-year-old holds one top-five and two top-10s with an average finish of 10.0 at those facilities.

PATRICK AT HOMESTEAD - Patrick's second-best qualifying effort of her short career came at Homestead last year with a fifth-place start. The mark was eclipsed only by a fourth-place starting spot at Daytona in February. She also led the first laps of her Nationwide Series career at Homestead in 2010, leading once for four laps.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - Every driver of the No. 7 this season has scored a top-10 finish. The list includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise. The No. 7 team holds six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies the 11th position in owner points.

ALMIROLA WRAPS UP FIRST FULL SEASON WITH JRM - Despite owning 72 starts in Nationwide Series competition over the span of five years, the Homestead event concludes Almirola's first full season with JR Motorsports. His season totals feature one pole (Phoenix 11/12), seven top-five and 17 top-10 finishes, including a string of nine top-10s in a 10-week mid-summer stretch. Almirola has led 101 laps in 2011. He led 66 last week at Phoenix International Raceway. He has earned an average finish of 12.2. He enters the weekend fourth in championship points, trailing third-place Justin Allgaier by 15 points. The No. 88 Chevrolet is ninth in owner points.

ALMIROLA AT HOMESTEAD - Almirola has seven starts at Homestead across NASCAR's top-three series, earning two top-five and two top-10 finishes. His best finish of fourth came during the Sprint Cup Series season finale last year. Almirola's best finish in Nationwide Series competition is 18th.

QUALIFYING EFFORTS - JR Motorsports competed in its first Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2005 with driver Mark McFarland. Statistically it is one of the organization's best qualifying tracks. In nine starts there a JRM Chevrolet has qualified in top-10 six times.

ALMIROLA'S APPEARANCES IN HOMESTEAD - Almirola will attend the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Championship Drive event on Thursday, Nov. 17th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST located at Lummus Park, Miami Beach, Fla. Almirola, a Florida native, will be featured in a fan Q & A and then will sign autographs. On Saturday, Nov. 19 from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST, Almirola will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area.

WATCH JRM RACING.COM's VIDEO SERIES - In a continued effort to be at the forefront of web-based content through its website www.jrmracing.com, the team has added a multitude of videos into its video gallery. Click here to view race preview videos, the "JRM 360” series and more.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2011) - What began as a promising day for the JR Motorsports teams of Danica Patrick and Aric Almirola ended short of expectations in Saturday's Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Almirola and the No. 88 Suave Men team scored its second pole of the season, led the opening 66 laps and looked to be on the verge of its first win of the season. But a pit-road mishap late in the race relegated Almirola to a mid-pack position, where he was caught up in a multi-car crash that netted a 25th-place finish. Patrick and the No. 7 GoDaddy.com team were involved in a crash on the race's opening lap. The team remained focused and managed a 21st-place finish.�Sam Hornish Jr. won his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-three finishers.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 25th / Finish - 21st / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 11th

Patrick's third career start at Phoenix came to an abrupt halt when she was caught up in a multi-car melee on race's opening circuit. The GoDaddy.com Chevrolet received extensive damage after contact to the turn-three wall.

The team gave up two laps making repairs. In spite of the damage, the team kept its poise and used the rest of the race to gain critical information for its short track program. They finished the day in 21st, four laps down to the leaders.

"If I qualified higher I wouldn't have been in that situation," Patrick said. "It was tricky out there today. The track was slick and there was really only one groove to work with. We just tried to salvage what we could with our GoDaddy car."

Next Up for JR Motorsports:
Event: Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011
TV/Radio: ESPN2 (coverage begin at 4:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 4 p.m. EST)
Entries: No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet (Aric Almirola), No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet (Danica Patrick)

EVENT - Wypall 200 (200 laps / 200 miles)
TRACK - Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile tri-oval)
DATE - Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 3 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

"I've said all along how much fun it is to drive in NASCAR. I have the most fun racing these cars and I have high hopes heading into this race. We've ran well at mile-and-a-halfs this year, but short track racing is a different animal. I need to make sure that I still keep expectation levels in check, so I'm not disappointed. This isn't a time for me to start creating false expectations for myself and feeling like I haven't lived up to it. This is the time to continue on the path I've been going and to set goals for myself.

"Phoenix is a little bit different for everybody now. For me, it's probably not the worst thing in the world that everyone will have to start relearning the track. It will be my third time there. That's always a comforting feeling. I think the short track stuff is coming along. I feel like I've had the most trouble with it, and struggled with it. I think it's gone a lot better this year."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

SHORT TRACK MUSCLE - Almirola flexed his short track muscle this season in the form of three top-five and six top-10 finishes at the 10 short track races to date. He is averaging a finish of 9.9 in those events. In short track races from July through September this season (Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Iowa Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway), Almirola never finished worse than seventh.

ALMIROLA AT PHOENIX - In four Nationwide Series starts at the facility, Almirola's best finish is sixth, coming last fall in the No. 88 Chevrolet. He also owns three starts in the Camping World Truck Series, securing two top-five finishes and leading 52 laps in those events.

PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Danica Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media at 1 p.m. local time on Friday, Nov. 11 in the Phoenix International Raceway media center deadline room.

PATRICK AND SHORT TRACKS - Patrick owns two starts at Phoenix, finishing a best of 17th in this season's spring event, marking the best short track finish of her Nationwide Series career. Her sixth-place effort at Dover International Speedway in the fall of 2010 became her top stock car finish at a short track. Additionally, she finished 15th in her only start at Phoenix in the IndyCar Series.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - Every driver of the No. 7 this season has scored a top-10 finish. The list includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise. The No. 7 team holds six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies the 11th position in owner points, sitting 36 points outside the top-10.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS - The No. 88 team's season tally now stands at seven top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. The No. 88 Chevrolet is tied for eighth in owner points. Almirola is currently tied for third in championship points with Justin Allgaier. The pair sits 82 points behind second place, Elliott Sadler.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2011) - The wait is over. Go Daddy Girl Danica Patrick's limited NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) is known, as is the car number that will adorn her GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala.

In a news conference today at Texas Motor Speedway, SHR co-owner Tony Stewart announced Patrick's slate of Sprint Cup races in 2012 and revealed her new car number and paint scheme.

Patrick, a seven-year veteran of the IZOD IndyCar Series where she became the first woman in series history to win a race, is making the full transition to stock cars in 2012, competing in the entire NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports and a 10-race Sprint Cup schedule for SHR.

Patrick's Sprint Cup debut will come in the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Her remaining Sprint Cup races are as follows:

• May 12: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
• Aug. 25: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
• Sept. 2: Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Sept. 16: Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
• Sept. 30: Dover (Del.) International Speedway
• Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
• Nov. 11: Phoenix International Raceway

Two Sprint Cup races are to be determined, with the plan being to assess Patrick's development in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series as the season progresses and then choose the remaining venues based on need and competitive reasoning.

"Our goal with Danica's schedule is to try and maximize her 10 races with us so that she's as prepared as she can possibly be for a full-time Sprint Cup schedule in 2013," said Stewart, co-owner of SHR with Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation - the largest machine tool manufacturer in the western world. "In the GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, she'll handle short tracks, intermediate 1.5-mile ovals, and some unique tracks like Darlington and Phoenix. The point is to expose her to as many challenges as possible so that she'll know what to expect in 2013.

"Between our schedule and her full Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports, Danica will gain a lot of experience quickly. At the same time, we'll monitor her progress, and if we feel there's a particular venue or style of track where more seat time would be beneficial, we have two races where we can call an audible and enter her in those events."

"There were a lot of reasons why Stewart-Haas Racing made sense for me, but probably the biggest reason was Tony Stewart," Patrick added. "He's already done what I'm trying to do - make the transition from open-wheel cars to stock cars. If there's anyone who knows what I need to do and what I need to look out for, it's him."

Stewart is a four-time USAC champion and the 1997 IZOD IndyCar Series champion. He is also a two-time Sprint Cup champion with 42 career victories, the most recent of which came last Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

"Long before I even came to NASCAR, I talked to Tony and used him as a sounding board, whether it was in regard to what I was doing in Indy cars or what I was thinking about doing in NASCAR," Patrick said. "He was always honest with me and really helped prepare me for what was ahead. I know he's going to be very involved in my Sprint Cup career, and with the conversations we've had with each other, we feel this schedule and this plan is the best way to get me acclimated to Sprint Cup racing as quickly as possible."

In addition to the schedule, Stewart and Patrick also took the wraps off the GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala Patrick will race for SHR in Sprint Cup. The bright green machine will feature the No. 10, which Patrick used throughout her early racing career in karting before moving to Europe where she competed in Formula Ford and Formula Vauxhall - stepping-stone divisions to Formula 1.

"Obviously, a lot of people associate the No. 7 with me because it's what I ran in IndyCar and it's what I run in Nationwide. But before the No. 7, there was the No. 10," said Patrick, who after leaving Europe continued to work her way up the racing ladder by competing in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and Toyota Atlantic before joining the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2005. "When we were talking about what number we could run in Sprint Cup, I thought it was pretty cool how Tony chose his and how Ryan (Newman) picked his. There was a connection between their numbers and their racing careers. The No. 10 is what I started with, and to have that number back with me as I start my Sprint Cup career shows how everything has come full circle. There's definitely going to be a lot of pride when I step into my No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevy at Daytona."

The number selection is in line with the numbers previously selected by Patrick's SHR teammates Stewart and Newman, as both drivers have personal connections to their respective numbers. Stewart raced the No. 14 in go karts, and it's also synonymous with his hero, racing legend A.J. Foyt. Newman used the No. 39 at the start of his career in Quarter Midgets.

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"Danica loves to drive stock cars and that passion comes through when you watch her on the track," said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "Adding Danica and the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevy to the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule brings a whole new level of excitement to the series. Our Go Daddy Girl is doing something you have to admire - competing in a male-dominated sport, serving as a role model for young women, and having fun with all of it to boot."

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About Stewart-Haas Racing:

Stewart-Haas Racing is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation - the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world. The team fields two entries in the elite Sprint Cup Series - the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart and the No. 39 U.S. Army/Tornados/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala for 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman. Based in Kannapolis, N.C., Stewart-Haas Racing operates out of a 140,000-square-foot facility with more than 150 employees. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.StewartHaasRacing.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StewartHaasRacing and on Twitter at @StewartHaasRcng.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2011) - The JR Motorsports teams of Danica Patrick and Aric Almirola concluded Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway with finishes of 11th and 19th, respectively. Patrick, sporting a special Dan Wheldon tribute paint scheme on the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, produced a notable effort after falling a lap down and battling back to secure her sixth top-15 finish of the season. Almirola and the No. 88 GT Vodka team avoided early trouble with a savvy save and even led once for two laps to cap its Texas afternoon. Eventual winner Trevor Bayne took a late lead on lap 195 of 200 and went on to score his first Nationwide Series victory. Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-three finishers.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com / DanWheldonMemorial.com Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 11th / Finish - 11th / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 11th

Patrick made quick work by climbing into the top-10 in the early stages of the race. Racing in only her second Nationwide Series event at Texas Motor Speedway, the Roscoe, Ill. native showcased several different racing lines in her quest for speed.

Following green-flag pit stops on lap 49, Patrick cycled to 19th, but made gains into the top-15 shortly after. Despite the effort, the No. 7 GoDaddy.com / DanWheldonMemorial.com team fell a lap down to the leaders by the 68th circuit. The team focused on positioning themselves in place for the lucky dog and narrowly missed the spot by the lap 116 caution. Instead, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. elected not to pit and take the wave-around, cycling back to the lead lap.

The team again fell a lap down after pitting with the field under green-flag conditions. They locked down the lucky dog position with a lap-181 caution and were put back on the lap cycle with the leaders. The team took the opportunity to pit for four tires and fuel. Patrick took the lap 184 restart in 14th and over the next 16 laps, survived one final caution and rallied to cross the stripe in 11th place.

"In the end it was a decent result," Patrick said after the race. "But I think it could have been even better. I just have to work on my restarts. The first two weren't so good and I would lose five or six spots. I have to get those down. I need to learn how to get the car started and how to pick a lane better. That's what I need to work on the most."

Next Up for JR Motorsports:
Event: Wypall 200at Phoenix International Raceway
Date:Saturday, Nov. 11, 2011
TV/Radio: ESPN2 (coverage begin at 3:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 3 p.m. EST)
Entries:No. 88 Suave Men Chevrolet (Aric Almirola), No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet (Danica Patrick)

EVENT - O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK - Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile quad oval)
DATE - Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 12:55 p.m. EST) / PRN (broadcast begins at 12:30 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick

No. 7 GoDaddy.com / DanWheldonMemorial.com Chevrolet

"It's exciting to be heading into these final weeks of the season. Consistency is a big key to success and being in the Go Daddy car for the last three races is a good thing. It will help me get comfortable with the car and the more time I can spend with my crew leading up to next season the better."

Comments on wearing a special Dan Wheldon Tribute Helmet this weekend:

"I am humbled and proud to be wearing a special paint-out of my helmet in honor of Dan this weekend at Texas. This helmet will be auctioned off after the race with all proceeds, along with my prize money from this race, going to the Dan Wheldon Foundation. Dan was a good friend, and I will miss his great personality and positive attitude. I hope everyone will join me in supporting Susie and their two young boys at DanWheldonMemorial.com."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

DANICA PATRICK TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF DAN WHELDON - Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com will honor the memory of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, through a memorial paint scheme on the No. 7 Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 7 hood will showcase Wheldon's "Lionheart" logo in bold letters across a black hood. Underscoring the black letters are the words "Dan Wheldon: 1978 - 2011". DanWheldonMemorial.com will also be featured on the TV panel of the No. 7.

WHELDON TRIBUTE HELMET - Throughout the Texas race weekend, Danica Patrick will wear a special tribute helmet in remembrance of her friend Dan Wheldon. The race-used helmet will be auctioned off via the Dan Wheldon Memorial auction in the coming weeks. Visit DanWheldonMemorial.com for more information.

DANICA PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Danica Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media at 12:15 p.m. CT in the Texas Motor Speedway media center deadline room. She will be addressing the media on the special Dan Wheldon memorial paint scheme that will appear on both the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet and on her helmet.

PATRICK AT TEXAS - Patrick finished 22nd in her lone stock car start at Texas in the fall of 2010. In eight starts there in the IndyCar Series she earned two podium finishes (3rd in 2007 and 2nd in 2010) and an average finish of 8.8.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - The No. 7 team holds six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies the 11th position in owner points, sitting 32 points outside the top-10. Every driver of the No. 7 this season has scored a top-10 finish. The list includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise.

SEASON TOTALS FOR PATRICK - On the year, Patrick has one top-five and three top-10 finishes. She has led 14 laps and earned an average finish of 16.1. Patrick holds three top-15 finishes in her last five starts.

PATRICK AT-TRACK AUTOGRAPH SIGNING - Patrick will sign autographs at the GoDaddy.com merchandise hauler (limited to 100 wristbands), located in the fan concourse area, on Friday, Nov. 4, from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time.

JR MOTORSPORTS IN THE LONE STAR STATE - The bulk of the team's success at Texas has come in the fall race at the 1.5-mile facility. Since 2006, the organization notched two top-five and four top-10 finishes in seven starts at Texas during the month of November.

QUALITY PASSER - From NASCAR Statistical Services, Almirola is ranked first in the quality passes category at Texas Motor Speedway. A quality pass is defined as passing a car running in the top 15 while under green-flag conditions. The Tampa, Fla. native holds 69 total quality passes, averaging 34.5 per race.

ALMIROLA AT TEXAS - Almirola has two starts at Texas Motor Speedway with a best finish of 12th in the Nationwide Series. He owns eight starts there in Camping World Truck Series competition with one top-10 finish, and two starts at the Sprint Cup Series level.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS - The No. 88 team's season tally now stands at seven top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. Almirola is currently ranked third in championship points (72 points behind second-place Elliott Sadler and four points ahead of fourth-place Justin Allgaier), with the No. 88 Chevrolet eighth in owner points.

ALMIROLA AT-TRACK AUTOGRAPH SIGNING - Almirola will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. local time.

WATCH JRM RACING.COM's VIDEO SERIES - In a continued effort to be at the forefront of web-based content through its website www.jrmracing.com, the team has added a multitude of videos into its video gallery. Click here to view race preview videos, the "JRM 360" series and more.

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 12, 2011) - The Andretti Autosport drivers come to Las Vegas this weekend with only a victory celebration on their minds.

Winning the 200-lap IZOD IndyCar Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the primary goal for Marco Andretti, Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Danica Patrick when the green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. PDT this Sunday, Oct. 16.

Three of the Andretti Autosport drivers have already visited victory lane in 2011 and Andretti, Conway and Hunter-Reay would love to make a repeat appearance in the final round of the 17-race campaign. Patrick, in her final IZOD IndyCar Series race, seeks her second IndyCar victory of her career.

Hunter-Reay, driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine, has been one of the hottest racers in the second half of the season. The New Hampshire winner was 21st in the season points after the first eight races, and now ranks seventh after the 16 events. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., driver is only 19 points out of the top-five entering Sunday's finale. Hunter-Reay finished fifth last week at Kentucky and has two previous starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Andretti, at the controls of the new No. 26 Team Dr Pepper TEN car, makes his 100th career IndyCar Series start Sunday and the Iowa Speedway champion is set for another strong showing. Marco was battling Dario Franchitti for the lead last week at Kentucky before being knocked out of contention in a pit incident. Andretti seeks to move up in the seasonal point standings at Las Vegas as he holds down the eighth position currently.

Conway, the Long Beach winner, comes to Las Vegas with the new No. 27 Team Grime Boss entry for Andretti Autosport. Conway, the former Formula One test driver, has made a remarkable comeback in 2011 after a vicious crash at Indianapolis last year. The England native has been competitive in his Andretti Autosport mount throughout the 2011 season and is looking for a solid finish at Las Vegas.

Patrick, driver of the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car, makes her second appearance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this year after a fourth place finish in March in the NASCAR Nationwide race. Danica finished tenth last week at Kentucky and moved back into the top-ten in the current points. The 29-year-old veteran from Roscoe, Ill., has finished a record 50 races in a row entering the Las Vegas race.

Practice begins this Thursday on the 1.5-mile oval north of the Las Vegas strip with qualifying set for 3 p.m. PDT Friday. The IZOD IndyCar World Championships will be televised live on ABC-TV beginning at 3 p.m. EDT.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
"I'm looking forward to the Vegas race this weekend with the GoDaddy.com car. It's going to be a lot closer racing than most mile-and-a-half tracks we've been to. It's the last race of the year and it's always exciting. After the Kentucky race, the championship just got a little more interesting so it should be a good race."

EVENT - Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK - Kansas Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
DATE - Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begin at 3:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 3 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick
No. 7 GoDaddy.comChevrolet

"This will be another track for me to experience in a stock car. The good news is Tony (Eury) Jr. and the Go Daddy crew do a phenomenal job preparing our cars for the racetrack. It will take me a few laps to get up to speed but after that we'll be competitive. I'm familiar with mile-and-a-half tracks and from what everyone says Kansas is very similar to Chicago, so I feel like we'll be in good shape.

"I'm looking forward to next year. It's very important that we end this year strong with our Go Daddy car. We certainly can do that. Personally, I think I've jumped a small hurdle in the process of being more accustomed to these tracks. By season's end there will only be a handful of tracks that I haven't raced on in a stockcar. That will be a big advantage for next year."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

NINE OF 12 FOR DANICA - Patrick will compete in her ninth Nationwide Series race of the season at Kansas Speedway. Her season totals include one top-five and three top-10 finishes. She has led 14 laps on the season and earned an average finish of 16.2. Patrick holds two top-finishes in her last four starts. She returns to NNS action for races at Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.

PATRICK AT KANSAS - Patrick will make her Kansas Speedway debut in the Nationwide Series this weekend. In the IndyCar Series Patrick holds six starts at the 1.5-mile facility, earning an average finish of 10.3.

JRM'S INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM - JR Motorsports owns four top-five and eight top-10 finishes in 1.5-mile races this season. Drivers Almirola, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise have all contributed to the tally.

NEW LOOK CONTINUES FOR DEGREE MEN CHEVROLET - JRM's flagship No. 88 Chevrolet will feature the Degree Men Adrenaline Series paint scheme for the second time this season. The Degree Men Adrenaline Series responds to increases in physical exertion, making it perfect for a hot afternoon of racing. The special paint features gold, black and silver colors with Degree Men logos on the quarter panels. Degree Men V12, part of the Adrenaline Series, will be featured on the hood of the No. 88.

ALMIROLA AT KANSAS - Almirola has four starts at Kansas Speedway across the Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series. His best showing came in a Billy Ballew-owned truck in 2010 when he finished seventh. Almirola holds two top-five and four top-10 finishes at 1.5-mile tracks this season with an average finish of 10.2 in those events.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS - The No. 88 team's season tally now stands at seven top-five and 17 top-10 finishes, including 10 top-10s in the last 13 races. Almirola is currently ranked fourth in championship points, with the No. 88 Chevrolet eighth in owner points.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - The No. 7 team holds six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies the 12th position in owner points. Every driver of the No. 7 this season has scored a top-10 finish. The list includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Patrick and Josh Wise.

ALMIROLA AUTOGRAPH SIGNING - Aric Almirola will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area, on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. local time.

JR NATION GREAT GIVEWAY - From Aug. 28 to Oct. 16, 2011, the JR Nation web site, the official fan club site for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports, is giving away a prize a day for 50 days to both new and existing fan club members. All fans must do is log on to www.jrnation.com and click on the register now banner. In addition to the 50 daily prizes, JR Nation is offering a grand prize of an $888 gift card for use in the JR Nation online store. 10 second-place winners will receive an $88 gift card also for use in the JR Nation online store. Daily prizes include autographed memorabilia from Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick and Josh Wise.

WATCH JRM RACING.COM's VIDEO SERIES - In a continued effort to be at the forefront of web-based content through its website www.jrmracing.com, the team has added a multitude of videos into its video gallery. Click here to view race preview videos, the "JRM 360" series and more.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 8, 2011) -The JR Motorsports teams of Aric Almirola and Danica Patrick emerged from Saturday's Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway with a pair of top-15 finishes. Almirola led the way with a 12th-place finish. The No. 88 Degree Men Chevrolet was solid from the onset. The team climbed to the top position prior to the halfway mark and led 11 laps. After losing vital track position late in the race, they settled for a 12th-place finish. Danica Patrick's stock car debut at Kansas Speedway netted a 15th-place finish, marking her fifth top-15 this season. Brad Keselowski dominated the 300-mile race, leading four times for 173 laps. Carl Edwards, Elliott Sadler, Paul Menard and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top-five finishers.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 15th / Finish - 15th / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 12th

Patrick took her 15th-place starting spot and patiently settled in early, learning the nuances of the 1.5-mile speedway. She wisely began adjusting her line around the track in a search for more grip. When the caution flag flew on lap 62, Patrick and the GoDaddy.com crew were riding in 22nd.

The team took the opportunity to pit for the second time. After a stellar stop by the GoDaddy.com team, Patrick lined up in 14th for the restart. Over the course of the next 40 laps, Patrick worked her way into the 13th spot. She then radioed crew chief Tony Eury Jr. of a tight condition on corner exit and dropped to 16th by the lap-143 caution flag.

After the restart, the GoDaddy.com team occupied a position inside the top-20 through the next run. The team took the final restart on lap 178 in 18th, but Patrick tenaciously wheeled her way to 15th�before the checkered flag fell.

"We had a little bit of everything today with our Go Daddy car, loose and tight," Patrick said after the race. "We made it better about halfway through. We ran every lap and finished. For me, these kinds of experiences can definitely help in getting more accustomed to the cars."

SPARTA, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2011) - Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti raced for the lead Sunday in the Kentucky Indy 300, but both Andretti Autosport drivers didn't finish where they would have liked.

Hunter-Reay took his No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine to a fifth place in the 200-lap feature on the fast 1.5-mile oval south of Cincinnati. The Florida racer battled hard in the later stages of the event, running only a few feet from the lead. The tight racing made for some spectacular side-by-side competition, and Ryan was squeezed to the apron of the track several times before having to settle for a top-five finish. The fifth place moves Hunter-Reay up in the IZOD IndyCar Series standings with one race remaining. Ryan is 19 points out of fifth place.

Andretti, coming off a podium finish two weeks ago in Japan, looked primed for another victory Sunday in his No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink entry. The third generation driver battled inches apart from Dario Franchitti in a mid-race dice for the lead. Unfortunately, Andretti's race ended much too soon where he exited his pit box on lap 140 and was struck by Alex Lloyd who turned into Andretti's car in an attempt to pit. The contact knocked Andretti out of the race and ended a solid chance for his second 2011 victory. Marco was awarded with 27th place which hurt his chances for a possible top-five placing in the final point standings.

Danica Patrick, who won the pole at Kentucky in 2005, drove competitively in the top-ten from her 14th starting position. Patrick ran as high as seventh in the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car before taking the checkered flag in tenth. Danica's finish vaulted her back into tenth in the season standings. Andretti Autosport now has three drivers in the top-ten in points.

Mike Conway, the Long Beach winner, suffered through a tough day in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti machine after qualifying 12th Saturday. The personable Brit finished 18th Sunday.

Young Stefan Wilson scored his second Firestone Indy Lights win of the 2011 season by wheeling his Andretti Autosport car from the pole (with a track record) and leading the most laps Sunday afternoon. The win for Wilson, the younger brother of IZOD IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson, moves him to second in the series standings with one race remaining at Las Vegas in two weeks.

The final race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series, the INDYCAR World Championships, is set for Sunday, Oct. 16, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway beginning at 12:45 p.m. PDT and will be televised live on ABC-TV.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
-Ended the race in 10th place
"Congrats to Ed [Carpenter] and Sarah Fisher Racing. Ed has run really well here in the past and this win is well deserved." "It was a good day for us. We had a little more downforce than most. I didn't feel like I had a lot of speed. It seemed like I would get a good run for a few laps and then just lose my speed. We will figure it out so we can have a good race in Vegas. I want to finish the year out on a good note for my crew and for Go Daddy."

SPARTA, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2011) - Marco Andretti is set for another sensational oval track performance this weekend at Kentucky Speedway.

The 24-year-old third generation driving star from Nazareth, Pa., comes to the fast 1.5-mile oval south of Cincinnati with momentum. Last week's productive testing session has Andretti ready to match his come-from-behind Iowa Speedway victory in June.

Andretti, driving the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink machine, also scored an impressive podium finish two weeks ago at the road circuit in Motegi, Japan with a third place. Marco is no stranger to Kentucky Speedway podium with a third in 2008. In his last four starts in Sparta, Marco has four top-ten finishes including sixth last year.

With two races remaining in the 17-event IZOD IndyCar Series, Andretti currently ranks seventh in points and has a strong shot at a top-five finish.

Andretti leads a four-driver Andretti Autosport effort for Sunday's 200-lap Kentucky Indy 300, set to start at 2:45 p.m. EDT Sunday and televised live on VERSUS TV.

Ryan Hunter-Reay, the New Hampshire winner, is seeking to reverse his recent fortunes with two straight knockouts at Baltimore and Japan. Hunter-Reay was running fourth in the streets of Baltimore when his car was hit from behind, and was struck by a similar fate at Japan while running eighth. Despite the past two races, the driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda entry still has a chance of a top-five placing in the final point standings.

Danica Patrick, who won the pole in her first Kentucky Speedway appearance in 2005, returns to the track after consecutive top-ten finishes in 2009 and 2010. The driver of the popular No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car has always been competitive at Kentucky and looks to move back into the top-ten in points with a strong showing Sunday.

This year's Long Beach champion, Mike Conway, is prepared for a solid oval track run this weekend in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti car. Conway, who missed last year's Kentucky event due to Indy 500 injuries, continues to improve his oval track skills with each event after a road racing background that included a role as a Formula One test driver.

Practice and qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at Kentucky Speedway with television coverage of the race beginning at 2 p.m. EDT Sunday on VERSUS.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
"I'm looking forward to going back to Kentucky. Last year we had a pretty good race, running up in the lead pack and finishing in the top-10. But I know we want to do even better for the GoDaddy.com team, and I think if we have a good qualifying session, we'll have a chance at the top-five. We'll just need to be consistent and use the practice time to get the right qualifying setup."

MOTEGI, Japan (Sept. 17, 2011) - Marco Andretti scored his best road course finish of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series when he drove the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink car to third place Sunday in the Indy Japan finale at Twin Ring Motegi.

Andretti, the Iowa oval winner in June, started tenth and drove brilliantly to return to the podium after 63 laps at the 2.98-mile, 14-turn road circuit. Scott Dixon and Will Power finished in front of Andretti Sunday. Andretti's previous 2011 best road racing finishes were fourth at Brazil and Toronto. The third place finish moved Andretti into seventh in the current IZOD IndyCar Series point standings with two races remaining on the 17-race campaign. Marco is now just 25 points from the top-five in the standings.

Mike Conway, the Long Beach champion, fought his way from 20th to record a ninth place finish Sunday in a spirited drive in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti entry. Conway ran as high as fifth on lap 42 but was forced off the course on lap 55. The personable Brit came from 12th to ninth in the last eight laps.

Danica Patrick, driving the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car, drove from 23rd to place 11th as she battles to get into the top-ten in the point standings. With this finish, Patrick extended her series record of 49 consecutive races without a DNF.

The hard luck award went to Ryan Hunter-Reay, who was attempting to score his eighth straight top-ten finish in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine. Hunter-Reay, who started 17th Sunday, was running eighth on lap 57 when his car was struck from behind by Sebastien Bourdais. Hunter-Reay's car spun off the track and stopped in the sand area. Assisted by the safety team, Hunter-Reay was able to return to the race a lap down and finished a disappointing 24th Sunday.

The Andretti Autosport team now packs up its cars and equipment for the 6,500-mile trip back to Indianapolis and prepares for the Oct. 2 Kentucky Speedway race.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
-Finished the race in 11th place
"It was kind of a funny race - picking off spots from other accidents and others making mistakes and then from strategy. It was nice to be able to make it on two stops and we were able to save the fuel when we needed. Then on the last stint Graham [Rahal] came out right behind me and I had to drive hard, and wasn't able to save as much fuel and still stay ahead of him and I did. It was nice to be able to because obviously he's a pretty fast car. Overall today was a decent result for the GoDaddy.com team having started in the back of the field."

MOTEGI, Japan (Sept. 13, 2011) - The history of Andretti Autosport at the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi oval has been impressive.

Danica Patrick made worldwide news when she drove her Andretti machine to the IZOD IndyCar Series win in Japan in 2008. Dan Wheldon won back-to-back races in 2004 and 2005 and Tony Kanaan was victorious in 2007. And team owner Michael Andretti even won the CART race at Motegi in 2000.

But after 14 years of competition at the oval, the Andretti Autosport team now prepares for the switch to the 2.98-mile, 13-turn road circuit in the Indy Japan The Final event this Sunday, Sept. 18.

With three drivers in the winner's circle this year, Andretti Autosport brings a solid lineup to the new course with Marco Andretti, Mike Conway and Ryan Hunter-Reay attempting to score another 2011 victory and Patrick trying to return to the Motegi winner's circle.

Andretti, driving the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink car, will make his sixth Motegi start, and the Iowa Speedway winner looks for another strong performance after a tough finish at the Baltimore Grand Prix. Andretti has been very competitive at Motegi in the past and expects to transfer his past success to the new road course. Andretti currently ranks eighth in the IZOD IndyCar Series points.

Hunter-Reay, the New Hampshire winner, has recorded seven consecutive top-ten finishes this year an d has two top-tens in his three Motegi showings. Hunter-Reay currently ranks seventh in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings and is poised for a top-five finish in the final standings with three races remaining. In his last seven races, Ryan has scored 214 points, vaulting him from 18th to 7th in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine.

Conway, the Long Beach champion, suffered a tough break at Baltimore when his car had a mechanical problem while running sixth. The driver of the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti entry comes to Motegi with high hopes at the road circuit. Conway has been victorious in the Far East previously when he captured the prestigious Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix in 2006.

Patrick, at the helm of the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car, makes her seventh Motegi start with six past top-eight finishes including the popular 2008 triumph. Danica has also taken the checkered flag in fourth, fifth, sixth and eight in other Motegi showings.

The Indy Japan The Final race will be televised live on VERSUS TV at 11:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 17.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
"We've always done pretty well at Motegi, so it will be interesting to see if any of our success on the oval transfers to the road course. The key for the GoDaddy.com team is to use our practice time wisely to get a good sense of the setup we need for the race, since the course is new to us. The IndyCar fans in Japan are very passionate about the sport, so it will be a good boost to see all of them for the final race at Motegi."

RICHMOND (Sept. 9, 2011) - It was a matter of survival for the JR Motorsports teams of Aric Almirola and Danica Patrick Friday night in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Almirola was forced to dodge a melee of accidents with the No. 88 AdvoCare Chevrolet. He was involved in a pair of incidents himself but still rallied to a seventh-place finish. It marked the No. 88 team's ninth top-10 finish in the past 11 races. Patrick and the GoDaddy.com/Get Your.NET team were models of persistence. Twice the team fell a lap down, and twice they battled to earn their laps back. Patrick gained more valuable seat time at another short track en route to an 18th-place finish. Kyle Busch held off all challengers in the race's waning laps, earning his eighth victory of 2011. He was followed by Carl Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Truex and Kenny Wallace.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com/Get Your.NET Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 32nd / Finish - 18th / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 12th

Patrick's debut at Richmond International Raceway was without the No. 7 team's typical Go Daddy green colors. Instead, Patrick ran a "Remembering 9/11" car as part of the "Honoring our Heroes" program. With a 32nd starting position, Patrick began a march forward and ran in 28thby lap 10.

The GoDaddy.com/Get Your.NET team held the position for a time but fell a lap down to the leaders on lap 35. The team caught a much needed break with a caution on lap 68 that allowed Patrick to receive the wave around and put her back on the lead lap.

With a little helpful coaching from crew chief Tony Eury Jr. on her line entering the corner, Patrick improved to 20th by lap 93, but shortly after fell a lap down to the leaders. The team positioned themselves for the "lucky dog" on several occasions, but never occupied the spot when the caution flag flew. Patrick's break came with a lap-212 caution that allotted her the wave around for the second time.

She lined up for the final restart and over the final 30 laps gained two positions on her competitors to finish 18th.

"Racing at these short tracks is an experience," Patrick said after the race. "It was tough out there at times tonight. I can't say we're thrilled with an 18th-place finish, but it was about learning tonight. Thanks to Tony Jr. and everyone on this Go Daddy team for their efforts this weekend."

Next Up for JR Motorsports:
Event: Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway
Date:Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011
TV/Radio: ESPN2 (coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 3 p.m. EST)
JRM Entries:No. 88 Suave MEN Chevrolet (Aric Almirola), No. 7 Air Hogs Chevrolet (Jamie McMurray)

EVENT - Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (250 laps / 187.5 miles)
TRACK - Richmond International Raceway (.75-mile D-shaped oval)
DATE - Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
TV/RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 7:15 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick
No. 7 GoDaddy.com/Get Your.NET Chevrolet
"This truly is a weekend of remembrance for Americans everywhere. I think a lot of people will remember this anniversary in their own way, but for me, it's an absolute privilege to be part of the Honoring our Heroes program this weekend. It's a testament to the entire NASCAR community that so many drivers and teams have embraced the importance of this program. Go Daddy has done a great thing by putting a special paint scheme on our No. 7 car, and it looks quite different than the Go Daddy green we're used to. It's a fitting tribute. I don't know how many people know this, but Bob (Parsons, Go Daddy Founder and CEO) took the time to design this paint scheme himself. Bob is a veteran of the Vietnam War, so this is something that he was very passionate about. Every star you see on the car is meant to serve as a memorial for each life lost on 9/11. I think there are 2,976 stars in all. Looking at all those stars covering the car really puts the magnitude of what we lost that day into perspective."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

REMEMBERING SEPT. 11, 2001 - This weekend the entire NASCAR community, along with NASCAR Lionel Collectibles, will pay tribute to the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with multiple NASCAR drivers piloting special "Honoring our Heroes" paint schemes. In part of the remembrance, Danica Patrick will drive a unique version of the No. 7 Go Daddy.com/Get Your.NET Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. Patrick's Chevrolet features a black paint-out that is blanketed with a star-covered design. A patriotic ribbon with the words "Remembering 9/11" also graces the hood. Each star integrated into the paint scheme represents a life lost during the attacks. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 2001 by the family of Stephen Siller -an FDNY firefighter who lost his life in the attacks, will have its logo on the C-post of the No. 7 Chevrolet. The "Honoring our Heroes" program is designed to help raise funds to build homes for the only three surviving quadruple amputees of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - United States Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco, United States Marine Corps Corporal Todd Nicely and United States Marine Corps Corporal John Peck.

PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Danica Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media on Friday, Sept. 9 at 12:30 p.m. EST in the infield media center.

PATRICK TO ATTEND LIONEL NASCAR COLLECTIBLES PRESS CONFERENCE AT RIR - Patrick will participate in the Lionel NASCAR Collectibles press conference in the Richmond International Raceway media center on Friday, Sept. 9 at 3:45 p.m. EST. Patrick joins several other NASCAR drivers, along with Howard Hitchcock, Vice President of Lionel NASCAR� Collectables for a special check presentation benefitting the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Please note, questions during the press conference should be limited to the "Honoring our Heroes" program. Additional competition-related questions may be addressed during Patrick's media availability scheduled for Friday, Sept. 9 at 12:30 p.m. EST in the infield media center.

DANICA'S SEASON TOTALS - In seven races this season, Patrick holds one top-five and three top-10 finishes, two of which came in her last three starts. She has led 14 laps and earned an average finish of 16.0. Following the Richmond event, Patrick will be back with the No. 7 GoDaddy.com / Get Your.NET team in races at Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19) before running the fulltime Nationwide Series schedule in 2012.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - The No. 7 team holds six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies the 12th position in owner points.

ADVOCARE DEBUT - JR Motorsports welcomes AdvoCare as primary sponsor of the organization's flagship No. 88 Chevrolet with driver Aric Almirola. AdvoCare, a premier health and wellness company offering world-class energy, weight-loss, nutrition, and sports performance products, will also see action with the No. 88 team at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 14. They will continue to serve as an associate sponsor with for the entirety of the 2011 season.

ALMIROLA AT RICHMOND - Almirola made his first career Nationwide Series start at Richmond in 2006, and has competed at Richmond three times since. Driving for JRM behind the wheel of the No. 7 Chevrolet, he earned his best finish of 11th last fall. It marked the first and only time he has driven the No. 7 Chevrolet for JRM.

SHORT TRACK SEASON STATS - In eight short track races this season, Almirola holds three top-five and five top-10 finishes. He scored those finishes in races at Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Raceway, Iowa Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

MOUNTING SUCCESS FOR ALMIROLA - In their last 10 starts, Almirola and the No. 88 AdvoCare team have secured five top-five and eight top-10 finishes. Almirola has scored more points than any other Nationwide Series regular during that span, earning a total of 352 points and averaging 35.2 points per race.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS - The AdvoCare team's season tally now stands at six top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. They are ranked eighth in owner points

ALMIROLA AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - Aric Almirola will sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler, located in the fan concourse area, on Friday, Sept. 9, from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.

JR NATION GREAT GIVEWAY - From Aug. 28 to Oct. 16, 2011, the JR Nation web site, the official fan club site for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports, is giving away a prize a day for 50 days to both new and existing fan club members. All fans must do is log on to www.jrnation.com and click on the register now banner. In addition to the 50 daily prizes, JR Nation is offering a grand prize of an $888 gift card for use in the JR Nation online store. 10 second-place winners will receive an $88 gift card also for use in the JR Nation online store. Daily prizes include autographed memorabilia from Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick and Josh Wise.

WATCH JRM RACING.COM's VIDEO SERIES - In a continued effort to be at the forefront of web-based content through its website www.jrmracing.com, the team has added a multitude of videos into its video gallery. Click here to view race preview videos, the "JRM 360" series and more.

BALTIMORE (Sept. 4, 2011) - The inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix turned into one of the biggest street parties seen in the Maryland city in decades Sunday around the inner harbor of downtown Baltimore.

A huge crowd welcomed the IZOD IndyCar Series to the "Charmed City" in the first-time downtown street race and the racing portion proved to the icing on the cake for the community.

Danica Patrick topped the four Andretti Autosport drivers Sunday with a sensational drive from 23rd to sixth in the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car on the tough, demanding 2.0-mile 12-turn circuit around Camden Yards, the Baltimore Convention Center and four major hotels.

Ryan Hunter-Reay was challenging for a podium finish in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine at the halfway point of the 75-lap feature when his car was struck from behind in turn three by Ryan Briscoe and was forced to pit on lap 38. Hunter-Reay's crew made a quick rear suspension repair and Ryan charged from 19th to eighth in the final 25 laps. The eighth place finish moved Hunter-Reay into seventh in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings with three races remaining.

Mike Conway, in the new No. 27 Team Buffalo Wild Wings entry, suffered through a rough day from his eighth starting position. The personable Brit moved to sixth early in the race before suspension problems caused two long pit stops. Conway placed 23rd Sunday in Baltimore.

Marco Andretti, eighth in IndyCar Series points, was knocked out of the race after his No. 26 Team All Natural Snapple car was hit in the side in the big lap 36 tangle in Turn Three. At least 15 cars were involved in the melee and Andretti's mount was sidelined from the incident.

The Andretti Autosport team will now pack for the long trip to Motegi, Japan for the road course event set for Sunday, Sept. 18. The race will be shown live on VERSUS TV at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

-Finished the race in sixth place
"What a great way to finish a challenging weekend. We took a chance on the fuel strategy and it worked in our favor. We ran out of fuel coming into the pits after the checkered which is fine by me. My guys had great pit stops which is key. I'm glad we had a solid finish for the GoDaddy.com car which we will use as momentum going into the road course in Japan."

BALTIMORE (Aug. 31, 2011) - Long Beach Grand Prix champion Mike Conway has a couple of advantages this weekend, Sept. 2-4, when the IZOD IndyCar Series rolls into the streets of downtown Baltimore for the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, the 14th round of the 17-race racing trail.

Conway, driving the No. 27 Team Buffalo Wild Wings machine, has already seen the racing surface around the famed Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the inner harbor in Baltimore, and one of the track streets has to be a favorite for British driver with Conway St. as the back straightaway.

Conway, in his third race back from the horrific 2010 Indy 500 crash, charged to the front of the field in California last April to capture North America's most prestigious street race. Now, the personable 28-year-old wants to have his name be the first on the Baltimore Grand Prix trophy.

The tricky 2.0-mile, 13-turn Baltimore circuit will pose some unique challenges to the drivers when practice begins at 12:05 p.m. EDT Friday. They will have to negotiate through streets which include four major hotels, the Baltimore Convention Center and the famed Camden Yards ball park.

Ryan Hunter-Reay has been latest Andretti Autosport driver to reach victory lane after his strong drive on the oval at New Hampshire. The Florida racer has six consecutive top-ten finishes including third on the road course at Toronto and Mid-Ohio. The driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car is a former street track winner and will be ready for the new challenges of the Baltimore Grand Prix. Ryan is currently eighth in season points.

Marco Andretti, currently seventh in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings, is the IndyCar Series driver who lives closest to the Baltimore area in his native Nazareth, Pa., so a good run for the driver of the No. 26 Team All Natural Snapple car would be imperative for the 24-year-old third generation racer and his local fans. Andretti won earlier this year at Iowa Speedway and is expected to be a contender in Sunday's main event.

Danica Patrick, one of the most popular IndyCar Series drivers, makes her debut in Baltimore in the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com entry this weekend. Patrick comes back to her road racing roots with a street race. Danica's racing career began in karting and took her to tough European circuits as a teenager before hitting the IndyCar Series in 2005.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

"I always think it is great when we head into new markets, especially markets that are big. I'm sure there will be a great fan turnout since the race is new to everyone in Baltimore. We will make the most of our track walk tomorrow once we get to the track and try to learn as much as we can from that before heading into practice on Friday. It would be great if the GoDaddy.com car starts off strong on Friday and we can build from there."

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2011) - The demanding Infineon Raceway 2.3-mile road circuit proved to be a challenging track Sunday for the Andretti Autosport drivers. But all of them reached the finish line in the sun-drenched event.

Recent New Hampshire winner Ryan Hunter-Reay piloted the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine from his 19th starting position to record an impressive top-ten finish in the 75-lap Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Hunter-Reay battled his way through a tough field in some dramatic wheel-to-wheel action to notch 10th position. It was the Florida driver's sixth consecutive top-ten as he now fights for a top-ten placing in the final IZOD IndyCar Series point standings.

Hunter-Reay was one of two drivers to pass nine cars in Sunday's Northern California race, the most passes in the feature event.

Mike Conway, the Long Beach winner in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti car, finished 16th after a late pit stop for tires. Conway, who qualified seventh Saturday, ran consistently in the top seven through the first half of the race before the late stop relegated him to the 16th spot.

Danica Patrick fought a sliding car most of the day in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com entry to finish 21st. Patrick's Go Daddy squad attempted a different race strategy by pitting early in the contest and racing out of the leaders' plan pit sequence.

Marco Andretti, the Iowa champion in the No. 26 Team All Natural Snapple car, started 14th and raced competitively Sunday before a broken front wing late in the race forced an additional pit stop. Andretti ended up 24th in the race.

There is no break for the IZOD IndyCar Series as the campaign travels across country to the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix next Sunday, Sept. 4. The new Grand Prix course in the inner harbor of Baltimore remains in good shape following a tough two days of weather from Hurricane Irene. Practice runs begin this Friday with qualifying set for Saturday. The first-ever Baltimore Grand Prix will be televised live on Sept. 4 on Versus TV at 2 p.m. EDT.Text

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
Finished the race in 21st
"During the beginning of the race, the car was incredibly loose which made it very uncomfortable. We came in for our second pit stop, changed the tires and took some front wing out, which really helped the car. It's not the result that we wanted for the GoDaddy.com car, but hopefully we'll come back and make up for it at Baltimore."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Aug. 25, 2011) -- Putting the pedal to the media metal, and with Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons at her side ... Danica revealed her racing future today.

"We can finally put the rumors to rest -- I am going full-time NASCAR with Go Daddy next year," Danica told a crowded news conference at Go Daddy's Scottsdale headquarters a few minutes ago. "I am going to race a full Nationwide schedule and limited Sprint Cup schedule in my GoDaddy.com Chevrolet next season."

For the NASCAR Nationwide Series races, she'll drive with her current stock car team, JR Motorsports, owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Danica will be with Stewart-Haas Racing, co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation. Both series will be financially fueled by Go Daddy, her long-time sponsor who first signed the Go Daddy Girl in 2006.

"I am very fortunate to have a forward-thinking, powerhouse sponsor like Go Daddy," Danica said. "Go Daddy is definitely committed and focused, which is why they are at the top of their industry."

"I have so much respect for Danica, and not just because she looks stunning in her Go Daddy firesuit," Parsons said. "She's got it all ... she's a competitor, she's focused, she's a risk taker, she's tenacious, she's got business savvy and look at what she's already accomplished before ever driving a full NASCAR schedule."

Danica finished fourth in the Nationwide Series this year in Las Vegas, which ranks as the best-ever result for a female driver in any of NASCAR's top three national touring series.

"Danica has done a great job in a short amount of time for JR Motorsports," said Earnhardt Jr. "Her work ethic is probably the best of anyone in the sport. People don't understand how difficult it is to do what she did -- racing two totally different cars at the same time. I'm glad she gets the opportunity to devote all of her attention to this car, because I think she's going to continue getting better. Danica has earned her place on the track, and I look forward to having her and Go Daddy back in the No. 7 car next year."

Just last month, Danica led 13 of the 100 laps in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.), and was up front with two laps to go, drafting with her JRM teammate Aric Almirola. Earlier in that same race she paired up to draft with her new team owner and fellow driver, Tony Stewart.

"I see great things for Danica," said Stewart shortly before today's news conference. "Danica doesn't hold back. She really is a fearless competitor. She's taken a systematic approach to her stock car career, which is smart. I think with the support she has from Go Daddy, Dale Jr. and all of us at Stewart-Haas Racing, Danica has a very promising NASCAR future."

Danica has been under intense media scrutiny. The spotlight has focused on her both on and off the track. Go Daddy, known for its edgy advertising, has featured their racy Go Daddy Girl in five consecutive Super Bowl campaigns and has leveraged her looks and feisty persona to help create a little marketing magic.

Go Daddy is the world's largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and net new SSL Certificates. Danica is often prominently positioned on Go Daddy's website.

"Danica transcends sports," Parsons said. "And she's the 'real deal' on the race track too. I know if I were driving a race car, I wouldn't want Danica in my rear view mirror!"

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INDIANAPOLIS (August 25, 2011) - Andretti Autosport and Danica Patrick announced today that they have a mutual agreement to part ways at the conclusion of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series.

Patrick, who has driven for Andretti Autosport since 2007, will pursue other interests in 2012.

Michael Andretti, president and CEO of Andretti Autosport, said he wishes Patrick nothing but the best in her upcoming endeavors and that she is always welcomed to come back to his organization.

"Danica enjoyed the most success ever by a female driver in the world of motorsports and was a leading marketing force within IndyCar," said Andretti. "I wish her only continued success in her career. I want to thank Danica for her valued time with our team. "

Patrick became the first female driver to win a major open-wheel event in April, 2008 when she drove the No. 7 Andretti Autosport car to victory at the Twin Ring Motegi oval track in Japan. In addition, she recorded 16 top-five finishes and 45 top-tens in her five years at Andretti Autosport. She placed fifth in the 2009 final IZOD IndyCar Series point standings.

"While I'm excited for what lies ahead in the coming year and beyond, I also have to thank Andretti Autosport for the opportunities they've given me over the past several seasons," said Patrick. "I've grown a lot as a driver with Andretti Autosport and I'm thankful I was able to be a part of the organization. It's great to be competitive each week and I was in large part because of my crew and engineers and their dedication to success. I earned my first major auto racing victory with the Team in Japan in 2008 and that wouldn't have been possible without the Team's hard work and support."

Andretti Autosport is one of the nation's leading sports properties and plans to announce the status of longtime sponsor GoDaddy.com in the near future.

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2011) - Ryan Hunter-Reay looks to continue his podium streak this weekend at Infineon Raceway when the IZOD IndyCar Series returns to the wine country for the 13th round of the 17-race campaign, the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma set for Sunday, Aug. 28.

Hunter-Reay, official winner of the New Hampshire race on Aug. 14, has totaled 146 points in the past four races to vault from 15th in points to eighth with five races remaining in the 2011 trail. Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon have scored 140 points in the same time frame.

Hunter-Reay, with third place finishes at Toronto and Mid-Ohio road circuits in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine, is anxious to come to the picturesque Napa Valley road course after a solid testing run last week. The Florida native has scored three consecutive top-ten finishes the last three races at Infineon Raceway including fourth in 2008.

The Andretti connection to Northern California racing dates back to 1983 when team president and CEO Michael Andretti won the Formula Atlantic race in Sonoma. He also won three CART races (1987, 1991 and 1992) at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif.

Marco Andretti, currently seventh in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings, has a fond spot for the Napa Valley also. Not only is his grandfather Mario's winery nearby, Andretti scored his first IndyCar victory at Infineon Raceway in 2006 at the famed 2.3-mile, 12-turn track. Andretti took his second career win earlier this year at Iowa on the small oval with the No. 26 Team All Natural Snapple car.

Another Andretti Autosport winner this year, Mike Conway seeks another impressive run with the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti entry at Sonoma after he recorded his first podium finish at Infineon Raceway in 2009, a third place in his rookie season. Conway won the prestigious Long Beach Grand Prix in April.

Danica Patrick, one of only five drivers to have raced in all six previous IZOD IndyCar Series at Infineon Raceway, has scored three top-ten finishes at the legendary road circuit. The driver of the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car has a best of sixth in the 2007 Sonoma race.

The Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma will be televised live on VERSUS TV Sunday at 4 p.m. EDT.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
"I always enjoy competing in Sonoma. The track provides a great challenge for the drivers with variations in elevation and different types of corners. We always seem to have exciting races there, and I'm sure the GoDaddy.com team will able to put on a great show for the fans this weekend. Aside from the on-track excitement, it's always great to be in Northern California. Wine country is one of my favorite places to visit, so I always make sure I carve time to explore something new when I'm up there."

MONTREAL (Aug. 20, 2011) - JR Motorsports saw promising runs for all three of its entries fade late in Saturday's Napa Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Both the No. 5 Canadian Tire Chevrolet of Ron Fellows and the No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet of Aric Almirola were victims of contact - ironically from the same competitor - in the closing stages of the 74-lap race, relegating them to finishes of 11th and 20th, respectively. Danica Patrick looked to be on the cusp of a respectful top-15 run, but brake issues in addition to a broken rear axle on the last lap left the GoDaddy.com team to salvage a 24th-place finish. Marcos Ambrose drove his way to his fourth series victory. He was followed to the line by Alex Tagliani, Michael McDowell, Steven Wallace and J.R. Fitzpatrick.

No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Key Moments

Start - 25th / Finish - 24nd / Laps Led - 0 / Owner Point Standings - 10th�

Danica Patrick's debut on a road course in Nationwide Series competition began with a 25th-place start. When the race began, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. was banking on pit strategy to leverage Patrick closer to the front and allow the Roscoe, Ill. native to hang on to a solid finishing position.

Patrick wheeled the GoDaddy.com machine to 12th before coming to pit road for her first pit stop under caution on lap 16. The team would line up for the ensuing restart in 20th. By the race's halfway mark, Patrick was shown in 13th. Several laps later when the race's second caution emerged, the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet stayed out, propelling Patrick into the top-10.

On lap 50, Patrick radioed the crew that she had brake issues. She immediately came to pit road for four tires and fuel. The crew took additional time on pit road to bleed the brakes in order to give Patrick the necessary stopping power around the 2.7-mile course. She fell to 28th as a result.

The GoDaddy.com team eventually worked their way back to 14th for the final restart. However, trouble found Patrick on the white-flag lap when the rear axle on her machine broke, a direct result of a wheel-hop going into the hairpin corner. She finished 24th.

"I felt like we had a really good run going," Patrick told reporters after the race. "We gained some track position and worked our way up to eighth. But after that the brakes went to the floor. The guys did a great job to keep me on the lead lap after we pitted to fix them. My Go Daddy car is a little beat up today, but overall I think it was an OK day."

Next Up for JR Motorsports:
Event: Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Date: Friday, Aug. 26, 2011
TV/Radio: ESPN (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. EST) / PRN (broadcast begins at 7 p.m. EST)
JRM Entries: No. 88 Degree Chevrolet (Aric Almirola), No. 7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet (Josh Wise)

EVENT - NAPA Auto Parts 200 (74 laps / 200.54 miles)
TRACK - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2.709-mile 15-turn road course)
DATE - Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN (coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 2 p.m. EST)

Danica Patrick
No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

"This will be a new experience for me, running a road course (in a stock car) this weekend. It's going to be an interesting weekend. Fortunately, I was able to test with the Go Daddy team at Road Atlanta in preparation for the Montreal race. I'm grateful for that. Ron (Fellows) was there, and he offered a lot of insight for me.

"The 7 team has had some strong runs at the previous road races this year. We'd like nothing more than to continue that this weekend. But realistically, I think if we keep our nose clean and keep all four wheels on the racetrack, we can come out of this one with a decent finish."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

PATRICK'S STOCK CAR DEBUT ON ROAD COURSE - Danica Patrick will see Nationwide Series action for the first time at a road course this weekend. Patrick, along with teammate Ron Fellows, participated in a road-course test with the No. 7 GoDaddy.com team at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. earlier this summer.

DANICA'S SEASON -Patrick has competed in six races this season, earning one top-five (Las Vegas) and three top-10s (Las Vegas, Chicagoland and Daytona). She holds an average finish of 14.7 and has led 14 laps on the season.

PATRICK'S 2011 NNS SCHEDULE - Following the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Patrick will compete in five more Nationwide Series races in 2011, including Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19). GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick's remaining races.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - The No. 7 team holds five top-five and 11 top-10 finishes in 2011. The team occupies 11th position in owner points, but sits only 10 points out of ninth place.

SEASON FINALE FOR FELLOWS - Ron Fellows, a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, will compete in his third and final race this season for JRM. Known for his road-course talents, Fellows drove to a runner-up finish with the team earlier this summer at Road America, along with a top-10 finish last weekend at Watkins Glen. He owns eight career starts with the organization, earning one win (Montreal '08), four top-fives and six top-10 finishes.

HISTORY AT Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - Fellows is a past winner of the Montreal event in 2008. With the win, he was part of NASCAR history, as he became the first Canadian to win a NASCAR event on Canadian soil. He qualified sixth and led seven laps en route to his fourth series victory. The win was also the first road-course victory for JRM. In four starts at the facility, Fellows has one win and two top-five finishes. He holds the additional distinction of being the oldest winner of the race at 48 years, 10 months and five days old.

FELLOWS IN NNS - Fellows' Nationwide Series history goes back 14 years to 1997. In his 20 career races, he scored four wins, nine top-five, and 12 top-10 finishes. Fellows earned two poles, led 206 laps, and has an average finish of 15.2. He holds one top-five and two top-10 finishes in two series starts this year.

TWO FOR CANDIAN TIRE - Montreal marks the second consecutive race for sponsor Canadian Tire on the No. 5 Chevrolet with driver Ron Fellows. Canadian Tire is the largest automotive retailer in Canada with more than 480 stores. The retailer first graced the panels of Fellows' JRM Chevrolet at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2010.

CONSISTENT FINISHES - After driving to his sixth top-10 finish in the last seven races, Almirola is ranked fourth (-70) in the championship hunt. He sits 46 points behind third-place Elliott Sadler and 10 points ahead of fifth-place Justin Allgaier.

ROAD RACIN' WITH ALMIROLA - Almirola raced to an 11th-place finish at Montreal in 2007. The Tampa, Fla. native earned a top-10 finish at Watkins Glen International last weekend with the No. 88 Chevrolet, marking his best finish on any road course in Nationwide Series competition.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS - The No. 88 team owns five top-five and 13 top-10 finishes this season. The team is ranked eighth in owner points.

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LOUDON, N.H. (Aug. 14, 2011) - Ryan Hunter-Reay recorded his first IZOD IndyCar Series win of the 2011 season Sunday in a wild finish at the one-mile oval track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car fought off some tough competition and intermittent rain showers to collect Andretti Autosport's third 2011 victory in the MoveThatBlock.com 225 in the series' return to the New Hampshire track after a 13-year absence.

Hunter-Reay's victory was the second straight oval win on the IZOD IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport. Marco Andretti won at Iowa in June. Teammate Mike Conway won on the streets of Long Beach in April.

Starting fifth in the 27-car field, Hunter-Reay battled with the leaders through the first 75 laps before a yellow flag came out for a steady rain. On the restart on lap 107, leader Dario Franchitti made contact with second-place Takuma Sato and spun on the front straight. In the maylay, Hunter-Reay jumped to the lead and held the advantage for the majority of the 225-lap contest.

With 20 laps remaining the race, rain returned and the yellow flag was flown. Hunter-Reay cruised the oval track slowly in the lead with the field fighting heavier rain drops. In a controversial move, INDYCAR officials made the decision for a restart on lap 216. Hunter-Reay led the field on the slippery conditions but a crash on the front straightaway with several cars made for no start (or aborted start). According to the rules, an aborted restart reverts the field back to the previous lap.

With rain continuing, the car were pulled into the pit lane and halted for a red flag. After several minutes, the IndyCar Series officials called the race official with Hunter-Reay as the victor.

The win was Ryan's fifth in Indy car racing and his second oval win. He dominated the Milwaukee Mile race in 2004 for his first oval win.

Andretti Autosport's Danica Patrick also fought a tough race, running in the top-five but ultimately recording a sixth-place finish in the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com car.

Both Andretti and Conway retired from the event with separate incidents. Andretti, driving the No. 26 All Natural Snapple Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry, placed 24th, while Conway, in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti machine, placed 25th.

The Andretti Autosport organization now prepares for a return to the popular Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on Aug. 26-28 in the Northern California wine country.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

Finished the race in sixth place

"I take full responsibility for the last yellow and the mess that it created; I came out of (turn) one and the car just turned on me. I think I was one of many drivers that thought the race shouldn't be going green at that point. It was pretty slippery out there so I was surprised that we were going to chance it. I had a solid car throughout the entire race. I think we had a decent outcome for the GoDaddy.com car and it's great to finish on a good note after a challenging weekend."

LOUDON, NH (Aug. 10, 2011) - Marco Andretti is anxious for another short oval race in the IZOD IndyCar Series.

In his last oval event at Iowa Speedway, the third-generation star put on a spectacular charge to take the lead and fight off Tony Kanaan to the finish line for his second IndyCar Series career victory.

Andretti, driving the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, led a total of 42 laps on the tight oval track and had to work his way through a tight field to secure the advantage with just 18 laps remaining.

The popular Nazareth, Pa., racer returns to the small oval action this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when the IZOD IndyCar Series makes its return to one-mile surface for Sunday's MoveThatBlock.com 225. Andretti's father, Michael, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Andretti Autosport, finished second twice at NHMS in the CART Series.

The one-mile oval will be a new one for the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers, as no current competitor in the 26-car field has raced at New Hampshire previously.

Andretti leads the Andretti Autosport squad into the Northeastern racing plant in an effort to jump into the top-five in the 2011 point standings, as Marco ranks sixth in the current points, just 10 markers from the top-five. After the grueling come-from-run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course last Sunday where he started 19th and placed seventh, Andretti seeks another sensational showing back on the ovals.

Joining Andretti in his team's driving contingent is veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay, third at Mid-Ohio in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda machine. Hunter-Reay, after a slow start, has been moving up the standings rapidly and now is just 12 points from the top-ten. Hunter-Reay is no stranger to short oval racing, having dominated at the Milwaukee Mile several years ago when he led every lap in the 250-mile race.

Danica Patrick, the only woman to win in the IZOD IndyCar Series, also is primed for a strong performance at New Hampshire after a top-five finish at Milwaukee this year. The driver of the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry is a crowd favorite who hopes to have the NHMS fans on their feet in Sunday's 225-lap main event.

Long Beach Grand Prix winner Mike Conway put on a tremendous drive last Sunday at Mid-Ohio, but the personable British driver was forced to retire from the race with 22 laps to go with a mechanical problem. Conway, who wheeled the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, had vaulted from 17th to sixth at the Honda Indy 200 before ending his day.

Sunday's MoveThatBlock.com 225 is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be televised live on ABC-TV.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

"I'm looking forward to this weekend's race in Loudon. I was at the track last season in the stock car, so I'm hoping my experience with the track will be helpful in some ways. It's also helpful to at least know what the track is like heading into it even if the two styles of cars are completely different. We get a great deal of track time before qualifying so I think the GoDaddy.com car will be strong."

LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 7, 2011) - Ryan Hunter-Reay drove the entire 85-lap Honda Indy 200 Sunday without his water bottle in hot and steamy weather conditions, but he was able to taste the champagne after taking the checkered flag.

The driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine challenged Dario Franchitti for second place late in the race and settled for third place and a spot on the victory podium. The tough conditions at the physically-demanding circuit is never easy on the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers, but Hunter-Reay's late race charge was more impressive doing it without the aid of some water during the event.

Starting fifth, Ryan played the waiting game by saving ethanol fuel and conserving his Firestone tires. After the last round of pit stops, Hunter-Reay stalked the current point leader Franchitti to within a few tenths of a second as the race came to a close. A couple of attempts to pass Franchitti left the Florida racer having to settle for third. The finish was the second podium finish in the last three races for Hunter-Reay.

Marco Andretti came from 19th to place seventh in a spirited drive on the rolling hills of Mid-Ohio. The No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink Honda/Dallara/Firestone racer was impressive on his restarts Sunday and came back to score another top-ten finish. Marco continued to work on closing the gap for a top-five placing in the IndyCar Series point standings.

Danica Patrick led the Mid-Ohio for a little time Sunday as her Team GoDaddy.com crew attempted a different race strategy early in the contest. Danica didn't pit on the first round of stops and searching for a yellow flag to help her gain some additional positions. Unfortunately, the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com driver was forced to make ground after a green flag stop and finished 21st.

Mike Conway drove a superb race Sunday but has a 26th finish to show for it. The personable British drive r possibly made the most on-track passes of the day and was challenging Tony Kanaan for fifth on lap 62 when a mechanical failure knocked out the shifting mechanism on his No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry. Conway, the Long Beach Grand Prix winner, started 17th and vaulted to sixth Sunday before he was forced to retire from the event.

It is a short turnaround for the Andretti Autosport squad with the upcoming New Hampshire one-mile oval track next on the schedule Sunday, Aug. 14. The New Hampshire race will be televised live on ABC-TV beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

* Finished the race in 21st place "It was a tough day for the GoDaddy.com car. A couple of the yellows didn't work in our favor, and we just didn't quite have the speed to make up lost opportunities. It's so difficult to pass on this track, and you need that speed from the start. The guys did a good job in the pits, so I wish we were able to pull off a stronger finish."

LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 3, 2011) - The hot temperatures and the rolling hills of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course make for the toughest conditions on the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series.

And the Andretti Autosport drivers are well-prepared for the difficult task this weekend in the annual Honda Indy 200 at the challenging 2.25-mile, 13-mile permanent road circuit.

The G-loads inside the cockpit and increased summer heat on the drivers have proven to exhibit extreme levels of fatigue. The mental strength to fight through the physically-exhausting battle is always a key to a successful run at Mid-Ohio.

Recent testing at Mid-Ohio has given the Andretti Autosport drivers a positive outlook when practice starts Friday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. (Eastern). Marco Andretti, Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Danica Patrick all completed solid testing runs in their preparation for the 200-mile feature, the 11th round of the 17-race 2011 campaign.

Developing a strong balance in their Honda/Dallara/Firestone cars is a big task for any IndyCar Series driver at Mid-Ohio. But the four Andretti Autosport racers now feel confident entering this weekend's events including Friday's practice, Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's main event.

Hunter-Reay, in the No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car, Conway, in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti entry, and Patrick, in the No. 7 Team Go Daddy car, finished seventh, eighth and ninth respectively at the Edmonton race two weeks ago, and Andretti is seeking a strong performance to move him into the top-five in series points in the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink mount.

The green flag for Sunday's 85-lap Honda Indy 200 will be televised live on VERSUS starting at 2 p.m. (Eastern).

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

"I have been good at Mid-Ohio and I have been bad too over the years. It is very much a rhythm track. You really need a car under you that has a nice balance. You need a car that you can hustle around Mid-Ohio. The track will get more grip as the weekend goes along. If you get a proper car setup under you and you can really push the car, you can be fast at Mid-Ohio. That is very important.

"You want to start towards the front of the grid because there are just not a lot of places to pass. That is the theme at permanent road circuits. You have to qualify well to race well. In Edmonton, the GoDaddy.com car drove well on restarts and passed a number of cars on track. We'll try to do the same thing in Mid-Ohio."

EDMONTON, Alta, Canada (July 24, 2011) - Andretti Autosport drivers fought their way through a tough field Sunday at the City Centre Airport circuit in Edmonton to collect three top-ten finishes in the 10th round of the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Ryan Hunter-Reay finished seventh in the 80-lap Edmonton Indy in the new 2.25-mile circuit followed by his Andretti Autosport teammates Mike Conway and Danica Patrick, eighth and ninth respectively. Marco Andretti drove the No. 26 Team Dr Pepper machine to 15th at the checkered flag. Andretti remains seventh in the current point standings, just 12 markers out of fifth place.

Starting seventh, Hunter-Reay battled in the top three in the middle of the race in his No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry before making contact in turn five with second place Takuma Sato. The Florida driver was attempting to take the second position on lap 35. The IZOD IndyCar Series officials determined Ryan forced the contact and hereceived a "drive-through-the-pits" penalty. Hunter-Reay, a podium finisher at Toronto two weeks ago, then charged from 13th to seventh at the new 13-turn track.

Conway, at the controls of the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti car, came from his 20th starting position to take eight at the finish, while Patrick drove the No. 7 Team GoDaddy machine, from 22nd to ninth. Patrick's 13 passes tied with J.R. Hildebrand for the most of any driver in Sunday's Edmonton Indy. Patrick is currently 11th in the point standings.

After two consecutive Canadian races in July, the four Andretti Autosport drivers return to the U.S. this week for day of testing this Thursday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the next stop on the 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series. The Honda Indy 200 is scheduled for Sunday, August 7, at the picturesque 2.258-mile, 13-turn permanent road course. The 85-lap, 191-mile Mid-Ohio contest will be televised at 2 p.m. EDT on VERSUS TV.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

Secured a ninth place finish

"We had a really solid race. We had some strong restarts and my crew was fantastic in the pits. Near the end of the race, I just didn't have the speed to hold my position. At the end of the day, it was a good top-10 finish for the GoDaddy.com car, which is great momentum heading into Mid-Ohio."

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (July 20, 2011) - Momentum is on the side of Andretti Autosport as the four-car contingent heads to the new 2.25-mile, 13-turn road circuit at the City Centre City near downtown Edmonton this weekend for the 10th stop in the 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series.

The Edmonton Indy will serve as Andretti Autosport's next target to the top of the victory podium after Marco Andretti's win at Iowa and Ryan Hunter-Reay's strong third place finish in the streets of Toronto in the past two IZOD IndyCar Series events. Andretti, at the controls of the No. 26 Team Dr Pepper Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry, also made a sensational drive from 20th to fourth at Toronto and currently ranks seventh in the 2011 standings, just five points out of the top-five.

Hunter-Reay, the most experienced of the Andretti Autosport drivers at Edmonton, placed fifth in last year's Edmonton Indy and has another top-ten finish to his credit at the Canadian airport track. Hunter-Reay figures to be a leading contender Sunday with his No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine.

Long Beach winner Mike Conway returns to Edmonton in 2011 after missing last year's event due to his Indy 500 injuries, but the personable Brit has been strong on the street circuits for Andretti Autosport in the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti Honda/Dallara/Firestone car.

Popular Danica Patrick looks to improve her top-ten series point standing at Edmonton with the No. 7 Team GoDaddy.com Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry on the all-new Edmonton course. Patrick has finished every IZOD IndyCar Series race in the last 43 starts, dating back to 2009 at Long Beach. Danica has the longest consecutive finishing record in IZOD IndyCar Series history.

The 100-lap Edmonton Indy will start Sunday at 12:45 p.m. (MDT) and will be telecast live on the VERSUS network beginning at 2 p.m. (EDT).

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

"I've never had much luck at Edmonton, but with the new track configuration, it will hopefully give us a clean slate. The layout is supposed to allow for better passing opportunities and will hopefully give us a chance to perform a lot better than we have in the past with the GoDaddy.com car."

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW
No. 88 Suave Men Chevrolet / No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet

EVENT - Subway Jalapeno 250 (100 laps / 250 miles)
TRACK - Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile tri-oval)
DATE - Friday, July 1, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN (coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. EST)

Aric Almirola

No. 88 Suave Men Chevrolet
"It's tough to believe we're already half way through the year. We've had our ups and downs, but we're growing as a team. The good news is we've made a lot of gains from where we were at the beginning of this year, and that's what we need to be doing. If we can put some of this bad luck behind us and keep ourselves out of trouble on the racetrack, we can consistently run up front, there's no doubt in my mind.

"Daytona is fun for me because it's my home track. I'll have friends and family here for the races. The Eurys are masters of putting together good restrictor-plate cars so we're excited for the Daytona night race. Back at Talladega we had a car that could pull up and push well. If we can get hooked up with someone that pulls well, I think we've got a good chance. "

Danica Patrick

No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
"Looking back at the spring Daytona race, it was a huge learning experience for me. We saw a lot of different situations with our Go Daddy car. We ran in the pack for some of the day, but we also were able to get out front and see what that was like, too. I felt like I had a decent understanding of how to push the car in front of me. When I got out front that was a different story. Learning what to do when there's a car pushing you is still something I need to work on. There is a lot going on out there and it can be difficult at times.

"I know Tony Jr. and the crew are anxious to get into victory lane after what happened with Ron Fellows last week. We'd like nothing more than to run a solid race and come out of Daytona with a great finish. It's a matter of keeping ourselves out of enough trouble to be there in the closing laps. "

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

TAKING THE JALAPENO 250 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in the Subway Jalapeno 250 last year with the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet. After qualifying third, Earnhardt led the final 33 laps to score his 23rd win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Earnhardt Jr.'s entry into the race was part of a tribute to his father's 2010 induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Earnhardt Jr. drove a blue and yellow paint scheme similar to the Wrangler Jean Machine Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove in the mid-1980s.

JRM's DAYTONA SUCCESS - Dating back to 2006, Daytona International Speedway is tied with Bristol Motor Speedway as JRM's most successful track statistically. The organization secured one win, five top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 20 starts at the 2.5-mile facility. The team's win, along with three top-fives and six top-10 finishes, have come in night races at the track.

PATRICK AT DAYTONA - Patrick makes her fourth stock car start at the famed Daytona International Speedway this Friday. In 2010, the facility was the site of her first stock car start in ARCA competition. She earned a top-10 finish in that event and since has started two Nationwide Series races at Daytona, finishing 35th in 2010 and 14th in 2011. Patrick's fourth-place start at Daytona this spring was also her best Nationwide Series start.

DANICA'S SEASON - This season, Patrick has competed in five races, earning one top-five (Las Vegas) and two top-10s (Las Vegas and Chicagoland). She also holds an average finish of 15.6

PATRICK'S 2011 NNS SCHEDULE - Following the Subway Jalapeno 250, Patrick will compete in six more Nationwide Series races in 2011, including Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19). GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick's remaining races.

NO. 7 SEASON STATS - The No. 7 team holds two top-five and six top-10 finishes in 2011. Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Ron Fellows, Danica Patrick and Josh Wise have shared driving duties in the No. 7 Chevrolet throughout the year, each scoring a top-10 finish. The team occupies 12th position in owner points.

ALMIROLA AT DAYTONA - With only three starts to his credit at Daytona, Almirola owns one pole and one top-five start with a best finish of 19th. His average start at the facility is 6.3. A native of Tampa, Fla., Almirola considers Daytona his home track.

NO. 88 SEASON STATS -The No. 88 team owns one top-five and seven top-10 finishes this season. Almirola is currently ranked sixth in the championship driver points (-75). The No. 88 team is 11th in owner points.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media on Thursday, June 30, at 4:30 p.m. EST in the Daytona International Speedway infield media center.

JRM AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS - 100 tickets will be distributed beginning on Thursday for Danica Patrick's autograph signing at her merchandise hauler on Friday, July 1, from 5 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Aric Almirola will also sign autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler in the fan concourse area on Friday, July 1, from 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. EST.

WIN DALE JR.'S RIDE - There is still time to win the keys to Dale Jr.'s Camaro. The Dale Jr. Foundation is giving fans the chance to win one of three prizes with the purchase of a $25 raffle ticket, including a shot at Earnhardt Jr.'s own 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. The contest will run through Sept. 1, 2011, with all proceeds benefitting The Dale Jr. Foundation. For complete details visit www.windalejrsride.com.

WATCH THE "JRM 360" VIDEO SERIES - In a continued effort to be at the forefront of web-based content through its website www.jrmracing.com, the team has added a video series entitled "JRM 360". It's a light-hearted look at the inner workings and extraordinary personalities at JRM's shop in Mooresville, N.C. A daily briefing column that gives fans the scoop on day-to-day activities at the shop is also part of the line-up this season.

LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2011 - PRNewswire - William Rast, the "New America" denim culture brand, founded by Justin Timberlake in 2005, and winner of the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500, has signed a multi-year endorsement agreement together with their eyewear license partner Viva International Group, for racing superstar Danica Patrick to endorse William Rast Eyewear and William Rast Racing Eyewear. Patrick will be wearing William Rast, on and off the racetrack and be featured in upcoming campaigns.

Patrick's endorsement of William Rast, coincides with the consumer launch of the William Rast Eyewear line this year, which includes both optical frames and sunglasses for women and men; and a special William Rast Racing Eyewear collection, that features sporty, athletic styles with upgraded materials and features.

William Rast, known for its contemporary American made premium denim for women and men, has had a strong connection to the world of racing since its inception by bringing its New America esthetic and philosophy to iconic races and events. This year at the Indy 500, William Rast not only announced the partnership with Danica Patrick, but also won the prestigious race with the William Rast car piloted by Dan Wheldon.

Colin Dyne, Chief Executive Officer William Rast says: "William Rast's New America culture is centered around updating and modernizing iconic Americana values and traditions. What better time for us to take a bold step in showing our true New America values, than at the Centennial celebration of the Indy 500, a true celebration of not only American heritage and tradition but also the future of racing, and by partnering with one the world's most iconic and groundbreaking athletes, Danica Patrick."

Frank Rescigna, president of Viva says: "We are excited to be partnering with Danica Patrick and be part of this great American tradition, adding William Rast's modern attitude to this classic event. Danica is a perfect fit for the William Rast brand, and is an ideal ambassador for the William Rast Racing Eyewear collection."

"That's what you have to do here at Indy; you have to take that chance and set yourself apart," Patrick said. "Which is why I love this partnership with William Rast and William Rast Eyewear. Fashion is very personal and it directly reflects your style and how you do things. I am very driven and focused on my performance, and to me, this brand reflects my attitude, personal style, drive and desire to win. And we all know at Indy -] it's all about the Win."

ABOUT WILLIAM RAST

William Rast, the 'New America' denim culture brand, was conceptualized and founded by Justin Timberlake in 2005. The company is operated through subsidiaries of People's Liberation, Inc. under management of CEO, Colin Dyne. Originally comprised of only denim, the brand has expanded into a complete lifestyle collection, including leathers, outerwear, wovens and knits; known for delivering quality, fashion forward design, and premium fit. Grounded in the iconography of American denim heritage and biker culture, yet re-]packaged and presented in a contemporary context, William Rast has found its place on the floors of top-]tier department stores and boutiques across the globe, and has become a staple for denim fans worldwide. The company operates William Rast retail stores at Century City Mall in Los Angeles, Aventura Mall in Miami, Valley Fair Mall in San Jose and Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Palm Springs; as well as its webshop at http://www.williamrast.com/.

LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2011 - PRNewswire - William Rast, the "New America" denim culture brand, founded by Justin Timberlake in 2005, and winner of the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500, has signed a multi-year endorsement agreement together with their eyewear license partner Viva International Group, for racing superstar Danica Patrick to endorse William Rast Eyewear and William Rast Racing Eyewear. Patrick will be wearing William Rast, on and off the racetrack and be featured in upcoming campaigns.

Patrick's endorsement of William Rast, coincides with the consumer launch of the William Rast Eyewear line this year, which includes both optical frames and sunglasses for women and men; and a special William Rast Racing Eyewear collection, that features sporty, athletic styles with upgraded materials and features.

William Rast, known for its contemporary American made premium denim for women and men, has had a strong connection to the world of racing since its inception by bringing its New America esthetic and philosophy to iconic races and events. This year at the Indy 500, William Rast not only announced the partnership with Danica Patrick, but also won the prestigious race with the William Rast car piloted by Dan Wheldon.

Colin Dyne, Chief Executive Officer William Rast says: "William Rast's New America culture is centered around updating and modernizing iconic Americana values and traditions. What better time for us to take a bold step in showing our true New America values, than at the Centennial celebration of the Indy 500, a true celebration of not only American heritage and tradition but also the future of racing, and by partnering with one the world's most iconic and groundbreaking athletes, Danica Patrick."

Frank Rescigna, president of Viva says: "We are excited to be partnering with Danica Patrick and be part of this great American tradition, adding William Rast's modern attitude to this classic event. Danica is a perfect fit for the William Rast brand, and is an ideal ambassador for the William Rast Racing Eyewear collection."

"That's what you have to do here at Indy; you have to take that chance and set yourself apart," Patrick said. "Which is why I love this partnership with William Rast and William Rast Eyewear. Fashion is very personal and it directly reflects your style and how you do things. I am very driven and focused on my performance, and to me, this brand reflects my attitude, personal style, drive and desire to win. And we all know at Indy - it's all about the Win."

ABOUT WILLIAM RAST

William Rast, the 'New America' denim culture brand, was conceptualized and founded by Justin Timberlake in 2005. The company is operated through subsidiaries of People's Liberation, Inc. under management of CEO, Colin Dyne. Originally comprised of only denim, the brand has expanded into a complete lifestyle collection, including leathers, outerwear, wovens and knits; known for delivering quality, fashion forward design, and premium fit. Grounded in the iconography of American denim heritage and biker culture, yet re-packaged and presented in a contemporary context, William Rast has found its place on the floors of top-tier department stores and boutiques across the globe, and has become a staple for denim fans worldwide. The company operates William Rast retail stores at Century City Mall in Los Angeles, Aventura Mall in Miami, Valley Fair Mall in San Jose and Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Palm Springs; as well as its webshop at http://www.williamrast.com/.

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW
No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet / No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet No. 5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

EVENT - Scotts EZ Seed 300 (300 laps / 159.9 miles)
TRACK - Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-mile oval)
DATE - Saturday, March 19, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2 p.m. EST) / PRN (broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m. EST)

Aric Almirola No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet

"I love racing at Bristol. I liked it a lot back when it was the old surface, and I like it with the variable banking, too. There is just something about that place that really gets me fired up to go racing. What's not to like?You've got cars racing two-wide, and sometimes three-wide all day long. For a race car driver, there is nothing better than going to a little short track and having the option to run all the way up against the fence or right down on the yellow line.

"Bristol is unique in that it's one of the few concrete tracks we race on. It makes racing a little different than your typical asphalt tracks. The concrete doesn't change as much where the temperatures are concerned. You're always trying to watch and see how much rubber the racetrack is taking, so you know how to adjust on your car. The pit road is tricky, too. You've got to make sure you know where you're heading on pit road and where your stall is. It's an exciting race for the fans, and there is a lot going on out on the track."

Danica Patrick No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet

"I'm really looking forward to running at Bristol. This is my first trip to the track, and I can't wait for the challenge. Obviously it's a well known circuit that always has exciting events. I've heard that it's similar to Dover, a track at which I ran last season. Hopefully, that will provide a good baseline for what I can expect out there. It will be my fourth race of the season and it would be great to finish my early-season Nationwide Series run on a high note before I move over to begin the IndyCar season in late March.

"As far as Bristol goes, I haven't seen it yet. I know that Dario (Franchitti) really liked it when he came and tried NASCAR. Nevertheless, it's going to be an experience just like Dover, and you can't get good at short track racing until you start doing it."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. No. 5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

"I'm looking forward to working with Shine (Chris Heroy) again. He's the lead engineer on the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team, and we are fortunate that they're letting him work on this Nationwide deal since we have a third car on the track. Shine is very smart. I think he's got what it takes to be a good crew chief, and this gives him a little bit of a pressure-free opportunity to do it. I'm not sure if he'd agree that it's pressure free, but we're not running for points. We're out here to have a good time and get as much as we can for Taxslayer.

"I'm just as much interested in how our other JR Motorsports teams run this weekend. Obviously Danica has been doing well, but this is a track she's never been to. We've got four practices on Friday, which is a good thing for her. She'll use up every one of them and soak in as much knowledge as she can before Saturday's race. Our 88 bunch needs to run better. We've come out of the box a little stale, and everyone has been working hard to get faster. This could be the track to turn it around. I know Aric likes Bristol a lot. Pops (Tony Eury Sr.) likes Bristol, and both have been successful there. That team needs a good solid run this weekend to get things back on track."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS - After a fourth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Patrick and the No. 7 Go Daddy team snapped the 62-year-old record for highest finishing female in a NASCAR national series race. The previous record was held by Sara Christian, who finished fifth at Heidelberg Raceway (Pa.) on Oct. 2, 1949. Patrick also became the first female to score a top-five finish in a Nationwide Series race. Additionally, she was the first woman to lead a lap at Daytona in a NASCAR national series race (includes NSCS, NNS and NCWTS), according to NASCAR statistical services.

EARNHARDT AT BRISTOL - In nine NNS starts, Earnhardt Jr. holds one win (fall 2004), five top-five and seven top-10 finishes at BMS. He notched two poles (spring 1998, fall 2004), has led 211 laps, and earned an average finish of 6.9.Earnhardt Jr. hasn't finished worst than seventh in his last six NNS starts at BMS.

ALMIROLA AT BRISTOL - Almirola holds three NNS three starts at BMS, with a best finish of 10th... Five starts in NSCS competition, earning one top-10 and two top-15s... three starts in NCWTS, with one top-five and two top-10 finishes... scored a second-place finish in his most recent start (2010) at Bristol in the NCWTS.

DANICA'S SEASON - Patrick earned one top-five, one top-10 and three top-20 finishes in 2011. Prior to the start of this season, her best NNS finish was 19th at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2010.

WEEKEND SWEEPS - Earnhardt Jr. raced to three weekend sweeps during his Nationwide and Sprint Cup career to date. He swept the spring Talladega races in 2003, the season opening Daytona events in 2004, and most recently, the Bristol night races in 2004.

SHORT TRACK SUCCESS- Four of JRM's nine career victories have come with the No. 88 Chevrolet at track's one-mile in length or smaller, including Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 22, 2008), Dover International Speedway (May 31, 2009), Iowa Speedway (Aug. 1, 2009) and Memphis Motorsports Park (Oct. 24, 2009). JRM has led 422 laps on short tracks, a statistic dating back to 2006.

BULLRING STATS FOR JRM - JRM holds one win, four top-five and six top-10 finishes at Bristol with drivers Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski and Scott Wimmer. The team has led 88 laps at the facility.

TEAM JRM POINT'S POSITION - Patrick and the Go Daddy team are currently ranked fourth (-13) in the driver point standings and eighth in owner points. Driver Aric Almirola is ranked seventh (-26) in driver points and the No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet is 13th in owner points.

PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media on Friday, March 18 at 1:15 p.m. in the BMS infield media center deadline room.

DRIVER APPEARANCES - JR Motorsports drivers Aric Almirola and Josh Wise will appear at the JR Nation merchandise hauler in the fan concourse area to sign autographs on Saturday, March 19 from 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

DANICA'S 2011 NNS SCHEDULE - Bristol marks Patrick's final race with JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series until the Chicagoland Speedway event (June 4). She'll return at Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19).

NEW JRM RACING WEBSITE - JRMracing.com is the digital home of the JR Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series race teams. Visit it for more information about the company, its history, and drivers, including Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick and Josh Wise.Watch exclusive video content, including pre and post race reports with drivers and crew.

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW
No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet / No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet
EVENT - Sam's Town 300 (200 laps / 300 miles)
TRACK - Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile tri-oval)
DATE - Saturday, March 5, 2011
TV / RADIO - ABC (coverage begins at 3 p.m. EST) / PRN (broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. EST)

Aric Almirola

No. 88 TaxSlayer Chevrolet

"It's been an unfortunate couple of weeks for our TaxSlayer.com team. I'm anxious to get to Las Vegas, where I'm hopeful we can turn this thing around and get back to the business of competing for a championship. I've said all along that's what we're here to do, and we've gotten behind the eight ball a little bit. We're as good as any team in this garage. "

"Vegas is not only a great destination for a race, but it's a fun track to drive. The variable banking gives you options on what line to work around the track. There are also some bumps getting into the corner that can affect the car's stability, so it's a place where you've got to remain focused."

Danica Patrick

No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet

"Phoenix was a tough one, that's for sure. But you know what, we were able to come out of there with the car in one piece, and we put together another improved race with the Go Daddy car. That's what this year is really going to be about, seeing continued improvements.

"Now it's off to Las Vegas and I just want to try to keep things moving forward. I specifically remember the trouble we ran into in Vegas last year with lapped traffic. It was one of those deals where I was still so new to this type of racing that we got mixed up in something, which could have easily been avoided. I want to make sure we can avoid that type of trouble and just have another decent day with the Go Daddy team."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

VEGAS BREAKTHROUGH - JR Motorsports' first victory as a company came in Nationwide Series competition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Mark Martin on March 1, 2008. After qualifying 17th, Martin led 12 laps en route to his 48th career victory. JRM has two top-fives and three top-10 finishes in eight starts there.

TEAM JRM POINTS POSITION - Patrick and the Go Daddy team are currently ranked fourth (-20) in the driver point standings. Aric Almirola is ranked sixth (-22) in driver points.

ALMIROLA AT VEGAS - Almirola has three starts in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning three top-10 finishes. He has averaged a finish of 8.0 and led four laps. Almirola also owns three starts at the Sprint Cup level at the 1.5-mile facility.

PATRICK AT VEGAS - This marks Patrick's second Nationwide Series start at Las Vegas. Last spring she started 37, and finished 36th, after a crash 86 laps into the event.

DANICA'S 2011 NNS SCHEDULE - Patrick will compete in 12 Nationwide Series races in 2011, including the next two events at Las Vegas and Bristol. The remainder of her schedule features races at Chicagoland Speedway (June 4), Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19). GoDaddy.com will sponsor 11 of Patrick's 12 races with Tissot returning as a primary sponsor for the Chicagoland event.

JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW
No. 88 TaxSlayer Chevrolet / No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet
EVENT - Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (200 laps / 200 miles)
TRACK - Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile oval)
DATE - Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011
TV / RADIO - ESPN2 (coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 5 p.m. EST)

Aric Almirola No. 88 TaxSlayer Chevrolet

"Last week was a tough race for our 88 team. At Daytona you always want to come out of the box strong, and man, did we have a fast car. We definitely would have been up front with the leaders, but we had a motor issue and it cost us a good run. That's just part of racing. Sometimes things are just out of your control, and you've got to continue to be focused and move on.

"I'm confident we'll be strong at Phoenix, and it's going to be fun driving the TaxSlayer Chevrolet this weekend. It's a cool-looking car. I think it will look awesome on the track. Last fall at Phoenix we put together a good race. We were running well and then Pops (Tony Eury Sr., crew chief) made a call for a two-tire stop and that gave us the necessary track position our team needed. At these short tracks it's all about track position. Phoenix is a slick track and it can be tough to get your car handling well in turns one and two. But if you're successful in doing so, you can usually get hooked up in three and four, too."

Danica Patrick No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet

"I enjoyed running Phoenix last year even though things didn't exactly turn out the way I had hoped. It's always cool to race close to home. We typically get a good turnout from Go Daddy because they're headquartered in Scottsdale. So there are a lot of Go Daddy employees that come out and enjoy the racing. It's a lot of fun to have them at the race.

"It was great to be able to piece together a solid run last weekend at Daytona. Last year it seemed we could put good pieces of a race together, but never an entire one. That's going to be a big part of this year. If our Go Daddy team is able to continue to put entire races together, I think we can continually reach our goal of top-15 finishes. Obviously, Phoenix is going to be a different test for us than Daytona. Phoenix is a driver's track. It's going to be close quarters, bumper-to-bumper racing, and that is something I'm still getting adapted to."

JR MOTORSPORTS NOTEBOOK -

WELCOME TAXSLAYER - JRM is proud to feature TaxSlayer on the hood of its flagship No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend at Phoenix. TaxSlayer is an established firm with a solid reputation and over 40 years in the tax preparation business. This event marks its first of nine races as the team's primary sponsor. TaxSlayer will have two primary races on the No. 88 Chevrolet with Aric Almirola, six races on the No. 7 Chevrolet with driver Josh Wise, and one on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 5 Chevrolet at Bristol.

GO DADDY/DANICA HOMECOMING - This weekend will be a homecoming race for both GoDaddy.com, the primary sponsor of the No. 7 Chevrolet, and driver Danica Patrick at Phoenix. Go Daddy's headquarters are stationed in nearby Scottsdale, Ariz., while Patrick resides in the Phoenix area.

ALMIROLA AT PHOENIX - With three Nationwide Series starts to his credit at Phoenix, Almirola's best finish is sixth, coming last fall in the No. 88 Chevrolet. Almirola also led eight laps during that event, a personal best for his 2010 NNS season. In three truck series starts, he's secured two top-five finishes and led 52 laps.

PATRICK AT PHOENIX - In Patrick's lone stock car start at PIR she finished 32nd after two on-track incidents led to cosmetic damage. Patrick also finished 15th in her only start at PIR in the IndyCar Series.

SOLID SHOWING - Patrick is fresh off a competitive run in the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway. She raced solidly among the front runners in the event and led a lap, becoming the first woman to lead a lap at Daytona in a NASCAR national series race (includes NSCS, NNS and NCWTS). Patrick's fourth-place start and 14th-place finish were also a NASCAR career best for the Roscoe, Ill. native.

TEAM JRM POINT'S POSITION - Patrick and the Go Daddy team are currently ranked seventh (-10) in the driver point standings and 14th in owner points. Driver Aric Almirola is ranked 11th (-16) in driver points and the No. 88 TaxSlayer Chevrolet is 19th in owner points.

PATRICK'S MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Patrick will be available to members of the NASCAR media on Friday, Feb. 25, at 1:15 p.m. in the PIR infield media center deadline room.

DRIVER APPEARANCES - JR Motorsports drivers Aric Almirola and Josh Wise will appear at the JR Nation merchandise hauler in the fan concourse area to sign autographs on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, from 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

DANICA'S 2011 NNS SCHEDULE - Patrick will compete in 12 Nationwide Series races in 2011, including the first four events of the year at Daytona, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Bristol. The remainder of her schedule features races at Chicagoland Speedway (June 4), Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19). GoDaddy.com will sponsor 11 of Patrick's 12 races with Tissot returning as a primary sponsor for the Chicagoland event.

NEW JRM RACING WEBSITE - JRMracing.com is the digital home of the JR Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series race teams. Visit it for more information about the company, its history, and drivers, including Aric Almirola, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick and Josh Wise. Watch exclusive video content, including pre and post race reports with drivers and crew.

JRM QUICK FACT - JRM has scored a top-five finish at every track on the current Nationwide Series schedule.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 9, 2011) - Danica Patrick, the 28-year-old racer who transitioned into NASCAR Nationwide Series competition last year with JR Motorsports in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, has finalized her 2011 Nationwide Series plans. JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt, on behalf of the team and primary sponsor GoDaddy.com, announced those plans today.

Patrick's tour will closely resemble her rookie campaign in that she will compete in a cluster of races on the front and back ends of the Nationwide Series schedule. She will appear in select races during the middle parts of the year while competing full time in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Patrick's 2011 NASCAR plans feature 12 races across 10 NASCAR markets. Four of those markets will host Patrick for the first time in a stock car.

As announced last October, Patrick will compete in the first four Nationwide Series races - Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 19), Phoenix International Raceway (Feb. 26), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 5) and Bristol Motor Speedway (March 19).

Patrick will continue with races at Chicagoland Speedway (June 4), Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Speedway (Sept. 9), and Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8). She will conclude her second NASCAR season with the final three races on the Nationwide Series schedule - Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19).

"This is going to be an exciting year in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet," said Patrick, who scored a career-best fifth-place start and 19th-place finish in the 2010 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "I have a much different perspective heading into this season. I know a little more of what to expect, and I'm not as out of my element. I've had a year to work with my team, and there is a comfort level that comes with returning to some of these tracks. It's obvious experience goes a long way in this sport. Thanks to everyone at Go Daddy and JR Motorsports that have been incredibly supportive throughout this process."

Race tracks that were not on Patrick's 2010 schedule but among her 2011 plans are Bristol, Richmond, Kansas and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Patrick has raced at Richmond and Kansas in the IZOD IndyCar Series. GoDaddy.com sponsors Patrick in both open-wheel and stock car racing.

"Danica is smart, she's beautiful and she's successfully competing in a male-dominated sport," said Bob Parsons, the company's CEO and founder. "To jump into a stock car and take on veteran NASCAR drivers is a testament to Danica's grit - our Go Daddy Girl is an undeniable inspiration for anyone who dreams big!"

GoDaddy.com, the world's largest Web hosting provider and top domain name registrar, will serve as primary sponsor for 11 of the 12 races with Patrick on the No. 7 Chevrolet. This season marks Patrick's fifth year as a Go Daddy Girl for the Internet powerhouse.
ABOUT JR MOTORSPORTS: JR Motorsports is the management company and racing operation for Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's eight-time Most Popular Driver and winner of more than 40 NASCAR-sanctioned races. JR Motorsports competes in multiple racing divisions, including the NASCAR Nationwide Series; however, the Dale Jr. business model has grown well beyond the race track and now includes multiple business ventures.