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For the folks who hate her, it will be one more reason to complain. For the folks who love her, it will be one more reason to watch. If you haven't already gotten your fill of Danica-mania, get ready for another big helping, its been confirmed, she'll be running the No. 88 JR Motorsports car on Saturday at Daytona in the NASCAR Nationwide Drive4COPD 300.
Crew chief Tony Eury Jr., who initially was against Patrick beginning her limited Nationwide schedule at Daytona, didn't hesitate to give a yes vote following the ARCA event.
"Me and Rick [Hendrick] told her the first time we ever met her, that Daytona might not be the place you want to do it," Eury said of starting her part-time Nationwide schedule. "It's basically a [Sprint] Cup race. You don't want to put her in a situation where she is going to fail. We told her to come down, run this race, get her feet wet and if you're comfortable do it.
"I would love for her to come back and run next week."
So would primary sponsor GoDaddy.com, according to multiple sources.
JR Motorsports added Hot Wheels as an associate sponsor throughout Danica Patrick’s Nationwide schedule and a primary sponsor for the August 14 race in Michigan.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt, Patrick and Simon Waldren, the vice president of wheels marketing at Mattel held a press conference to announce the deal. They got black Hot Wheels jackets with gray flames on them and Patrick unveiled the Hot Wheels car she designed.
Patrick will be guaranteed a spot in the field using the points Brad Keselowski accumulated in the #88 for JR Motorsports last season. Patrick's biggest reservation about Daytona was keeping JR Motorsports teammate Kelly Bires out of the event and perhaps costing a driver competing for the championship valuable points if she makes a mistake.
Eury added that his father, Tony Eury Sr., stayed in Mooresville, N.C., to finish working on the Nationwide car.
"I couldn't ask too much more," Eury said. "She was put in a predicament, her and her spotter worked good together. I was very impressed those last 20 laps. I was, 'All right, she's getting it done now.'
"Are you going to run in the top 5 in a Nationwide race? You're going to have to have a lot of luck. But I think she showed right there at the end she's very capable of running in the draft."