Comments on: Should IndyCar Fans Pull For Danica?

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:57:36 +0000

Good one!

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:04:50 +0000

The list of drivers who drove in NASCAR Cup before driving for a stint (or race) in IndyCar over the last 20 years consists of:

Stanton Barrett
Larry Foyt
Steve Kinser
John Andretti
Robby Gordon
Tony Stewart
Dario Franchitti
A few others I’m sure are there but could not come up with.

These names only meet the criteria in the strictest sense (racing in NASCAR, then racing in IndyCar… whether for the first time or not). Stanton Barrett is probably the best parallel to what Danica is doing, and he is not a good parallel at all.

By: Bent Wickerbill

Bent Wickerbill — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:49:05 +0000

Well I guess that settles that…

By: steve

steve — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:55:36 +0000

Sad time in history when all of us here are talking about a person who in her professional career has just ONE WIN. The only reason we are talking at all is because this person is a female……and to me it should be bacause of her talent and sportsmanship attitude. No none of the above it just the way she looks and like she said at INDY , it’s not my fault……………bulshit. Sad sad stuff to hear and witness. Funny that Sam Hornish was running good and leading laps in the nationwide race until he got hit from behind and no discussions about that…….huh. All about princess pony.

By: Bob West

Bob West — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:58:15 +0000

I believe that Dania did a credible job for Andretti Green and they should be recognized for giving her an opportunity to drive in Indy competition . As with any job field , there’s always the urge to do something new . I give her credit for jumping into the waters of NASCAR ! “The good old boys” may learn something ; I’m sure Danica will too . She has the guts to step into the rough and tumble sort of driving that is NASCAR competition . Go Danica !

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:15:21 +0000

I hate to stereotype, but NASCAR fans don’t know their *sses from a hole in the ground. Using any cross-over drivers’ success, or lack thereof, as indication that driving one type of car is tougher than the other is preposterous. The truth is that driving an IndyCar is tougher – period. No power steering, incredible variation in car handling based on air temperature, track temperature, wind, and the movements of the car in front of you, no driver cooling system, and no tolerance for incidental contact. Plus, it’s faster, which exacerbate all of the above characteristics (you’d still have the same issues at NASCAR’s leisurely 190mph).

Someone else brought it up, but it bears repeating. Show me the NASCAR drivers who crossed over to open-wheel and kicked *ss? I can’t think of a single one. 99% of them won’t even dare try it. I also don’t see any former NASCAR drivers “retire” into IndyCar. Hell, as highly skilled as F1 is, Ruben Barrichello’s wife didn’t want him in IndyCar because oval racing is deadly. IndyCar racing scares the sh*t out of NASCAR drivers. Hell, if NASCAR was so refined, why did you have some slackjaw driver tweeting during the Daytona 500? WTH?!

Rooting for Danica to do well so that it reflects well on IndyCar is simply validating an already-flawed logic. I hope she does well because she brought the spotlight back to American open-wheel, so it’s out of gratitude that I wish her good tidings. I think she will do well, though. She put her car on the pole last weekend, and if it weren’t for the wrecks associated with pack racing, she’d probably be doing a lot better.

But the shear sexism associated with NASCAR and its fans, coupled with a general ineptitude, I worry for her mental health…she’s already getting far more unfair flack just for being a woman than she ever got in IndyCar.

By: james t suel

james t suel — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:08:37 +0000

If you like her suport her, if not dont! Remember no nascar driver ever in history came to openwheel an won! Some tried at INDY AND SOME A SEASON OR TWO ,NOWINS.

By: Mike Miller

Mike Miller — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:41:30 +0000

I’d like to see the list of NASCAR drivers that have come to IndyCar and won races. I think you’ll see that the Indy drivers have been able to go NASCAR, reasonable adapt, win and sometimes dominate (Tony Stewart).

Can you think of one NASCAR (origin being NASCAR) driver that has won an IndyCar race?

I don’t root for Danica because she gave up her dream for money. She was already a rich woman.

Money is stronger than dreams.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:50:33 +0000

Danica lost me as a fan due to her bad disposition with the fans and other drivers. Her credibility is one race win. Tony ,Dario and Sam all were champions in IndyCar before they went to Nascrap. All three of them were belittled by the Nascrap announcers before they even raced. Now that Danica shows up all tha Nascrap people just love her with her one win. Go Danica one hit wonder.
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By: steve

steve — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +0000

I could care less about Danica in Nascrap.I will not follow a driver to Nascrap no matter who they are. I am a race fan of many forms of racing but to follow a driver that goes to Nascrap… I will not. I was a fan of Sam Hornish until he went to Nacrap. All Danica wants is money and her brand and her love for INDY means nothing. I pull for drivers who are dedicated to the series that made them famous not the brand that buys the drivers like Nascrap.