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    Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    IOW, hawt...but unable to win?
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    She's kinda' semi-hot, but, I get the impression that she might be the kind that would pass gass and belch a lot to fit in with da' boyz...She's still young to put in that category as far as racing is considered.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    She's won, but just not at Indy.

    I'd be hard pressed to find any tournament victories AK ever won. Anna was just fun to look at.








    Heh. I said hard-pressed.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    well Anna won some doubles tournaments...granted for most of that time her partner was Martina Hingis...but still.

    I'd compare Patrick to Michelle Wie in terms of winning...gets close at times and has a lot of hype.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Do you guys share my impression that if she were decidedly "un-hawt" no one would be making a fuss over her, notwithstanding breaking down the racing "gender-barrier" and all that fem stuff.

    Oh, I almost forgot. She called down lightening from the Car Racing Olympus in the lead-up to the race. Richard Petty was quoted this week as saying words to the effect, "She's cute and all but racing is no place for girls." To which Patrick retorted thru reporters "Who is Richard Petty?" I reckon that was good for major bad mojo from NASCAR types all over the country.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Quote Originally Posted by Okla-homey
    Do you guys share my impression that if she were decidedly "un-hawt" no one would be making a fuss over her, notwithstanding breaking down the racing "gender-barrier" and all that fem stuff.

    Oh, I almost forgot. She called down lightening from the Car Racing Olympus in the lead-up to the race. Richard Petty was quoted this week as saying words to the effect, "She's cute and all but racing is no place for girls." To which Patrick retorted thru reporters "Who is Richard Petty?" I reckon that was good for major bad mojo from NASCAR types all over the country.
    yeah what she said is out of context in your post
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Well comparing a Top 10 driver with Anna seems a little rough

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
    Well comparing a Top 10 driver with Anna seems a little rough
    Anna broke the top 10 in singles at one time, and was part of the #1 doubles team.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Including other top-level racing circuits, Patrick is nowhere near top 10. Kournikova was in fact ranked in the top 10 for parts of her career.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerInKCMO
    Including other top-level racing circuits, Patrick is nowhere near top 10. Kournikova was in fact ranked in the top 10 for parts of her career.
    I agree.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Heh. I was too slow with my typing.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    I think what Richard was probably referring to was the ability to crawl under a car with a wrench and adjust something. You don't see drivers doing that any more - especially in Indy.

    He's also probably referring to the ability to defend oneself when a bumping incident occurs and an Allison is coming after you with an Alabama ***-kickin' posse.

    Of course, an "incident" in Indy at speeds of 220 mph means disintegrating fiberglass, methanol fires and instant death, so maybe he gets a pass on the way it used to be.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    AK was losing to girls though, DP is competing against guys

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Patrick is in a class of her own. She'll get right up in your grill.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Enjoy your vacation.

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    I am just saying that for most of her career, Anna has been considered a joke. Danica races with one of the best teams, and she is competitive with the Castroneves, Hornish's, and other Top 10 drivers and to think she is still very inexperienced bodes well that better times are before her. The last 2 Indy 500's I have thought the whole race that Danica could have possibly pulled it out, I can't ever remember thinking, Anna has this tournament by the balls. The Suns dancers are effin hott btw

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    The thing that seperates Danica from AK, IMHO, is that she seems to be much more focused on her sport and considers the money she makes from endorsments to be gravy. Once AK got high enough in tennis to garner international attention, she seemed to not care so much about tennis....

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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    Quote Originally Posted by yermom
    AK was losing to girls though, DP is competing against guys

    We probably shouldn't use acronyms on this one.

    Just sayin'.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    I'll car about Danica Patrick when she steps in up and tries to run the week in/week out grind that is NASCAR, instead of the once month IRL races with small fields and no talent pipeline.
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    Re: Is Danika Patrick the Anna Kournikova of Indy car racing?

    comparing NASCAR ot IRL is like comparing apples and oranges. IRL is more dangerous, they travel faster. The IRL obviously have more knowledge of road type and drafting type courses. Look at the IRL alumns in NASCAR...Stewart, Gordon, Andretti, etc. They all tend to have better skills at road courses and they tend to draft well. NASCAR is a huge grind, but it probably isn't as hard as you think....i mean look at Schrader, Stewart, Gordon...it almost seems like they are racing somewhere every nite of the week. Also, I think that NASCAR would give their right and left testicle if they could get Danica with a good team like Roush or Hendricks....

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