Danica Patrick Nabs Pole Position for NASCAR Nationwide Event at Daytona

Danica Patrick "chicked" the field of drivers to win the top starting spot in Saturday's NASCAR race at Daytona!  And that's great media for NASCAR!

Despite the naysayers, and her abrupt welcome to NASCAR with that devastating looking hit on the inside wall during the Gatorade Duel last Thursday,

it looks like Danica Patrick has made yet another mark on the history of NASCAR books.

Danica Patrick nabbed the pole for Saturday's (2-25-12) Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Guys, as they say in running, you've been chicked.  (Don't fret, I've been "baby carriaged" and "walkered" and... well, you get the point!)

By Danica winning the pole for today's Nationwide Series race, Danica Patrick becomes only the 2nd woman in NASCAR history to win a pole position... in ANY of the three NASCAR divisions.  Shawna Robinson nabbed the pole at Atlanta back in March of 1994.

After setting her qualifying time late in the session, having gone 35th out of 50 drivers, she then had to wait for the next 15 drivers to step up and knock her down.

She said waiting for the 15 drivers, like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, felt like it was a hundred drivers.

Joining her on the front row of the starting field of the Drive4COPD 300 is Trevor Bayne.


Elliott Sadler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Austin Dillon, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Cole Whitt, Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. round out the top-10 starters for the day.
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Something to keep in mind... is who has won the last "few" Nationwide Daytona events in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, & 2005: Tony Stewart.

I'm having a hard time thinking he'll pull off another win, but hey, that's the fun of restrictor plate racing.  Dodge the bullets, win the race!
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Drive4COPD Race Lineup

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