The Go Daddy Web site’s “Enhancement” ad, starring race car driver Danica Patrick, was the most watched commercial among TiVo users in NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast Sunday, according to TiVo Inc.
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“Sarah was chosen for her outstanding contributions to racing,” said Lynn M. Wilhelm, executive director of the WAAI. “Throughout Sarah’s career, she has always kept a community focus.”
That handshake, strong and gripping, is the one her father taught her when she was 13 years old. He taught her that her handshake would make people forget how little she was.
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“It’s kind of a dream come true. It’s something I’ve worked for since I was 9 years old. I never thought I could say that I was part of the NASCAR family. This is a big step.” --Natalie Sather
As the first major races of the 2009 season rapidly approach, more than 15 already-successful Women in the Winner’s Circle (WWC) Driver Development Academy alumni are preparing to solidify their mark as the next wave of talented women drivers who stand on podiums in nearly all race Series.
Formula 2, with its new Audi-powered Williams cars, should serve up some pretty exciting racing if it’s anything like the GP2 series it replaces, and now has a potential Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition model of its own to pull in fringe fans.
“I loved the dress I picked, but I was kind of dreading being in a dress and heels all night. I was thinking, ‘This is going to stink’ and ‘I am going to be so miserable and uncomfortable,’ but I think that since it is the one day in your life that you do that, you try and enjoy it.” said Ashley Force.
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Danica Patrick apparently has ended 2008 much like she began it—with a speeding ticket.
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Will, the No. 3 qualifier (5.519 sec., 197.94 mph) defeated No. 6 qualifier Mark Mariani in round one of eliminations after Mariani’s dragster would not go into reverse after the burnout. Will got the solo run and advanced to the semifinals after smoking the tires immediately upon hitting the throttle, 13.309 sec., 79.83 mph.
NHRA Top Fuel star Hillary Will, the world’s fastest female, qualified her 8,000-horsepower dragster in the No. 3 (5.013 seconds, 213.47 mph) spot for tomorrow’s final eliminations of the Shannons U.S.A. v. Australia Top Fuel Showdown at Western Sydney Int’l Dragway in Sydney, Australia.
The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Foundation today selected Kenna Primm of Greenwood, Ark. as the first Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarship recipient. Named in honor of the UTI graduate and NASCAR Sprint Cup official who died tragically in April of this year, the $10,000 scholarship will fund a portion of Primm’s technical education at UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute, NASCAR Tech in Mooresville, N.C.
In 2008, Danica Patrick accused Milka Duno of blocking her path at a practice for the Honda Indy 200 race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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“Sarah’s impact on racing is undeniable. We plan to have the same explosive effect in the sim world that she has experienced in the IndyCar arena,” says SimCraft President T. Christopher Ciesielka.
Prior to the start of the IndyCar Series season, the 26-year-old graced the pages of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition, an issue that generates more than 69 million readers as well as more than 250 million online visitors.
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“Dad, he loves getting out in front of people, he feels so comfortable,” said Ashley, 25. “I get more sick to my stomach going out in front of a big group of people than climbing into my race car.”
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