Is Danicamania Overrated?

I have to say yes, Danicamania is very overrated.

Everyone compares what her to Tony Stewart, which she is not. Sure Tony use to drive in the IRL and made the switch to Nascar by driving the whole IRL season and select races in the then Busch Series now Nationwide, But Tony then went Nascar racing full time the next year. Something Danica will hive to wait three years to do.

That delay alone makes me feel that she will have little to no success with the Heavier stock cars then Tony Stewart has had in Nascar.


Tony also had three wins in the IRL before coming over, one at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 1997 and the other two coming in 1998 at Walt Disney World Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Danica has only one and that came at Twin Ring Motegi which is in Japan.

I don't think Danica fully knows what she will be getting herself into, she may say she does, and Tony Stewart, may say she understands but just because Tony and her sing the same tune doesn't mean thats the facts.


And If Tony believes that she is commented to racing in Nascar then why doesn't he offer her a ride in a car owned by his race team, oh yeah thats right his team doesn't have a Nationwide team and besides he said he doesn't have the money, but hasn't everyone said that said that Danica's sponsor will probably be GoDaddy.Com since they are her sponsor in the IRL and already sponsor a car in the Nationwide series, you telling me that Tony Stewart will turn her down even though she may have a sponsor and he surely could get a few cars from Kevin Harvick Inc, which is run by his friend Kevin Harvick or his friend Dale Jr and Supplier Rick Hendrick who are owners of JR Motorsports. And if Danica is going to be such a big thing then team owner Tony would be crazy not to cash in on her, so the question is does Tony know something everyone else doesn't?

It is time that everyone started to take notice that all this "Danicamania" is either a big stunt or just a way for Danica to get money.

If Danica really wanted to race in Nascar she should wait until the last year of her contract with Andretti Green Racing so then she can do exactly what Tony Stewart did, run one year in the IRL and in select Nationwide Series races then go full time in Nascar.

Whose to say that she won't race selected Nationwide races for the next three years, then resign with Andretti Green Racing, or sign with Chip Ganassi Racing or Penske Racing in the IRL, then declare that she has experience in Stock cars and starts hitting up owners for rides in the Sprint Cup.



To convince me that she is serious about driving in Nascar, she should finish out her contract in the IRL then join Nascar like last three IRL transfers Juan Pablo Montoya, Sam Hornish Jr and Dario Franchitti did to show that they were truly committed to running in Nascar. I do know that Franchitti did leave Nascar but i contribute that to lack of sponsorship.

Otherwise i feel that the term 'IRLwhacker' will have to be invented.

THE COUNTDOWN: two days until the cup race.

Lance McGrew was named full time crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr in 2010, and with a vote of confidence from car owner Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr himself, on Friday.

McGrew, who has been Earnhardt's crew chief since taken over the spot from Earnhardt's long time crew chief and cousin Tony Eury Jr in late May, and has lead Dale to a third at Michigan and ninth at Bristol.

Earnhardt has also led 41 laps at Kansas, under McGrew's tenure this season, before retiring due to engine failure.

AJ Allmendinger was giving a breath test before practice today, following his arrest in Mooresville on a DUI.

besides being put on probation by NASCAR, Allemdinger was also fined $10,000 by Richard Petty Motorsports. RPM also has put Allemdinger on their own probation which lasts until the end of the 2010 Nascar season.

Micheal Waltrip Racing's driver Micheal Waltrip was blacked flagged by Nascar for the final 30 minutes of finial practiced for aggressive driving.

Waltrip in his NAPA 55 Toyota Camry was bump drafting the 48 Chevy Impala SS of Championship leader Jimmie Johnson. Waltrip was warned by Nascar to give Johnson some space, and when he didn't they Black flagged him.

Nascar is said to be keeping a close eye on the bump drafting during this weekend, after the harrowing accident at Talladega during the spring race. The accident was caused when rookie Brad Keselowski made contract with Carl Edwards. Edwards was then sent flying into the catch fence, which sent debris into the stands and injuring several fans.

Keselowski would go on to win the race.