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Danica goes Nationwide




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After a 40-minute news conference, Danica Patrick, JRM Inc. co-owner Kelley Earnhardt and GoDaddy.com founder and CEO Bob Parsons unveiled the No. 7 Chevrolet that Patrick will drive in a limited number of Nationwide races in 2010. Specifically:

• Patrick will make her stock-car racing debut in the ARCA race Feb. 6 at Daytona. To prepare for that event, Patrick will participate in an ARCA test Dec. 18-20 at Daytona.
• Most of Patrick's Nationwide races will be bookended around her IndyCar season, which begins March 14 in Brazil and ends Oct. 2 at Homestead.
• Web hosting provider GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick in the races she runs.
• Tony Eury Jr., former Cup Series crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a JRM co-owner with Kelley Earnhardt, Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, will serve as Patrick's crew chief.

Danica Patrick who arrived in the Press conference  her familiar zippered GoDaddy outfit and black gladiator heels quoted: "I think my determination and commitment are really going to be what makes this thing go well."

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