
Danica Says No Shrink Needed
DOVER, Del.—When Danica Patrick faces a daunting task or is not having a good day at the track, she doesn’t need a sports psychologist to help her through it.She has her own, unique mental approach.If... more »

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Danica Patrick spent the middle of this week honoring sponsor commitments, including a Thursday news conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she officially added a major cola company to her lucrative portfolio of endorsement deals.
Business commitments aside, she would rather have been 102 miles southeast in rural South Carolina, coaxing a rental car toward the backstretch wall at Darlington Raceway in preparation for Saturday night's Southern 500. Or peering out the passenger window as Sprint Cup boss/teammate Tony Stewart did the driving, as was the plan for Thursday night.
Patrick will hit that foreboding barrier herself eventually. It's going to happen. It happens to everyone who races at NASCAR's first superspeedway. It is an acquired...

DOVER, Del.—When Danica Patrick faces a daunting task or is not having a good day at the track, she doesn’t need a sports psychologist to help her through it.She has her own, unique mental approach.If... more »

If Brad Keselowski's crew chief, Paul Wolfe, and the engineers at Penske Racing ever decide to leave NASCAR, they could probably quickly find a job with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Because if there is... more »

here is something exquisite about seeing a masterful performance even if it overwhelms an event. There were few memorable moments from Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire and one could blame Denny Hamlin and his... more »