Danica Patrick wasn't entered to race in the 2011 Daytona 500.
No, she did not. Danica Patrick's first Nascar Cup Series race was the 2012 Daytona 500.
Danica Patrick started the 2012 Daytona 500 in 29thposition. She finished 38th.She was locked into the race because Stewart-Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing formed an alliance on January 31, 2012. This gave Patrick an automatic starting spot for the Daytona 500.This was due to TBR driver Dave Blaney finishing 33rd in owner's points in 2011. The points that Blaney earned in the #36 car were given to Patrick's #10 car for the first race of the season.
4th by Danica Patrick at Las Vegas in 2011, she beat the old record of 5th set by Sara Christian back in 1949.
No. In 2011, Danica Patrick only competed in 12 Nascar Nationwide Series races.
In 2011, Danica Patrick started 12 Nascar Nationwide Series races. She did not race in the Nascar Cup Series.
No, she did not. Josh Wise drove the #7 car in Nashville on April 23, 2011 .
Danica Patrick's best finishes in Nascar:Nationwide Series - 4th (March 5, 2011 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway)Sprint Cup Series - 7th (May 10, 2014 - Kansas Speedway)
Janet Guthrie and Shawna Robinson are the only 2 women prior to the running of the 2012 Daytona 500 where Danica Patrick will be added to the list. Danica has a guaranteed starting spot thanks to Stewart Haas Racing. They have a golden ticket for being top 35 in owners points from 2011 which assures them of starting the first 5 races no matter where they qualify.
In 2012, Danica Patrick drove 10 races for Stewart-Haas Racing/Tommy Baldwin Racing. SHR and TBR formed an alliance on January 31, 2012 which gave Patrick a starting spot for the Daytona 500.This was made possible due to the fact that TBR driver Dave Blaney finished 33rd in owner's points in 2011. The points that Blaney earned in the #36 car was given to Patrick's #10 car for the first race. Nascar teams are allowed to transfer or sell the points to another team.
No, she did not race in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. She raced in the IndyCar Series. She moved to Nascar in 2012.
The 2011 Daytona 500 was televised on channel 5 (FOX).
The 2011 Daytona 500 was televised on channel 5 (FOX).