Comments on: An Apology to Danica Patrick http://stockcarspin.com/2010/02/08/an-apology-to-danica-patrick/ A NASCAR Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pat (Southern Grandma) http://stockcarspin.com/2010/02/08/an-apology-to-danica-patrick/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Pat (Southern Grandma) Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:34:15 +0000 http://stockcarspin.com/?p=723#comment-926 Mike Bianchi (Orlando Sentinel) said it best today: "The mecca of stock car racing is purported to be the place where All-American values - striving to reach the top, hard work, getting what you EARN - are admired and applauded. NASCAR is supposed to be the sport of blue-collar, working class fans who prefer substance over style. Nothing could be further from the truth. Today'S NASCAR is more about "glitz" than "grits". All the "hoopla" and Danica won't even being racing in the 500! Mike Bianchi (Orlando Sentinel) said it best today:

“The mecca of stock car racing is purported to be the place where All-American values – striving to reach the top, hard work, getting what you EARN -
are admired and applauded.
NASCAR is supposed to be the sport of blue-collar,
working class fans who prefer substance over style.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Today’S NASCAR is more about “glitz” than “grits”.
All the “hoopla” and Danica won’t even being racing in the 500!

]]> By: MISSU3 http://stockcarspin.com/2010/02/08/an-apology-to-danica-patrick/comment-page-1/#comment-913 MISSU3 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:19:21 +0000 http://stockcarspin.com/?p=723#comment-913 Why do people think that she's blazing the trail for women? The message she's sending is that you better have good looks, pose in a bikini, make semi porn Go Daddy commercials and you can move right into the higher levels of NASCAR. What about the ladies like Chrissy Wallace that have raced the small tracks for years, actually learning their trade and slowly working their way up the ladder? Chrissy Wallace and a lot of other women know a whole lot more about racing a stock car but as a "media personality" hired by the #1 "media personality" she gets a pass. Don't want her hurt, but I hope she blows an engine on Sat. early so we can concentrate on the real drivers. Oh, and by the way, I'm a 62 year old grandma who's been watching NASCAR since I was 14. Why do people think that she’s blazing the trail for women? The message she’s sending is that you better have good looks, pose in a bikini, make semi porn Go Daddy commercials and you can move right into the higher levels of NASCAR. What about the ladies like Chrissy Wallace that have raced the small tracks for years, actually learning their trade and slowly working their way up the ladder? Chrissy Wallace and a lot of other women know a whole lot more about racing a stock car but as a “media personality” hired by the #1 “media personality” she gets a pass. Don’t want her hurt, but I hope she blows an engine on Sat. early so we can concentrate on the real drivers. Oh, and by the way, I’m a 62 year old grandma who’s been watching NASCAR since I was 14.

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