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Originally Posted by Mutant Racer
Ok help me on this one fellas, why exactly is this woman getting so much attention? I get the whole "a woman is competing in NASCAR!" thing and that's fine, good for her, but there are other drivers in the 500 but you hardly hear anything about them from the media.
The only time I hear Tony Stewart being mentioned on TV is when Danica is the subject and Tony is brought up as her car's owner.
They did say something about Gordon but only because he is outside of Danica and again Danica was the topic.
During the duel and throughout practice sessions most of the inside the car camera shots were from Danica's race car.
When was the last time this woman won a race?
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Money....publicity....
She did win one race in Indy cars in 2008..
Do you realize the majority of drivers never win a pole much less a race. Many never even get a top 10. She is a good driver, not a great driver, but given time she may even win a race or two.
Basically She is a world wide personality and NASCAR is going to use that to their advantage any way they can and so will the TV networks.