Auto racing: Danica Patrick wins Nationwide pole at Daytona
By Mark Long
The Associated Press
Published Feb 24, 2012 08:10PM MDT
Daytona Beach, Fla. ? In about 24 hours, Danica Patrick went from her biggest crash to her biggest moment in a stock car.
The former IndyCar star won the pole Friday for the season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona, becoming the first woman to secure the top qualifying spot in NASCAR?s second-tier series since Shawna Robinson at Atlanta on March 12, 1994.
It came a day after she wrecked on the final lap of a qualifying race for the Daytona 500.
?It?s a good turn of events,? she said.
It ...
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