Danica Patrick in NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2012

After doing some shopping in Nationwide Series in 2009, at the invitation of the team JR Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr, mediated very IndyCar driver Danica Patrick covers seriously his early career in NASCAR this year.

Its partial program (12 out of 35 races counting towards the 2011 championship) Nationwide allowed him to show his talent in control of very different cars of Indy cars. She completes the season with a "Top 5" and three "Top 10" to its credit, which is very encouraging.

Danica has decided to make the leap into renouncing the end of the summer the new IndyCar contract offered him by Michael Andretti, in favor of an agreement with JR Motorsports to compete next season Nationwide full. But this was not yet enough and Tony Stewart, driver-owner of Stewart-Haas stables and 2011 Sprint Cup champion, was able to convince the sponsor of Danica fund a partial program in Sprint Cup, no less!

Danica and will play 45 NASCAR races next year: 35 in Nationwide and 10 on a third Chevrolet entered by Stewart-Haas Racing Sprint Cup. A very large order for a pilot who is unquestionably the most talented female driver currently active in the world of motor sport, but still has much to learn from NASCAR.