The Worst NASCAR Driver

[@mistertwister2000]

Me, who has never watched a single minute of NASCAR: “Hmmmm interesting”

[@evaone4286]

men of culture

[@olgagaming5544]

I just learned whats Nascar xD

[@Hoc-Dolliday]

What?

[@opincariucristi]

Me too 💀💀💀

[@Russinhusky]

lol me too Im a big f1 fan but I’ve never seen nascar

[@evghb]

Scalabrine gave one of the most legendary post-game interviews of all time. It was after the Celtics had just won the finals, and the interviewer asked him if he felt like a fraud for being on the team and winning a ring while never stepping foot on the court. He said, "You can say now that I didn't play a second, but in 5 years you guys are gonna forget. In 10 years I'll still be a champ. In 20 years I'll probably tell my kids I started, and in 30 years I'll probably tell em I got MVP so I'm not too worried about it." The guy is a legend.

[@freakazoid4691]

*SETTING foot.

[@paul123100]

A legend at what exactly? Lying to his own family about something he never did like a little beotch? lol

[@RandomTurkeys]

"I'm closer to Lebron than you are to me" -The White Mamba

[@paul123100]

A legend for what? Averaging no points and lying to his family about how he was carried to a ring?

[@kutejikashi1959]

@@paul123100 He still has the ring and you don't.

[@eliaspolychronopoulos4333]

I truly believe she should have stayed in IndyCar, or at least stay in the lower NASCAR divisions until she was actually ready. Her teams did her no favors, her sponsors did her no favors, and she did herself no favors.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Me too, I truly believe she might be the only woman to ever win the Indy 500, or at least the first.

[@jacobmassey3897]

I think Dan Wheldon (her close friend) died in her last race probably put her off open wheel racing for life.

[@supermaster2012]

She moved to NASCAR the same year Indy had revised driver wight ballast rules. Her dominance was due to her lower weight and that adantage had just been removed.

[@jacobmassey3897]

@@supermaster2012 dominance? She won 1 race and was a fairly average driver aside from being a woman.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@jacobmassey3897 Indy Cars, on the podium 7 times and led 124 laps. YOU?

[@trautsj]

Her dipping out of Indy Car was a lifetime mistake of epic proportion...

[@sunnydlite-t8b]

Maybe. Depends whether you want a legacy or a big wallet....or purse I guess.

[@trautsj]

@@sunnydlite-t8b She was the single most marketable driver on the market. If she actually stayed and WON in Indy like she genuinely had the potential to do the sky would have been the fucking limit for both tbh.

[@ezone913]

And she still never ran into a jet drier under caution.

[@markkostka6897]

Her ego wouldn't allow her to stay away from NASCAR commercials and exposure. Fox was broadcasting all her commercials and following her every move and no matter how much she failed it was obvious that's all she cared about. Calendars, soft core porn ads, Puff daddy racing commercials...She grew up in Rockton IL 20 miles from me. Should have stayed with Aaron. They are both crazy egotistical jerks.

[@RazorSharp75426]

​@@ezone913 or went under a tractor at speed while going off track

[@vitordivino8681]

Incredible how safe modern Nascar cars are, 45+ wrecked cars and no major injuries is unthinkable

[@getthegoons]

I'm like 1:30 in and scrolling comments as it goes. I was not ready for the revelation that they fed her like 50 cars.

[@GYI5U]

At this point in the video i Wouldnt be surprised if I got told shes ejecting out of them and calling them down from orbit like titanfall multiple times a race

[@harrylane4]

@@getthegoons You need to remember that patrick was a household name for a while. Even if she didn't win, she made people a LOT of money.

[@getthegoons]

@@harrylane4 50 fucking cars tho

[@MrSirFluffy]

@@getthegoons They'd feed her 100, she was a money printer. For as much as people complain about WNBA and how they should only get the money they bring in... well Danica is the other end of the argument. People hated that she was a subpar Nascar driver and were angry that she was paid so much and given so many chances... well it's because she brought the MONEY. She may be the reason the team was able to afford to properly fund the other drivers on the team. Obviously it was already a good and well funded group BUT they reason they were well funded is because of making smart decisions like hiring Danica. She may not be a good Nascar driver, but in the game of MoneyBall she was a dominant player.

[@tescoshortage]

Danica is a big what-if in NASCAR and IndyCar. She could have been (and quite frankly was) a superstar in IndyCar. She could have won multiple races in the IndyCar Series. Hell, had she stayed in Xfinity, she could have been a race winner there. But she was rushed to Cup, partly due to GoDaddy's sponsorship and partly due to how marketable she was.

[@c0ya1]

I agree with this. not all of it was her fault, but some of it was.

[@YusssoM]

That's not partly, that's the only reason. She's extremely marketable and Smoke is happy with that money coming in.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@tescoshortage, what's your success in pro-level motorsports racing, PUTZ?

[@foxwolf316]

that's the thing, like shane from buzzfeed once said sky is for men, in the amelia earhart docu, to be honest if mens Us team in FIFA can beat the 4 time FIFA womens world cup team us women in three games with overall score of 24-1 then this is why nascar is for men, and only men, witch is why women will not have that luxury like men, there not good, same with hallie deegan

[@anubiam3004]

Define superstar please. Did she draw massive attention, yes absolutely. She did her entire career, even in NASCAR. Was she a consistent threat to win, no NEVER, and not at any level. She wasn't even a consistent threat to finish in the top half of the field at the top levels.

[@quinlantravis]

"you are by far the worst pirate ive ever heard of" Sparrow: "But you have heard of me..."

[@ronnie_5150]

Exactly. For advertisers it's about exposure. Worst driver? Absolutely. But people who have not watched 10 seconds of NASCAR know who Danica Patrick is.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@ronnie_5150I didn’t even know she was this bad until I saw the video.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@ronnie_5150Thought the video was some anti-feminist clickbait when I saw the thumbnail but as it turns out she is that bad at NASCAR

[@YippeeSkippie426]

@@DiamondKingStudios - She was that bad at racing in general. Won one race... in Japan. Caused accidents everywhere after that.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@YippeeSkippie426 would have been okay in Formula 1 I think if she decided to perfect her skills in that area. Nope; she just had to get into stock cars.

[@stvrmistic3700]

I dislike Danica so much. It pisses me off when she's saying that women don't belong in motorsport - ironic. She only liked it when she was the only woman, but now competition stepped up and she realised there are far more talented women in motorsport than her.

[@noneofyourbusiness4294]

Just look at women like the late Sabine Schmitz. She's always been highly respected, and earned the title "Queen of the Nürburgring". But she always "stayed in her lane", meaning that she wouldn't dive into racing categories that were above her range in skill. There are some insane GT3 clips of her on KZbin. And her personality was great, too. Always up for a joke, cheek in tongue kinda deal

[@Stevenseagalshog]

When did she ever say women don’t belong in Motorsport? I hate Danica to but did she even say that?

[@Swampfox612]

The problem with Danica was that she spent more time and energy building her brand than she did on honing her on-track skills.

[@JReaLBiz86]

Very true. I can't condemn her for it, though. I mean, when you go from "I don't know if I'll ever get another gig in racing" to "the world loves me and sponsors are truckloading money to me for doing events and commercials", the racing probably tends to take a back seat. She's a unique case. She's almost more "a celebrity who races cars" than "a race car driver who became a celebrity".

[@rahulsandil315]

Fr who let her behind a wheel😭@@cheekybloke9836

[@belltolls1984]

Exactly!

[@prodbybabygod7411]

Her popularity is 99% based on her gender.

[@spacemanapeinc7202]

Money is one hell of a drug

[@vieiraft]

All right Danica. While we're still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car. Hit the pace car? Hit the pace car. What for? Because you've hit every other goddamned thing out there, I want you to be perfect.

[@isabellind1292]

Oh my, lol!😀

[@styxxtheanimal5720]

Good old "Days Of Thunder" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingofthepod5169]

Should have had a towing company sponsor her. Every 10th tow is free.

[@eze333]

Does Anyone Notice I Crash Alot... DANICA.

[@sct913]

Well, NASCAR is simple. You go fast and turn left. Unless you're number 10, in which case you turn right.

[@Frankovelli]

9:32 This is Danica's trademark move. The ability to clearly see a problem coming at you a mile away and instead of simply avoiding it, plowing directly into it like you're praying it will break your vehicle so you can go home early.

[@retrocompaq5212]

then blame the men

[@Frankovelli]

@@retrocompaq5212 What are we blaming the men for?

[@lithosphere9074]

@@retrocompaq5212 Dawg what?

[@mrdevindean1]

​@@wissawissa83are we being sexist now?

[@offsidev6059]

@Frankovelli Seriously... I was left wondering if she had trouble seeing over the wheel or what? Not even the slightest attempt to avoid a fairly big object in the middle of the road...

[@glennday7802]

'Demolition' Danica was always fun to watch because you knew a major crash was about to happen at any moment!

[@anareel4562]

Like the weekly Deegan wreck 😂

[@jp6614]

Sometimes she was on fire, before it was cool!

[@ernpedrotti8929]

Anybody can win a pole when their the only car on the track but put her in a race she was sure to wreck or cause a wreck

[@RazorSharp75426]

​@@jp6614 I've seen more fire from brolly girls than her.

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

Well, she's better than that Bubba Wallace

[@josueelombre931]

All of these crashes she’s in reminds me of the family guy joke, “how much signal I need to cut across 8 lanes? None? I turn now. Good luck everybody else!”

[@bluechan716]

That cartoon got Denny Hamlin sent to NASCAR charm school.

[@thedemolitionmuniciple]

That's how stereotypes build up. One person says it, often as a "joke," and then everyone notices every instance it applies and ignores the ones where it doesn't.

[@queuedjar4578]

@@thedemolitionmuniciple And you can undo all this by knowing in the first place that stereotypes are jokes and not really meant to be taken seriously. Those who believe stereotypes are factual would have already believed them to be true in the first place, regardless if they were told or not.

[@benjaminz2523]

I don't claim to understand how that stat graph in the beginning works but I find it hilarious that she juuuust barely got to the level of the worst performance of the worst male race driver. That about sums it up.

[@benjaminz2523]

​@thedemolitionmuniciple it usually does apply tho. Stereotypes don't emerge and spread across the entire collective consciousness because they're lies. They're usually quite accurate for better or worse. Quite obviously true, in fact. What to do

[@michaelw6277]

Y’know if she wasn’t down there throwing helmets, waving angry fingers, and picking fights I could feel sorry for her. But there’s nothing worse than a driver who can’t compete who also has a bad attitude.

[@cliffh1975]

This^^^ Exactly!

[@joelrasdall7662]

It's funny, I didn't know any of this (I am not any kind of race fan, really) but I was something of a Danica-hater, because all I really knew about her was that she was super overexposed and also that she seemed incredibly unpleasant whenever she wasn't supposed to just stand there and look hot. It only took a month or two of that for me to just desperately never want to hear from her again.

[@Poppi-G]

My dad used to work with her. She’s unpleasant.

[@Denozo88]

@@Poppi-G Just watching her in Nascar as a fan told me this is the truth.

[@Paultheguitarist]

Yeah cause no other drivers ever do that…but because it’s her 🤦‍♂️

[@exoZelia]

I used to work at GoDaddy before it went public, which is when they first made her the spokeswoman, and believe me they were so bad with their money. Everyone, including me, got paid way too much for having little to no qualifications. Including her too it seems.

[@vg1024]

"my bosses paid me and the other staff way too much. The incompetence!" - you

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

​​@@vg1024if someone says they got overpaid then you know you're overpaid them lol

[@exoZelia]

@@vg1024 yea that's my point. Financial management is like the main thing in a successful business. It's a poorly run company who thinks throwing money at things is how you solve problems. That's why they have notoriously bad hosting services that nobody who knows anything will use, they weren't well architected nor maintained. Fair pay is one thing but overpaying someone with no experience/qualifications is how you create lasting problems. Hope you enjoyed being a snarky lil guy

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

@@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 She admitted that she was overpaid, hoss.

[@JasonNation72]

@exoZelia But hey, it was fun while it lasted, right?

[@YippeeSkippie426]

She won one race, in Japan. However, she caused many race-ending accidents for other drivers.

[@Rockhound6165]

I asked this in another comment, wasn't her 1 win a rain shortened race?

[@markkostka6897]

@@Rockhound6165 Yes and a number of top drivers weren't at the race. It was far away and not very important.

[@Romit12]

​@@markkostka6897Meh, wins a win.

[@Stevenseagalshog]

@@markkostka6897it was a fuel mileage win

[@canadaplease7981]

She is the worst kind of person too. Did a commercial with her. She made everyone wait on her, spent her entire time in her dressing room, had her staff do all her talking, and just had the worst attitude the whole time

[@Godric_71]

For decades I've heard stories about her being like that.

[@timsexton]

I personally loathe people who possess the attitude described above. They appear fake, they are in no way personable, and deathly afraid to present any flaw in their armor or vulnerability, whatsoever. A possible product of too many *_yes_* people and not enough *_no_* people. *_TRUST !!_*

[@cunjoz]

☕

[@itzalion]

That's celebrity 101.

[@canadaplease7981]

@@itzalion Have you met any celebrities before? She wasn't the only "famous" person at the shoot. I had met, hung out with, and raced against most of the IRL drivers there. She was the only one acting like that. Its not celebrity, its asshole

[@yeesenchai]

She got so many crashes under her belt, she mastered it.

[@narmale]

LOOOOOOOOOOL

[@SevenMigthyDavee]

Imagine if she was Asian 😂

[@angrytheclown801]

Truly the Launchpad McQuack of her time.

[@SGTSLACKASS]

Remember her stomp walk when she got mad?

[@narmale]

@@SGTSLACKASS 😆😆😆

[@S1apShoes]

That chart at the beginning was a jaw dropper. That being said, it's amazing how many of her bad wrecks were not her fault. Big pile ups, someone else's mistake, or just plain bad luck. Not saying she was good, it's just most of her lowlight reels weren't due to her bad driving.

[@ba.diecast24]

Getting involved in the bad luck is more likely to occur when you’re running mid 20’s. So unfortunately she kind of put herself in those spots naturally. Personally I think a huge part of her struggle was a result of her struggle to qualify well.

[@MM126.90]

@@ba.diecast24 It's hard to qualify well when she only had 7 years of stock car driving at best. She just did not suit the car that well.

[@MM126.90]

Same could be said for Halie Deegan and Ryan Preece, they get caught up in someone else's mass every other week

[@ba.diecast24]

@@MM126.90 I point to qualifying as the main reason for their struggles. Track position is super key

[@jwrailve3615]

@@MM126.90deegan always gets wrecked when she’s doing good, but the other 2/3’s of the time she’s 16-24th and never moves She should just race xfinity or go to arca and rebuild confidence. She’s definitely more deserving of an xfinity ride than Natalie deckers ever been

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

Danica set back female drivers in Nascar by a decade, and you listen to the commentary back then, none of them wanted to say "She's not good enough" for fear of being hammered and cancelled, and blamed everyone else around her. That became her issue, she started to believe it wasn't her failing. And thus a career mindset was born and 24th being her best result.

[@jakeleo4518]

Ya I think her only selling point was the V down below and diversity trope lets be honest here. She wasn't cut for this, and a guy def wouldn't get this many chances to mess up before getting the boot

[@diana-db8wf]

​@@jakeleo4518 ok incel

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@diana-db8wf I don't think you know what that word means... Unless you meant it as "Someone who speaks truth."

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

She didn't set anything back. No woman would ever be able to compete against men.

[@Rockhound6165]

Tony Stewart, who she drive for, couldn't kill her career so he killed someone else.

[@repentnow1720]

The King said it best: "If that driver's name was Patrick Danica, nobody would take a second look at them."

[@optiquemusic6204]

LOL, Woman Racer. Of course I'm being facecious, but it sounds like Danica had it rough. Being female didn't even hold any bearing against it.

[@kramnull8962]

Look at Darrell Waltrip. He bought his way into the small leagues and big leagues, and got called all sorts of things. Simply for telling Cale Yarborough and everyone else he would be in the winners circle NEXT WEEK too.... 60 races in 5 years is a huge feat... That's kinda the same reason people like DW, Gordon and Jr., was or is in the announcers booth. Lifestyle choices put them in a huge bind, when the money is going out as fast as it comes in.

[@knabdank]

yea rough cause she didnt belong in the races and didnt have the skill to compete, when you put yourself in the kitchen and complain about the heat thats on you, not some cosmic level of unluck.@@optiquemusic6204

[@fightlikabrave]

She's a woman competing against men.. how was she supposed to have a chance? Sure she could have a good race here and there, but she simply dont have the strength as her competitors to do the same grueling task.

[@repentnow1720]

@@fightlikabrave I personally don't believe it was an XX vs XY thing. Here's an opposite example: the Force sisters did great in NHRA, even beating their coach / mentor / teacher / father John Force. Given that, I don't think the issue was that XX's can't do well in motorsports... I just don't think that DP was a great 'NASCAR' driver - she was clearly great in other / different driving roles, just not NASCAR.

[@TomLehockySVK]

Richard Petty was asked "Do you think Danica Patrick will ever win a race?" and he answered "Yes, if everyone else stayed home". Quote aged like fine wine.

[@sb001_]

based

[@ramadjones]

That's a pretty Petty answer. Sorry, I'll stop.

[@fartdonkey8290]

​@@ramadjoneshe can be such a dick sometimes

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Richard Petty will always be my hero race car driver.

[@bossmanmce5599]

the King has spoken ! long live the KING

[@aj_killjoy]

I think another large factor in her departure from Indycar was Wheldon’s fatal accident. She and Weldon were rivals and close friends, and she was one of the most visibly shaken and emotional following the announcement of his death. It makes sense that that would push her away from open wheel racing

[@UFC_Buffalo]

Well of course, she's a woman.

[@MyNameIsWes]

Explain Tony Kanaan staying.

[@aj_killjoy]

@@MyNameIsWes Kanaan wasn’t already partially out the door the way Danica was

[@alexisborden3191]

@@MyNameIsWes Tony Kanaan is a different person and doesn't like stock car racing, idk. What's that even supposed to mean?

[@SuperChaoticus]

@@alexisborden3191 Just a bit of 'whataboutism' at its finest.

[@peterbigblock]

The fact that NASCAR drivers almost always come up through dirt track is telling. Driving a stock car is just nothing like driving an open wheeler. Almost none of the muscle memory and instincts you develop in the latter help you in the former. As an experienced sports car racer, I can tell you the first time I was in a dirt track car was like I’d never raced a lap in my life. The car was totally different, the track was totally different, the traffic was totally different. I had to learn everything all over again. So going from open wheel to ARCA to Nationwide to Sprint so quickly was just nuts for her. She was unlucky, yes, but so is everybody.

[@RocketPropelledWombat]

I was gonna say the same; open wheel to stock car = mostly a recipe for disaster. Completely different physics. Not that anyone couldn't get used to it after a while but that depends on the flexibility of the driver, so I guess she wasn't too flexible a personality.

[@gchampi2]

I used to know a couple of guys who worked on teams Danica drove for in the UK. They described her as talented, but with an ego that wouldn't quit. They both said she could drive, but she couldn't accept any advice she was given, unless that advice came from a driver she respected. Bobby Rahal was pretty much the only one she would listen to... As to her NASCAR career, her sponsors rushed her into the big show WAY too fast. A better idea would've been a year doing the ARCA races that didn't clash with Indycar, followed by a year doing the Nationwide races that didn't clash with Indycar, only then moving full time to NASCAR.

[@galvanizedgnome]

Women are bad drivers

[@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left]

But she was a woman! Nascar became inclusive that day. As long as you forgot Bubba Wallace.

[@tommissouri4871]

She was a hot commodity because she was a woman. She showed some talent, and unlike some previous women racers, she was young, single, and good looking. This is merchandising gold! They had to use her as much as possible before she gets old, ugly, pregnant, fat, or dead. They all figured she was good enough, and with a little time, she'd be better. Sure, she is good enough to beat most who criticize her, and definitely every keyboard racer out there, but she wasn't the best or even in the top group. And she didn't improve. But let's use her up anyway. Cash in for all we can get while we can. It is possible that Daytona humbled her. A formula car becomes an extension of your body. Want to turn? Think it, it happens. Stop? Keep your mouth shut or you will lose your teeth. Accelerate? Like a rocket, a real rocket. By comparison, NASCAR are like driving a truck. You can get to bouncing around out there and realize your mortality. Daytona was where I discovered mine. Until August 1992, I never once entertained the thought I could get hurt, let alone die, until my car got loose at Daytona. Traveling about a football field a second puts you in a world of hurt if anything goes wrong. Those speeds make it harder to exceed the limits, and you need to exceed the limits to beat everyone else. Maybe she reached her limit, but due to the money, fame, and contract obligations, didn't know how to back it back down. I've known people who were great Formula Vee drivers or IT drivers, but put them in a fast formula car or a GT car, and they just didn't cut it. As has been said many times, it is easier to drive a low horsepower car at its limits than to drive a high horsepower car to its limits.

[@cmoore185]

There is a big difference between being able to drive fast and to race.

[@tommissouri4871]

@@cmoore185 I made a similar comment to @sbgo1856 and @PescaraProductions. Most don't understand that.

[@matiasbiondolillo5217]

That's wild. As someone from the other side of the world that never watched the series (I was mostly an F1 kid), I always thought she was one of the top drivers, heck even a multiple time champion. She was always on the ads and sponsor videos. Just now I'm getting to know about her career, thanks to this video. It's incredible how far your personal brand can take you.

[@Standgedicht]

It`s the leftie and woke culture that perfect fits her label. They don`t care about competition or quality. It`s enough when someone is black, a woman or/and a lesbian.

[@josephmother2659]

Talk to Jake Paul and Tai Lopez about branding

[@iMorands]

Well being a woman in the middle of a sausage fest helps a lot.

[@mikelight495]

Sure enough. She was a great spokesperson for her sponsors. She knew if she became overly aggressive she would be wrecked. Keeping her car active kept her sponsors happy. All i know is i was always looking for the bright green car. As far as the king petty goes all he could sell were oil filters. As far as his skill he had access to incredible cars, technology & equipment. His rank was bolstered by nepotism from Lee & his relationship with Bill France that got him past inspections & any sanctions for rule violations. Most of his wins were prior to 1966 when Bill France banned the Ford 427 s.o.h.c. but not the Chrysler 426. lke a vicious spoiled brat throwing sand in the other kids faces in the sand box & not being punished for it.

[@kingcosworth2643]

That's why they kept her on, like everyone is saying, no male would get the chances she did, but she could be given the same camera time as only the top male drivers would get

[@joseph1150]

Danica admits she isn't a car person... That's like a jockey saying they don't like horses.

[@fatbroccoli8]

Wasn't a problem for Cole Trickle

[@joseph1150]

@@fatbroccoli8 I almost forgot about that movie. The last real 80s style Tom Cruise movie.

[@dcal2017]

Nikola Jokic admits he isn't a basketball person and would rather raise horses, but is still a multiple time MVP

[@joseph1150]

@@dcal2017 Jokic is lying, you don't get to be the best person in the league without caring about basketball. The difference is he has solved the sport. It's boring to him now.

[@theoverunderthinker]

it's like a jokey saying they don't know a lot about horses. it's not about like, it's about how much time you spend educating yourself. if you are a car person, you put in the hours because you want to.

[@narmstrongracing]

As someone who has met her in person multiple times. Her kindness is just as good as she is a driver.

[@ba.diecast24]

The shoe in Montreal had nothing to do with her struggles. She had a broken axle, likely from jumping the curbs in the race. As a result she went 6 laps down while the team changed it out.

[@IsaacV24]

If Danica was running THAT bad when Stewart-Haas Racing was good, just imagine how BAD she would have been if she ran for SHR now?!?

[@roush26]

Well that's just it, Danica brought money, same reason Almirola will drive the 10 as long as he wants, because he brings Smithfield.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@Isaacv24, greatly better than you could ever be, PUTZ.

[@anubiam3004]

@@sergeantmasson3669 Stop moving the goal posts! Danica was never able to measure up to even half her hype. Pointing out that she is better than some random guy is pointless. She is rightly judged against the competition she had AND pointing out for nearly all of her stock car career it is more than fair to say she was given much better equipment than the people she was routinely running around.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Every year that Danica Patrick raced, she single-handedly caused a sheet-metal shortage crisis, in 27 countries. 😳😵

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@MAGGOT_VOMIT those Pakistanis were mad!!

[@danwhitaker9168]

Let's not forget the time she ran into her own teammate in the pits at Kansas Speedway in Indy Car.

[@jeremyfredenburg3827]

I have never seen a why this person sucks type video be so objective and complimentary it made it a very fun watch

[@jahcode6132]

The Brian Scalabrine reference was awesome, I don't know much about NASCAR but a lot about basketball and Scal is a legend of the people.

[@motorcity7137]

At least even Scalabrine walked away with a ring

[@spacewolfjr]

I liked it too, really classy thing to point out.

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

"I don't suck compared to you" really made me laugh. He secured a fan in me with that line

[@weslittlereptilefamily3418]

When she was on Joe Rogan podcast she blamed go daddy dropping her as her sponsor for the reason she had to leave nascar. I would say godaddy was the reason she got to nascar in the first place

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

I’m amazed they kept her around for that long. Her results were dreadful from the start

[@johnnyx9892]

She sold a lot of t-shirts I guess. 🤣🤣🤣

[@GlennDavey]

That's crazy wasn't Joe Rogan at one point saying she could beat up Mike Tyson?

[@jakeleo4518]

Fr fr the irony in her to bite the hand that one fed her. I think her only selling point was the V down below and diversity trope lets be honest here. She wasn't cut for this, and a guy def wouldn't get this many chances to mess up before getting the boot. No one just wanted to say it out loud out of fear, even today I see the same for a lot of things no one wants to say the stuff out loud

[@SharpeRacing]

I’d say that Danica’s career in NASCAR is a cautionary tale of moving up too quickly. Much like Icarus who flew too close to the sun. A lesson I’m definitely taking to heart with my racing journey. Better to prove my worth first in the series I’m in. Then move up when I’ve got the experience and confidence to take on that challenge.

[@PointNemo9]

There's nothing to say should would ever have even gotten to the Nationwide series if she did it your way

[@SharpeRacing]

@@PointNemo9 Fair enough, I can see how other factors could make that difficult or near impossible because of elements out of her control. But I certainly think that this method would help her develop as a better NASCAR driver than what eventually became of her career. She’s got the talent and skill to wheel those cars around a track, no doubt. I just think a little more time in NASCAR’s lower divisions could have helped in adjusting her driving style to maximize her performance in the sport.

[@zappa3837]

I've never watched NASCAR in my life, but from the coverage she got, I always assumed she was one of the best. What a joke.

[@johnvandeventer8668]

I think she should’ve stayed at IndyCar where she was pretty decent. She was one of the 19 drivers of the 2011 Las Vegas fatal crash that managed to get through

[@canalcoloradoaado]

Tbh, a few years later she could go for f3 and could have a great carrer there

[@TheRCTAddict]

Dan Wheldon being her close friend probably put her off of ever racing Indy again after that day.

[@Metal_junk]

OoOOoh, wow, so impressive, she avoided a wreck in one race, put her in a Mercedes F1.

[@Denverbroncos87]

@@Metal_junkyou do know she is the only female driver to lead laps in the Indy 500. Has multiple top five finishes in the Indy 500. 3rd and 4th place finishes. She’s the highest finishing female ever in the Indy 500. She also won a Indycar race. I mean… do research…

[@Metal_junk]

@@Denverbroncos87 Do you know that’s there’s like 10% the amount of women that race as men? Now, an actual good female driver is Jamie Chadwick. As for “doing research,” I’ve been a Motorsports fan for 16 years, so blow me. Did you know that she only won that Indycar race due to dumb pit strategy from other drivers?

[@Vegetaa4242]

She was rushed up to cup due to a publicly stunt. Given some actual time to develop in the lower systems. She would've been ok. The talent was obviously there.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@Vegetaa4242, your ignorance is obvious. She did race in NASCAR lower series BEFORE moving to the cup series, PUTZ.

[@entransify]

@@sergeantmasson3669 not nearly long enough.

[@bwtmagnesiumwater]

@@sergeantmasson3669dude she should have ran arca for atleast full time and then trucks for some seasons and so on she just got put into a cup ride just like that

[@SuperChaoticus]

@@sergeantmasson3669 Does name-calling like a child make you feel good?

[@pepperjackttv]

​@@sergeantmasson3669learn to read

[@ryanmorrison3699]

The only reason she was allowed to destroy that 10 car every year was because of sponsor dollars. When GoDaddy left, Nature’s Bakery jumped right in. When Nature’s Bakery left, Aspen Dental jumped right in. These brands gave SHR over 30 races a season in sponsorship for Danica to play with her toys. This was the equivalent of parents letting a 6 year old make their own dinner.

[@TheTwoTwelve]

Of course she got sponsor dollars. The networks would always cut to her puttering around in the back so the sponsor always got airtime every race. When Manziel was playing football the networks had their "Johnny Cam" constantly showing his stupid face even when he wasn't even playing (and he was actually good). With Danica they had some weird compulsion to always cut away from the action to her in 25th place. They weren't ever talking about similar duds like Kevin Conway, and why should they? I never hated her; just that mandatory Danica segment.

[@lukas_jay243]

Welcome to modern parenting.

[@richardthompson7216]

Dirtiest sentence in Racing "Danica is on the pole, Danica is on the pole!

[@Spedatr0n]

SO THIS IS WHO MY GRANDPA WAS BLABBERING ABOUT ON HOSPICE CARE!!! He got dementia in 2019, and was obsessed with NASCAR. He wasn’t too keen about her, but he wouldn’t stop talking about her. Edit: thank you all for the kind words! I miss him so much!

[@TheCybervoyeur]

Rest in peace to your grandpops - dementia sucks

[@OnlyHere2MakeUMad]

Shout out the Grandpa Tron for keeping it real all the way to the end

[@tracklizard4018]

@@OnlyHere2MakeUMad REALLLLLLLLLLL

[@xidada666]

No ones cares

[@TheCybervoyeur]

@@xidada666 You seem to be confused - it's your existence that nobody cares about. Glad to clear that up for you 🫡 no need to thank me

[@jackgeist3803]

She had her first crash at 10? Damn dude, crash prodigy

[@kevinberg4623]

She made a career out of it

[@mrbanks456]

Nah, thats just women

[@leyio7453]

Meanwhile ten years old you was riding a 18 inch bicycle with the training wheels on. I dont like Danica Patrick but you sound a lil jealous.

[@aceattorneygeneral3922]

​@@leyio7453lol doesn't mean shit my boy was driving by age 6 smart kid and yes I was there the whole time he couldn't reach the the pedals but was steering like a boss

[@Zzz2x]

@@leyio7453I don’t think 10 year olds should be driving,, it makes sense why she crashed. I don’t think they’re jealous, just making a joke. I’m not jealous of her and she’s one of the only names I know, so she’s still a star to me. Way harder as a woman in this sport I’m sure.

[@LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit]

You forgot the real reason she fizzled out: her attitude. She kept giving attitude to everyone, thinking she's the next Jeff Gordon. But kept wrecking herself (haw) during almost every race, which made each of her failures satisfying to see for the crowd. She wasn't seen as a rookie underdog to root for, she was seen as a marketing gimmick who constantly ran out of talent on the field, a good chunk of which was at the risk of others.

[@RareTS]

shit i would love to be a mediocre marketing gimmick for 20 mil per year

[@fluppet2350]

As someone from outside nascar (everything i know is from Ricky Bobby) i cant tell about her attitude outside of races but from the clips shown she doesn't seem to be able to learn humility. If she stopped trying to punch so high above her weight class she would likely wouldn't have crashed and burned. Having the humility to say "this is too much for me" probably could have made her career much better. Idk how big the sponsorship gaps are between nascar/stockcar and what she was in before but being the top 3-5 in the league vs the worst, i think i know who i would pay to promote

[@van3158]

@@fluppet2350she would stomp around like a child when she got mad 😂😂😂

[@sUmEgIaMbRuS]

It's very possible that she was in it for the money. Seeing how her role as a marketing gimmick would comfortably guarantee her a top-dough sponsorship deal, this was basically her safe option. Don't try too hard to climb the ladder, just perfect the act of spectacular crashes (which bring viewership) and purposefully amplify any drama (which brings viewership) by pretending to be be smug and full of yourself so that it's satisfying to watch you fail (which brings viewership). Hell, she managed to keep this up for 10 years, earning obscene amounts of money doing it. Meanwhile if she went for the underdog role, she would've needed considerable luck to actually get to the top instead of running out of momentum and fading into obscurity around the middle of the ranking list.

[@RareTS]

wow really she was doing a job for the money no fucking way get a grip @@sUmEgIaMbRuS

[@johnarooskivlogs9818]

A great driver once said “I go real fast and turn left”

[@Tofupancho]

I really appreciate how much respect you have for the storytelling. You don’t pander, lead, or push an agenda. You clearly examine a lot of angles and provide important context. Great work.

[@bobcatracer]

In retrospect, Danica appearing in a Kart Racer game as the only real driver feels strangely appropriate.

[@parisgaming2345]

We could also play her in Sonic and All-Srars Racing Transformed (no joke)

[@bobcatracer]

@@parisgaming2345 that's what I meant.

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

Still odd seeing her and not someone like Kiryu or Takumi Fujiwara (Sega had the Initial D license and made the arcade games) present. Then again, Initial D and Yakuza/RGG probably weren't as culturally relevant in 2012 as they are in present.

[@doabarrellroll69]

​@@ArbitraryOutcome2012 was the year that Fifth Stage released, so it was still at least well known.

[@stareater1870]

​@@ArbitraryOutcomeYOU MEAN TO TELL ME I COULD HAVE GOTTEN TAKUMI FUJIWARA IN THE 86 AND INSTEAD I GOT DANICA PATRICK!? WHHHHHHHYYYYYYY.

[@feg_8700]

This video defied my expectations and I have no knowledge of the racing scene. I love the format you decided on. It shows a level of respect for the driver that makes me sympathize with her struggles. It reminds everyone she's still human

[@sampreece]

I’m not even interested in NASCAR but this video essay was done so well that I actually enjoyed learning about it.

[@AllRequired]

"If everyone else stayed home." Sums her up to perfection.

[@PescaraProductions]

Danica is such a curious case. Flashes of serious talent, flashes of stupidity and a lot of flashes of shocking luck. Seemed like she went out chasing the money, or was certainly sweet talked into it well enough. She simply didn't belong in NASCAR and that's ok, but careers can be defined by recognizing what you're not good at and either changing or continuing swimming against the tide. It's a shame her career went out the way it did, but you get the feeling it didn't have to end that way

[@xbgo1856]

As Petty said "She's fast but not a racer" There's many drivers in all branches of motorsport the same. She was quick in qualifying but didnt have a race brain

[@tommissouri4871]

@@xbgo1856 - In driver's school, this is what I had to teach students. Many were fast in Solo events, and they could run really fast laps, but they just didn't get the idea of racing. A well-trained friend criticized me often in the beginning until we raced each other. I rented a much slower Pinto than his Fiat. He gridded around 25th and I was around 35th. When the green dropped, everyone began lining up on the right side of the straight for Turn 2 on the "correct" line. I dropped to the left on the "wrong" line. I passed about 25 cars, was on the inside, and had the corner. He went from about 10 cars ahead of me to about 15 behind me in one corner. After that race, he admitted he had discovered "racing" as opposed to "driving fast". Racing is strategy. Planning moves ahead before you ever get there. Most learn to drive fast in schools, and often never make the transition to "racing".

[@MrGeova1000]

Never followed Nascar in any capacity but I always thought that Danica was an amazing racer due to the media exposure she had throughout the years... this video change my mind

[@shellybelly7784]

Same I assumed she was the best of the best

[@tdc9136]

Yep, everything was Danica this and Danica that all the while she was back in the rear of the race, It got annoyingly old real quick.

[@claqyagami6914]

Don't follow racing at all and her name is the only driver name I could give if someone asked for a Nascar driver.

[@just_your_localguard9612]

@@claqyagami6914 Jeff Gordon, and Dale are only two I knew before she showed up, actually became huge fan Dale, after watching documentary on guy.

[@NeonBeeCat]

Anytime i ever watched nascar as a kid if she was in a race she would be at the back lmao...

[@truereaper4572]

It's incredible how spoiled this lady was, spoonfed every opportunity to succeed, and still managed to screw it up. Incredible.

[@RetroCarsForever]

Just want to say the writing, pacing, and visuals on your channel are top notch, and I'm glad to see you quickly becoming successful on KZbin. Well deserved, and another great video!

[@anubiam3004]

ARE you F'ing kidding? Go listen to the 6:35 mark and try again. Even hinting she had any potential to drive for an F1 team should result in public mockery and ridicule.

[@RazorSharp75426]

Tbh he kinda looked like Josh Revell in a way

[@garrettj412]

Your timing on this video was prophetic

[@1977TA]

I think the people who pushed Danica into NASCAR and quickly advanced her to the top level did not have her best interest in mind. To them, she was nothing but a marketing tool used to generate hype and attract more viewers to the sport. They didn't care if she got hurt or killed on the track. They milked the novelty of having a female driver in NASCAR for as long as they could and made as much money off the novelty while it lasted. Danica's career in NASCAR was a cruel publicity stunt. If the people in her corner cared about her they would not have thrown her to the wolves. The poor woman literally got chewed up and spit out nearly every time. There is a reason you don't see large numbers of female drivers in NASCAR, it is a sport that its primarily male. I did some searching on Google and the only female driver I could find currently competing is Hailie Deegan who drives in the Craftsman Truck division.

[@jhamgp59]

JUST LIKE BUBBA WALLACE

[@mattm7798]

Pretty much. To some extend, all drivers are treated like that but the difference is they are men in a field full of men...she was a woman and an attractive one at that, so she was incredibly marketable. Motorsports is one of the few sports where if you're pushed for the wrong reasons, it can literally be deadly.

[@Cheapshot420420]

this is just pathetic. she made many millions of dollars. she is very famous. she knew the risks (NASCAR is safer than you are portraying it). she is not some victim who needs your pity. she took part in this operation and reaped huge benefits.

[@Vibe_Master_007]

I would have agreed with you but she's not someone who you should feel bad for just because she's a woman. She's an adult and she can make her own choice. Yet despite knowing that she don't belong in NASCAR, she continue racing there just because Go daddy was given her millions of dollars.

[@kingcosworth2643]

She could of quit at any time....

[@plinyTheelder1967]

and also she was as mean as a snake to everyone she encountered.-

[@BDSFormula1]

lol

[@leoa4c]

I really think that she should try her hand at the Dakar Rally. There are a lot less walls and other cars for her to drive into.

[@tdc9136]

She would get lost and they would stop the race to find her

[@bpace2509]

She would find the only tree in 100 miles to hit

[@MrClassicmetal]

But you have to consider the safety of the bikers.

[@leoa4c]

@@MrClassicmetal Very good point.

[@sce2aux464]

She'll find them.

[@mono-no-aware.Lem.]

I don't know who you take your influence from the most in videos like this, but it reminds me of two of my favorite KZbinrs: Jon Bois and EmpLemon. Needless to say I LOVE it! Keep it up!

[@nickman2345]

Danica was yet another case of an open wheel driver entering NASCAR during the open wheel invasion and flopping hard. While her flame out wasn't the quickest (that still belongs to Dario Franchitti) her's is arguably the worst considering how many years she had to prove herself and just how bad she in did all those years in top tier equipment. The talent was there, but whether due to her own doing, sponsorship demands, or being rushed up it all went to hell to create one of the most infamous careers in NASCAR history.

[@540wildin4]

It's like you said, she was so insanely marketable that she got pushed to the top before she was ready. Nobody can succeed in that scenario

[@kingnewgameplus6483]

As someone who only knows her via her weird ass inclusion in sonic and sega all stars racing, this is like finding out santa isn't real

[@mrbanks456]

Same lol When I saw the title, I was like, "Oh no..."

[@jeepinbanditrider]

When you'll put yourself in anything to make a buck.

[@animula6908]

Get used to feeling like everything you’ve been told is just a line.

[@azurai3934]

I was wondering if I would have seen a comment referencing this.

[@viking_2112]

Bloody hell I totally forgot about that game. Always wondered who she was as she definitely wasn't a sega character

[@reaktorleak89]

I'm surprised she was asked to give commentary in the new Drive to Survive series.

[@mattfairchild5465]

worst F'ing mistake by Netflix. She's a terrible commentator especially for F1!! she knows nothing about F1 and anyone that says F1 is similar to Indy is like saying my M4 is like the IMSA M4. same "style", completely different cars. The only reason she was "high profile" was because she was marketable for obvious reasons.

[@RazorSharp75426]

​@@mattfairchild5465 this makes me wish Jeremy Clarkson replaces her. It's a British sport, should be spearheaded by Brits, not Yanks.

[@vladimiradidas1945]

​@@RazorSharp75426if it's a British sport, then why the fuck do they have races in America then?

[@JamezGrimm]

When Danica told Joe that she didn’t know anything about cars and that she just left it up to the pit crew, I immediately knew why she never could do anything in NASCAR 😂

[@IndepenisDay]

Right, something felt off there

[@kodoklengket]

Yikes! But seriously, I kinda notice that these ‘attractive women’ athlete has a certain formula. They only need to be ‘good enough’, don’t need to be good, but she actually needs to look good for the media. The PR machine then takes over, sponsors take over, money takes over, therefore, being good and winning is unnecessary.

[@taylorfisher3944]

Yeah what a ridiculous thing to say

[@mariokarter13]

She had more investment in the Sonic racing game.

[@RadicalTadpoles1000]

@@kodoklengketcan you give even 3 other examples of this bs you’re saying

[@AshtonDoyle3]

The way you humble yourself and the audience in the beginning was awesome

[@michaelkeha]

Humble himself yes humble me fuck no

[@Randomaccount9470]

She gets paid to drive we don't it's like Michael Jordan having to humble his accountant skills in an accountancy firm Means nothing

[@sburns2421]

@2:00 about 20 years ago when the St. Louis Rams were winning Superbowls a few of the players did a charity basketball game with some local non-pro former athletes in their 30's. To say the level of athleticism and especially speed did not compare was an understatement. They were not even trying of course, but the few times you saw them approach their 90% effort it was startling how much above they were normal people, and it wasn't even their sport.

[@ArtnCharc]

"When you're the worst of the best, you're still one of the best". I'm so glad you said that! Its easy for us viewers/fans to think that at our BEST we could compete with a pro of anykind lol😂 News flash we can't! THE WORST PROFESSIONAL WILL ABSOLUTELY DESTROY NON PROFESSIONALS. Driving , basketball, boxing, mma, swimming, any and every sport.

[@Remiladesusansarah]

Those same ppl who think they can beat a professional athlete are the same ppl who think they can take on a grizzly. Most ppl don’t actually think they can beat an athlete, it’s just that the ones who do tend to speak the loudest.

[@atomictacco]

I think it's more anger at a wasted opportunity in my opinion. Myself for example, I would love to be a race car driver, but I didn't grow up near tracks, didn't have enough money, and didn't have parents involved in motorsport. So my only option now is to do sim racing in my home where I will never be on the same level of a pro driver. However, seeing someone like Danica, I'm pretty confident that if I had the same opportunities as her (growing up carting, sponsors, etc.) I would've gotten better results than she did. That's what people mean when they say they could do better. No one is under the illusions that in our current state we could beat a pro, but that if we had the same opportunities as a pro, we would be better.

[@ArtnCharc]

@atomictacco Statistically speaking based on facts , NO. Even with the best training and opportunity, based on statistics, you still would not be better than her. You're one of those people viewers/fans I was speaking about lol. I get it we don't all start out with equal opportunities , but only we can put ourselves in a box and say I can't or couldn't do that , because of something out of my control. That's nonsense. People born with no legs run marathons , only thing in life holding you back is you my friend.

[@atomictacco]

@@ArtnCharc If you're going to give that motivational "you can be whatever you want" speech, choose something other than motorsport to use it on. Motorsport is notorious for it's failure to reward talent. Focusing instead on money. Look at Formula 1 and how there are talented F2 drivers waiting on the sidelines because big names with lots of sponsors, or rich pay drivers are taking up seats. Motorsport is literally only about who you know and how much money you have to spend.

[@ArtnCharc]

@atomictacco I'm just a can not a can't kind of person, it's worked well for me in my life. Feel any way you want, believe anything you want, just don't try and convince me it's the truth. You're comparing Sim racing to actual driving, sure you have more talent in your pinky than most professionals, and making parables based on excuses and limitations. Lol Step out of your head for a while bud and just relax , life's only as hard as you make it.

[@dawsondrake6237]

A part of the story that is left out is her 1 win at Indy Japan was a race that didn't feature most of the competitive drivers from the circuit.

[@lukerlunker]

She was a top 10 in Indy! Just stay with in Indy. It’s so painful.

[@wymple09]

She was winning the Indy 500 with 4 laps left when fuel got her. Most of her haters couldn't get an Indy car off the line. She regularly moved up 10 spots in Nascar before some idiot wrecked her out, even her damn boyfriend did it. You don't pick up 10 spots not knowing how to wheel a car. Remember that half the "men" in Nascar ended up behind her.

[@St4rTr3v1Ut10n]

​@@wymple09If she was so good, why are you commenting on a video that states she's the worst driver? Saying "half the men" isn't "the worst."

[@Zero_Ninety]

@@wymple09 " Most of her haters couldn't get an Indy car off the line " So you're only allowed to have an opinion on motorsport if you're a professional racing driver?

[@wymple09]

@@Zero_Ninety And your opinion rates higher than Tony Stewart?

[@asdbg]

Man, there are a lot of crashes for a wide circular track.

[@leboiofbois1005]

It seems like a lot of bad luck marring a driver with a lot of potential, as well as people investing in her skills far too early.

[@coastaku1954]

She always blamed other people for wrecking her, it wasn't bad luck, it was her being whiny all the time

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@leboiofbois1005, you're an expert, HOW?

[@anubiam3004]

@@sergeantmasson3669 I don't see that statement as being at all controversial. Danica was a media darling and a cash cow long before she ever produced anything remotely approaching her level of stardom. I'd say those are pretty objective FACTS!

[@cheekybloke9836]

woman moment why even compete they aren't able

[@coastaku1954]

@@cheekybloke9836 That's so sexist, that's not funny at all

[@madmarduk1936]

Ever notice that anytime Danica knew she couldn’t avoid a wreck she would sling her car broadside to cause as many as possible behind her to wreck as well? I’m so glad she is off the track.

[@PapaJoJ]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

[@ChaotiX1]

"If i'm going down i'm taking you all with me"

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

Typical, women drivers. I hope they don't ever again have another woman driver. She was the worst ever. Nascar should be a mens only sport.

[@JP-gh6yd]

"None of you seem to understand, I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!"

[@m.c.collins6777]

"Is Danica Patrick in this race?" "Yes" "I'm out"

[@scottybrowndotca]

Thanks for actually explaining the career trajectory of Danica Patrick .. I'm not super-knowledgeable about racing, but I enjoy it and could never figure out why so many people thought she was garbage .. I think you answered that in the first few minutes (even not a great indie car driver is still way better than 99% of the fans and pundits who couldn't beat her if she was in a wheelchair and they were driving a Cobra ..

[@DaDualityofMan]

Yeah it's been like 15 years since I watched a NASCAR race, so it was interesting to hear about why Danica never won despite her hype

[@Rockhound6165]

People thought she was garbage because she was garbage. As for your stupid "she's better than 99% of the fans and pundits", well genius that's because we're not drivers. I'm not being paid millions just because I'm a pretty face. And I guarantee that if she wasn't hot she wouldn't have walked a track let alone drive on one and you know it.

[@eldenfindley186]

She got A TON of hate for being a woman.

[@thediaz07]

​@@cro8176I think the analogy is more like if I took up plumbing for 5 years I still wouldn't be close to the level of one of the best plumbers with a months experience.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@DaDualityofMan WRONG.

[@superbnns]

This is the first I'm hearing of The Scallenge, but it's so true. Perspective is really lost when the only basketball games you watch are the ones that are so good they get paid to do it.

[@FlyinMunky]

I worked at GoDaddy when she was brought on as a spokesperson. I'll tell you that she was the worst at events. She would come to the big holiday parties held in Chase Field and barricade herself between her bodyguards and gripping her husband. The other celebs were either out amongst the employees or at least at the edge of the VIP area and interacting with us. Seeing her actions on the track and steering away from talkshow host questions about her partnership with GoDaddy just put me off. She has some talent, but her attitude is her downfall.

[@FlyinMunky]

@breadandcircuses8127 then I'll mention that all the other celebs were female as well. Godaddy mainly hired women as spokespeople. Chad Ochocinco is the only guy I remember them hiring in that capacity.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@FlyinMunky Is that guys last name literally just Eightfive in Spanish or am I missing something

[@kylemacmillan652]

@@RT-qd8yl His jersey number is 85. I don't know if he officially changed his name to ochocinco.

[@IIMiikexDII]

@breadandcircuses8127 Are you projecting or something? Nothing the OP said was chauvinistic nor would any rational person think that. She had a shit attitude, that's all that was said.

[@gregb4395]

Your assessment is correct. Ask some of the locals here in Indy that have met her via her sister/parents. Snotty, spoiled, aloof, entitled. A true B-word. And the funny part is that if she showed up my gym most nights after work, she wouldn't rank in the Top 5 girls in terms of physical attractiveness. But, good for her-- she milked the overhyped train for a long time.

[@TurdFurgeson275]

Busted out laughing at 6:30. Your videos are always great.

[@bereanracer]

Everyone seems to forget that her win in Indycar was against a reduced field. It was right after the merger and IRL had a commitment to Motegi while CART had a commitment to Long Beach. The teams split on who went where, with some, but not all, former IRL teams going to Motegi. It was still a win, but several of the strongest drivers/teams weren’t there.

[@baldassodouniversoparalelo6972]

The IRL teams were all in Motegi, the Long Beach race was contested by the Champ Car teams. Basically she won the last IRL race before the merger.

[@jasoncrooks9322]

And her car was 100lbs lighter.

[@texastyrannyresponseteam794]

and it was a fuel mileage win..

[@timtonsley8823]

Helio was leading, in conservation mode. His team said Danica's a lap down, let her by. He looked up at the scoreing tower next lap and saw her in front of him, for the win. Afterward he said if he's tried to hold her off they probably both would have ran out of gas.

[@bukktoof]

They reserved a starting position for her without her even needing to qualify .... this pissed off a bunch of the regulars in the PPG/Cart series like Unser Jr so that is what caused the split. It was insider BS to get her in seat.

[@Pink.andahalf]

From this video, I learned that there are a lot more racing leagues than I ever imagined.

[@KRAMITDFROG]

If you notice, she did well in open-wheel and carts. What is important in those series? Weight. She only won the Twin-Ring Motegi race on fuel mileage. Pretty sure weight played a role in that considering all the other front-runners ended up running out of fuel on the last lap. Given that IndyCar is a spec series, what was different with her car? Weight. What doesn't make a huge difference in NASCAR? Weight. Thirty or forty (or more) pounds doesn't make much of a difference to a 3300-lb car. Ask Tony Stewart.

[@fightlikabrave]

Shes a woman in a mans sport. How well could she have done?

[@ruma9687]

I don't know about indy but i think in F1 there is or at least was a set kg limit for the drivers. If the driver weights less than it, they have to put additional weights in the car to reach the weight.

[@KRAMITDFROG]

@@ruma9687 They did that in response to her and it was only to a certain point. Adding ballast also allows the ability to change center of mass. So, there's that.

[@DaDualityofMan]

Well I only watched NASCAR as a kid, I always wondered if weight mattered because everybody seemed pretty lean except Tony Stewart, I wondered why there weren't more heavyset drivers, I assumed it was being able to fit into the car, I'm a big guy and a valet driver and it's a bitch trying to fit into a Camry lol

[@DaDualityofMan]

@@fightlikabrave Oh so reflexes do matter, I was wondering if that was why female drivers can't be as good as the male ones

[@stewpuddy4161]

She added to this lack of ability an awful personality.

[@stevenporter9114]

There was less crashes in Days of Thunder then Danica had

[@amsterob]

were.

[@Elenrai]

42 fucked up cars. if she ever managed to bumble into F1 royalty she would bankrupt Ferrari and RedBull at the same time

[@dakmycat3688]

🤣😂🤣😂 looks like she crashed a ton 😳

[@admiralrustyshackleford119]

Perfect example of the "anything a man can do a woman can do better while in high heels" analogy, no man before or after could wreck cars quite like her... 😂

[@DTWave81]

@@Elenrai There's no way. Those teams are always in the top five 🤣

[@mesflyer]

Not a race fan, but I once listened to a NASCAR PR person explain that the draw of NASCAR many fans believe they, too, could be on the track if they had the right car. When I raised my hand and asked 'Didnt Danica prove that? ' I suddenly became the a******.

[@ryanwalker1593]

We all said it, they rushed her development. She could've learned so much in the lower series if goven the time. Oh well. I miss the go daddy colors on the track. Always easy to find that car.

[@wsTGS]

I think there's a reason why we don't see more Americans in F1 if you're a talented young American driver regardless of the category of racing or karting you are good at there's so much commercial incentive from many American brands to get u into NASCAR not F1, not indy car, not GT3 nothing else is as big as NASCAR in America so the big money is just thrown at you to go to NASCAR and for Danica she could have stayed her course in her career and developed herself further her career could have been different she may never have gone to NASCAR there's so many open wheel series she could have spent her career in but advertising money pushed her to NASCAR

[@loganpinner5212]

Completely agree with everything you said. She was never “bad” per say. I don’t blame SHR. She’s insanely attractive and was on her way up. I didn’t even watch Nascar at that time but I knew who she was.

[@OodldoodlNoodlesocks]

She was in a Sonic the Hedgehog game which makes her the most successful NASCAR driver.

[@GokuMcDuck]

She should appear on the Sonic movies.

[@pikminman13]

alongside simon from the yogscast

[@HissyfitPrincess]

Sonic & Allstars Racing Transformed… I saw this video, came to the comments to bring this up, and you beat me to it. 😂😂😂

[@yoghurtlord1745]

I didn't know who she was when I played All Stars Racing Transformed at the time, thought she was an original character from a Sega racing game lmao

[@HissyfitPrincess]

As someone who never watched NASCAR or any other form of Pro Racing, I still don’t know who this lady is. 💀

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Danica should've stayed in IndyCar. for real :( Too bad she did not put in as much effort into her NASCAR career.

[@f1champ551]

I would agree with you.

[@ICommitWarCrimes1]

agreed

[@kben24]

She actually did put a lot of effort into her NASCAR career, she just couldn’t live up to the hype!!

[@1977TA]

@@kben24 Her NASCAR career was publicity stunt designed to cash in on the fame she built in IndyCar. She did the opposite of putting in effort. She never learned how to drive a stock car at the professional level, a fact made painfully obvious by her lack of skill in getting out of situations that normally would not result in a collision with the wall. Most of the time she simply lost control of her car and crashed into other drivers. She was not given proper time to unlearn her IndyCar driving habits and adapt to stock car mostly because her 15 mins of fame were not going to last forever. NASCAR needed her at the top level while she was still a hot topic.

[@cheekybloke9836]

woman moment why even compete they aren't able

[@velocity960]

I loved that you clarified that she's still incredibly talented despite her shortcomings, some people forget that there are hundreds of thousands of professional drivers that couldn't get a seat in NASCAR if the put their every waking moment into training.

[@edwardbaker1331]

The only reason this talentless twerp got a seat war for the publicity the team would get.

[@kingalfred3902]

She was put into that seat because she was a woman..!!!!!!!....nothing else .....!!!!!....and it showed !!!!!!

[@PoisonousPen]

She’s a phenomenal driver. Just not a very good professional driver 🤷‍♂️

[@edwardbaker1331]

@@PoisonousPen You clearly know little about competition driving.

[@PoisonousPen]

@@edwardbaker1331 What are you basing that assumption on?

[@realeyesrealizereallies1194]

The best way to describe Danicas Nascar career. Ronda Rouseys last 2 MMA fights.

[@RogueLG]

Brutal loses and no accountability, sounds right

[@twiggy6591]

Thank you so much for making this video! This needs to be spread to more eyes!.!.! Token athletes aren’t necessarily good at what they do!

[@ShoehornBundy]

The entire field of cars had to slow down to let Danica make history by leading a lap. After one lap she instantly got passed by almost everyone.

[@OccasionalNASCARRaces]

?

[@QuestionEverything562]

Is this actually true, and which race was it?

[@Milner62]

@@QuestionEverything562 , it is true I dont remember which race it was but it did happen. Just like bubba the noose wallace after he cried racism after a broken garage door pull was labeled as a noose, they let him lead a lap as well. Thats why the saying is Nascar died when Dale Sr. died, the sport is full of a bunch of cry babies that dont want to actually race and rather blame everyone else for their own issues. Like this girl she blamed everyone but herself for every wreck she had she would cry in the interview about how she was wrecked on purpose which later on other drivers were wrecking her cause they were tired of her.

[@Vault-Born]

Uh what, I have no idea what you're talking about and googled this, the first article I found was an ESPN one with photo evidence, direct quote: "In hindsight, we should have -- I should have -- used the word 'alleged' in our statement. ... As you can see from the photo, the noose was real"@@Milner62

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@user-fq7vs8dl5k, BULLSH*T.

[@chriswagner1647]

I’m glad this came up on my timeline, very entertaining video. Well done!

[@samtorbert6554]

"Even if you're the worst of the best, you're still one of the best" I'm gonna keep that in mind in College

[@ChaosAngel9151]

Don't think that's gonna help you if you're really one of the worst

[@RazorSharp75426]

Absolute cap

[@FanelliRestorations]

she's also worth 80M now, so maybe that's what she wanted. We'll never know her inner mind, she may not be such a victim of circumstances after all (pushed to higher circuit before ready, sponsors etc.). She certainly made her share of the cash too.

[@danlorett2184]

If she just wanted stacks then her career makes sense. Never going to make the same being a good IndyCar driver rather than a NASCAR sensation

[@tdc9136]

Yeah, and now she's pimping for Car Shield the car warranty company, that's gotta be embarassing

[@markceaser8073]

then in many respects, she shouldn't have pushed the "I'm a race car driver "agenda. No one took her seriously that followed racing. Most of that money earned was by nut sack hangers.

[@TeemoTemosson]

She's a millionaire, but a joke.

[@markceaser8073]

I rather be poor or living humbly within my means than be a millionaire with FU money, and be a scumbag in the process.@@TeemoTemosson

[@DonkeySlayer33]

Im glad you took a second to point out that she may be a horrible Nascar driver, but shes still better than 100% of peoole watching at home

[@Vladlll]

Doubt that.

[@willshad]

Well Ive been driving for 20 years and have never crashed..so. no.

[@romanc.5074]

That is not a smart comparison. she is compared to other NASCAR drivers. Let's state the obvious.

[@RazorSharp75426]

0% , more like. I've seen crowd-crashing Ford Mustang and Nissan Z33 drivers being better at driving than Danica..... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Richard Petty 1988-1992 > Danica Patrick's entire NASCAR career

[@denimpantz]

Jimmie Johnson 2018-2020 > Danica Patrick’s whole career

[@null930]

Never in my life would I have ever thought that I would see those two names in the same sentence.

[@BeagleBageler]

Dale Earnhardt Sr. 2001 > Patrick’s whole career Is this offensive? I don’t know, sorry if it is

[@juniormandujano4845]

@@BeagleBageleraccurate facts

[@foxninjagaming]

Kyle busch 2020>2022 Danica Patrick's hole carrer

[@bizenniboi]

I really enjoy your comedic editing style

[@shift7808]

This is the only Nascar related thing ive ever watched in my entire life.

[@elizabethmackay972]

“While others might swerve to avoid the couch in the middle of the freeway to get out of its way, I’ll drive straight into that couch expecting it to get out of my way.” Danica really lived by that didn’t she

[@worldisafrick]

In general you actually ARE supposed to aim for the spinning car, because by the time you catch it, it will be somewhere else. Aiming to either side is riskier. Of course the couch isn't moving.

[@scottb9868]

The part that gets massively over looked about her early success in indy is how the weight rules worked and why she left. The short is before indy just weight the car, and her being so small gave her about 50-100 ib depending on the driver. They changed that and she was out of indy racing instantly.

[@jezusmylord]

could you explain to a non racing person what that even means? i kinda wondered on this video randomly and i felt into the rabbit hole

[@megumei044]

50-100 lbs is a LOT of weight to overcome. Think of it this way. Imagine two exactly equal cars driving on the track but one has to carry two bags of concrete and the other doesn't. The lighter car will accelerate quicker, reach a higher top speed, get better fuel mileage and have better tire wear. That's the advantage she had up until they changed the rules where the car and driver had a minimum weight requirement. She is a good driver but in all reality she should have never been put into the higher series until getting a lot of seat time. I often wonder how much her lack of success set other women back in auto racing in general as I think there were better women drivers out there but they just didn't have the corporate backing like she did. I'm a sim racer so the only metric I have to measure myself against other drivers is just talent as I don't get any advantage in the sim for being a woman racer.

[@dakiitto]

Indy Racing League president Brian Barnhart responded that her weight "had a virtually minimal effect on the competition". There's infinite proper academic research on the subject that support that idea and even if it was a problem they can just add weight to her car to get to the minimum. The couple dozen pounds don't make a difference

[@EFFamily]

@@dakiittook so they started adding weight to the car and she started losing? Lol wow

[@joseph1150]

@@dakiitto The extremes teams go through in pretty much any racing series to reduce weight by a few ounces and here you are saying 50-100lbs doesn't matter.

[@Snapdragon0112]

I love how I have been binging these nascar videos when my only exposure has been South Park

[@KombatRacer]

I’m glad you included that Brian Scalabrine bit as a disclaimer, because most of the Danica haters for some reason seem to think that she has no talent and that they would be able to beat her in a race.

[@JReaLBiz86]

I mention this all the time, about all professional sports. The absolute worst professional athlete in any sport is still a far better athlete than 98% of any of us.

[@tboztheish]

Most would if they had her training

[@shanemccauley8009]

@@tboztheish You have absolutely no idea about that, stop talking trash.

[@jacksonjohnson9674]

I don't judge her based on my ability dummy, I judge her based on her peers, and her peers have a much better record then she has, thus, she didn't belong especially in Nascar. The Japan race, most of the top racers in that league weren't there, it was almost as if that race was bought and payed for, for the brand and racing team.

[@SilentKnight43]

@@tboztheish All the training in the world won't produce results without natural talent and aptitude.