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By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer
3 hours, 16 minutes ago
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—A person familiar with the plan says Danica Patrick has reached a deal to enter NASCAR with JR Motorsports.

Patrick will announce a partial Nationwide Series schedule at a Tuesday news conference in Phoenix, the person familiar with her plans tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because she has not officially announced her intentions.

Last week Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport to stay in the IndyCar series, but its schedule gives her enough time to also try NASCAR.

It’s not clear yet how many races she will drive in NASCAR’s second-tier series for team owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick.

GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick in both IndyCar and NASCAR.

[Bearsman]

The question is now can she make a good career out as a Nascar Driver?

This will be interesting to see how she handels being in a stock car.

[WC Jerome]

Since I'm not much of an auto racing buff, can somebody tell me if it's gonna be a tough transition for her?

[RJINTAMPA]

Since I'm not much of an auto racing buff, can somebody tell me if it's gonna be a tough transition for her?

well from my small knowledge of auto racing, the nationwide series is like the minor league or should I say a practice round before the real race the next day, however how can driving a car be different then driving bascially the next day on the same track. Reason like these are why I am not a Nascar fan. 

[WC Jerome]

I thought I heard that she might race in the Daytona 500. That's pretty big time to me. 

[RJINTAMPA]

I thought I heard that she might race in the Daytona 500. That's pretty big time to me. 

yeah, you see are two races, one on Saturday which is called the Nationwide series, and the one on Sunday which is called the Sprint Cup, the one sunday is the importance race.

[WC Jerome]

I thought I heard that she might race in the Daytona 500. That's pretty big time to me.  

yeah, you see are two races, one on Saturday which is called the Nationwide series, and the one on Sunday which is called the Sprint Cup, the one sunday is the importance race.

Ahhh...I see now.

[RJINTAMPA]

Ahhh...I see now.

yeah its kinda of strange, it would be like a minor league game before an MLB game.

[Schembechler of Michigan]

Good Luck to her.