NASCAR News 12/18/2009

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12/18/2009

Danica Patrick made her first laps in an ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards stock car during a rain-shortened test session at Daytona Int'l Speedway on Friday afternoon. Patrick, one of 26 drivers who posted a time during the 35-minute single car run session, was 12th quickest on the charts with a time of 51.095 seconds (176.142 mph) around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. A trio of cars fielded by long-time ARCA Racing Series team Venturini Motorsports comprised the top three positions in Friday's test session, led by fulltime series competitor Mikey Kile (49.804 seconds/180.708 mph).

"The car was definitely getting some action in the rear over the bumps and it was getting a little bit loose," Patrick said. "But I kept my foot in it and I tried not to chase it too much with the steering, because I didn't want to have an accident. But it felt all right, and it was fun. I trusted the car and the preparation of it and the set-up Tony and the guys put under it."

"I got more from the ride around the track in the van than I did in the sports car," Patrick said. "Because you don't get any perspective on the whole track, and you get no rhythm for that because you're driving a road course, basically. It was nice for me to ride around in the van and get reference points."

Sources:
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/bg/12/18/dpatrick.arca.test.day.1/1.html
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=9134