Danica Patrick Signs $100 Million NASCAR Sprint Cup Deal With Stewart-Haas
The rumors are true... NASCAR Nationwide driver Danica Patrick has signed a 5-year $100 million deal to race with Stewart-Haas Racing beginning in 2013. The final deals of the contract were ironed out and reviewed by the lawyers late last week with the signatures coming today, April 1st, 2012 in Stewart's motor coach at Martinsville Speedway.
With the blockbuster marriage, three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and team-boss Tony Stewart has landed one of the sports most marketable personalities, and rising race stars.
Neither Stewart nor Patrick would comment on the deal pending the official announcement mid-week. Though a brief text from Stewart's PR person indicated to "presser mid-week".
Danica Patrick is a former IndyCar driver and is the most sought after driver since Michael Waltrip back in the late-90s when the up-and-coming star was clearly a winner if he could just get in the right equipment. Today, Patrick has one IndyCar win in 115 IndyCar races, 30 NASCAR Nationwide and six Cup race which puts her ahead of Waltrip's stellar pace. With her arrival at Stewart-Haas she will finally have the equipment she deserves, and should be competing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship year-after-year.
One top Patrick aid quoted Patrick saying, "This is the best day of my life since leading the Indianpolis 500, only it pays better!"
She belongs in ARCA. It makes no sense:
