pchall
06-24-10, 12:50 PM
This weekend at NHIS in the Nationwide series.
Patrick 'nervous' about return (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84695)
Despite doing some NASCAR testing recently at Milwaukee in preparation for her race return, she admits to being uncertain as to what to expect from switching between such different cars over the next few weeks...
"I'm nervous because it's new and there's so much to learn about the way a race goes, how the race kind of plays out normally, and the yellow flags and the pitstops and how the car changes over a fuel run and how the tires change," said Patrick. "And there's just so much that I'm unfamiliar with.
"And so that makes me nervous because I care and I want to do well. And I'm not going to know it all the first time I go there, but I hope to do a good job. So I know that people are watching and I want to put on a good show for the fans. I want to give them a reason to cheer for me.
"So I just want to do well. So I'm just nervous for that, as it's all very unfamiliar."
Following a string of good results in her last three IndyCar races, scoring top 10 finishes at Indy, Texas and Iowa, Patrick is targeting a top 20 finish on her NASCAR return, something she hopes to be able to build on in future outings.
Just wait until the NASCAR garage and the fans see her true personality rear up when the going gets tough and she meets the wall in a 3300 lb car that doesn't dissipate much energy with suspension and sidepods when it hits:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/BrianBrainfart/My_Little_EVIL_Pony_CLOSE_UP_by_Und.jpg
Patrick 'nervous' about return (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84695)
Despite doing some NASCAR testing recently at Milwaukee in preparation for her race return, she admits to being uncertain as to what to expect from switching between such different cars over the next few weeks...
"I'm nervous because it's new and there's so much to learn about the way a race goes, how the race kind of plays out normally, and the yellow flags and the pitstops and how the car changes over a fuel run and how the tires change," said Patrick. "And there's just so much that I'm unfamiliar with.
"And so that makes me nervous because I care and I want to do well. And I'm not going to know it all the first time I go there, but I hope to do a good job. So I know that people are watching and I want to put on a good show for the fans. I want to give them a reason to cheer for me.
"So I just want to do well. So I'm just nervous for that, as it's all very unfamiliar."
Following a string of good results in her last three IndyCar races, scoring top 10 finishes at Indy, Texas and Iowa, Patrick is targeting a top 20 finish on her NASCAR return, something she hopes to be able to build on in future outings.
Just wait until the NASCAR garage and the fans see her true personality rear up when the going gets tough and she meets the wall in a 3300 lb car that doesn't dissipate much energy with suspension and sidepods when it hits:
http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/BrianBrainfart/My_Little_EVIL_Pony_CLOSE_UP_by_Und.jpg