The hot rumor in both Charlotte and Indianapolis this week is that Danica Patrick is running in her last Indy 500 as a fulltime open-wheel driver, and that she'll make the jump to NASCAR once and for all in 2012. Is it true? Perhaps, perhaps not, but here's a clue: Patrick learned about this particular rumor from television:
Expect more on this story very soon; Patrick's too heavy of a hitter to keep this story flailing around for long. Once the Indy 500 is over, she'll likely make the call soon.
As to which team will back her? Well, that's a whole new story. Dale Earnhardt Jr., part-owner of her current JR Motorsports team, said in Charlotte that "we'll just see what she decides to do. I think she wants to have more success and doing it all the time would be a good move ... She has been racing with us enough to know whether she is ready or not. It is really up to her. It is really not up to anybody else. My opinion on that deal really doesn't matter."
That doesn't sound like the commentary of someone dead-set on signing her to a long-term contract, so ... where will Patrick end up?
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