Danica retiring next year...was she a success or failure in NASCAR?

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I lean slight failure. No doubt being a female driver in NASCAR like she did was impressive, but I feel like she never progressed as a driver. She had a good car, lots of assets around her, and never really got the most out of her car on that team. She had a lot of expectations to perform, and that couldn't have been easy, but if I'm holding her to the same standard as her male counterparts...I feel like other drivers in her position would've consistently finished ahead of where she did.

That being said...her career as a whole was an immense success. Attractive woman in a male dominated sport could not have been easy, and I'm sure she dealt with some sh*t behind the scenes that we have no idea about, and she handled it like a champ. She raced in open wheel, and nascar and that isn't easy. She was smart with how she promoted herself, and who she partnered up with for sponsors.

alangrrbs · Answer

I lean slight failure. No doubt being a female driver in NASCAR like she did was impressive, but I feel like she never progressed as a driver. She had a good car, lots of assets around her, and never really got the most out of her car on that team. She had a lot of expectations to perform, and that couldn't have been easy, but if I'm holding her to the same standard as her male counterparts...I feel like other drivers in her position would've consistently finished ahead of where she did.

That being said...her career as a whole was an immense success. Attractive woman in a male dominated sport could not have been easy, and I'm sure she dealt with some sh*t behind the scenes that we have no idea about, and she handled it like a champ. She raced in open wheel, and nascar and that isn't easy. She was smart with how she promoted herself, and who she partnered up with for sponsors.

bertski · Answer

slight  FAILURE  she had Opportunities  but never cashed  SUBPAR..  With that said she was better in INDY cars I think I saw she will be running the  INDY 500  not sure if that&#x27;s THE RACE IN MAY and I do mean  THE RACE..

packersbackers · Answer

How many times did she get sexually harrassed?She likely had to endure alot of shiiit on a daily basis but accepted it so that she wouldnt rock the boat.Shes a pioneer for sure, but was not a successful driver per se...her career lacked the results necessary to be heralded a success.If she was a man, no one would blink twice on his career based on these results.Good for her paving the way for future aspiring women to get into the game.

thehuntman · Answer

I was at a race in Michigan 3 years ago and a little girl asked her for an autograph as she was walking by and Danica definitely heard her but was in a bi!tch for some reason and totally ignored her. I lost most respect for her after that.

As far as a driver I consider her to be a slight failure as well. As mentioned above she had everything she needed in the garage but just couldn't put it together.

Danica retiring next year...was she a success or failure in NASCAR?

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