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Patrick to make stock car debut in race at Daytona LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleStandingsChampionsAllTime WinsNASCAR ScheduleStandingsChampionsTeams AllTime WinsFormula One ScheduleStandingsChampions AllTime WinsIndyCarNASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesScheduleStandingsChampions AllTime WinsNationwide ScheduleStandingsChampions AllTime WinsCamping World eotText SizePHOENIX Danica Patrick received all kinds of advice during her lengthy flirtation with NASCAR Some encouraged her to give it a try while others openly wondered why IndyCars biggest star would open herself up to such scrutinyNow that shes officially a parttime NASCAR driver she announced a twoyear deal Tuesday to drive for the secondtier Nationwide Series team owned by Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr how will she be receivedI expect her to be eaten up by the wolves said Kelley Earnhardt general manager of JR MotorsportsEarnhardt quickly said she was only joking and clarified that she expects Patrick to be respected immediately But theres no doubt Patrick will face an enormous spotlight as she tries to become the only female driver currently competing in one of NASCARs top two seriesPatrick will run a full IndyCar Series schedule with Andretti Autosport and squeeze NASCAR in when she can Her immediate plans are to participate in the ARCA test next week at Daytona International Speedway and make her stockcar debut in that series opener on Feb 6 one day before shell star in two Super Bowl ads for sponsor GoDaddycomJR Motorsports fields cars in the Nationwide Series but does not have a schedule mapped out for Patrick Unclear is how many races shell run when shell fit them in or when shell get the seat time needed to learn how to drive a heavy stock carPatrick said she can handle the heavy workloadIf I could show you my schedule these days I dont even know what airline Im getting on anymore just what time the flight leaves Patrick said I asked Mark Martin How do you do it and he said he got used to it I have no doubt I will get used to itPatrick unveiled her green and orange No 7 Chevrolet in a news conference at Chase Field with GoDaddycom which is sponsoring her in both series as well as Martin in the premier Sprint Cup Series GoDaddy had an existing relationship with JR Motorsports that helped pave the way for Patrick to choose the Earnhardtowned team over everyone else jockeying for her in NASCARShe took a summer tour through North Carolina meeting various drivers and car owners and there was a time when former IndyCar Se...