Reports Patrick to drive parttime in Nationwide Series 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 AZ (Sports Network) IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is expected to announce Tuesday that she will drive parttime in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports according to multiple reportsGoDaddycom a sponsor of Patrick announced on its Web site that a press conference will be held at 1 pm (et) but didnt disclose details except to say it was to announce her NASCAR future On November 30 Patrick signed a threeyear contract extension to remain with Andretti Autosport She became the first woman ever to win an IndyCar race last year in Japan and finished a careerbest fifth in IndyCar points this season The 27yearold also finished third in this years Indianapolis 500 She spent her first two seasons with Rahal Letterman Racing before moving over to Andretti Green Racing in 2007 JR Motorsports is a team coowned by Dale Earnhardt Jr and Rick Hendricklog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooWest RulesDecember 18 2009 716PMshe wont be able to just drive round and round staying away from traffic and letting her crew chief manage fuel to ensure a top 10 finish Shell have to learn to bang door handles it will get ugly quick report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooharley squirrelnutsDecember 9 2009 844PMSo much hype so little substance Hopefully this experiment ends quickly as the media saturations getting sickening already report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooBoyd4CindyDecember 8 2009 147PMWhats with all the hypeshe has won one race into yearsIf this was a guy it does not make the newsI would love to see woman race in nascar but they would not be there just to bring veiwers or sponcers it would be because they can RACE report this commentKarma 40 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBooantiirlDecember 8 2009 1248PMIm not a Nascar fan at all but it will be interesting to see how she does in a series with proper weight rules I doubt shell be able to pull off a fuel strategy win in this series report this commentKarma 53 Yeahs3 BoosYeahBooRANDOMTASKDecember 8 2009 1102AMMaybe shes being groomed for Jrs replacement Shed be an instant improvement report this commentKarma 410 Yeahs6 BoosYeah...