No deal yet but parameters in place for Patrick NASCAR switch 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 SizeDanica Patrick has a rough sketch of what her NASCAR schedule would look like She has an idea of what series to start in Her IndyCar owner is onboardNow all the popular driver needs is a car to raceSpeaking with owner Michael Andretti during a teleconference on Tuesday Patrick said she still doesnt have a NASCAR deal in place A photo on Patricks website showing her wearing a NASCAR fire suit a picture that was quickly taken down suggests something might be in the works but nothing has been announced yetWeve been working this and talking to people since summer she said We are serious about this Whether it comes together or not we wont know But theres no contract and theres no deal right now As Ive said if I can do both I would like to do thatPatrick said later in the day at the Motorsports Marketing Forum in Las Vegas that she met with various teams and owners in Charlotte NC and was starting to work a little harder with certain peopleIts just complicated the 27yearold driver said Sponsors usually get the best of the complications of things because theres a lot of them which is a good problem but its complicatedPatrick cleared one major hurdle in securing a NASCAR deal by signing a threeyear contract extension two years with a mutual option with Andretti Autosport on MondayThat same day a photo of her wearing a racing suit with a JR Motorsports and other NASCARrelated logos showed up on her website before quickly being removed Patrick reportedly has a deal in the works to drive a limited Nationwide schedule for JR Motorsports a team owned by Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt JrSo far though no wordWhat Patrick apparently does have is a planShes already talked to Andretti about what her schedule might look like with most of the NASCAR racing coming before and after the IndyCar seasonYes we did work that out Patrick said during the teleconference The primary focus is IndyCar and the Indy 500 but in and around that there is opportunity to drive the (stock) car as wellPatrick also has an idea of where she might start in NASCARAs appealing as it might be to jump into a Sprint Cup car not to m...