One of my favorite moments over the last 2 years was Danica Patrick getting in the face of Dan Wheldon, after she made a mistake in turn 1, and bumped wheels at Milwaukee. In the event, Patrick went too deep into the corner and clipped Wheldon’s left rear (who had just passed her), and broke her suspension; but the shunt itself was not as lurid as what happened afterwards. Apparently Danica thought that Wheldon pinched her down and that the corner was “still” hers (how Danica could believe that, since Wheldon had nearly 2/3 of his car ahead of her at the apex, is beyond me). Nonetheless, she took offense and “needed” to make her point known publicly. Given that both Patrick and Wheldon are small people to begin with, the subsequent dog fight looked like a bout between two chihuahuas. But Wheldon was a gentleman throughout, allowing Danica to jerk him around a couple times, until he could finally break free and head for his own pit. Afterwards, however, it appeared that Dan was not going to forget the incident and suggested later, that he’d make his own point by regularly beating her on the racetrack.
This year the Target Ganassi folks have found their pace again, and the red and white cars look to be highly competitive although there’s always buzz around the AGR paddock with Patrick, Kanaan and Andretti in the mix. This morning Patrick took provisional pole until Wheldon took it away from her, and as the afternoon session has just heated up, I’m sure that there will be more fireworks as the day draws to a close. Regardless, what started as a incident last year is still simmering, so stay tuned.
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