I know Danica is having a tough year. Who wouldn't be if they had to compete in two totally different racing series? Yes, I also know she brought it upon herself in hopes to establish her "brand" and marketability. Was it a good decision? If you want to analyze the results so far, I would say probably not. Despite how well she did in Texas at the Firestone 550K three months ago, or her incredible recovery and finish at her very first NASCAR ARCA Series race at Daytona in February, it's been "slim-pickens" in the highlights category for 2010. And right now, she's getting a lot of shit for it.
I won't go into her being the first female to lead the Indy 500 or her win at Motegi Twin Ring in Japan in 2008. What I am going to bring up is the simple fact that no matter what you read or hear about her driving performances this year, the one thing always said is that she is damn consistent. Even despite being taken out a few times by other drivers, or that her car, either stock car or Indycar, is just not handling the way she wants it, she tends to be fairly competitive and always finishes. Can you say the same thing about her female counterparts, nonetheless all of the drivers in both series? Nope.
I have my own opinions of how Andretti Autosports seems to be running their teams. All I have to say is that AA has definitely lost it's competitive edge as a whole since the mid-2009 season. And this totally effects Danica's performance in Indycar considerably. She is not the only one suffering in that organization, and it shows. As for JR Motorsports, it's still way too early in Danica's relationship with the team to form a true analysis. But so far, the equipment is there as we see the #7 Chevy Impala race every week and do pretty well under different drivers. It's just a question of can Danica truly learn how to race in the draft.
I believe Danica will win many more races. She does possess the skills to compete with the best in both stock cars and Indycars, and it shows even through this tough year. In my opinion, over the years of following her career, I think if she drove more aggressive and took a few more risks in her race car, she would definitely be a consistent winner and a championship contender.
