VIDEO: Danica Patrick Crashes Hard At 2012 Daytona Qualifier

Danica Patrick acknowledged it was the hardest wreck of her career, a last-lap crash in which she got spun out and slammed nose first into a Daytona International Speedway wall going nearly 200 miles an hour.

The hit was so hard all four of her wheels came off the ground. Her GoDaddy car was instantly totaled, leaving Patrick to start a backup car in Sunday’s Daytona 500 near the back of the field.

None of this seemed to faze her minutes later after a brief check up at the Halifax Health Care Center on Daytona’s infield.



Any doubts that the female racer, who has graced magazine covers in swimsuits and stars in racy Super Bowl commercials, was tough were answered immediately. The petite Patrick can take a hit.



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Yonder7 - 2/24/2012 11:04:07 AM

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Honor thy error as a hidden intention. What was the intention of the guy running beside her, to put her out...It looks to me like that...No good for the sport.

AlleVier - 2/24/2012 12:40:00 PM

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"No good for the sport."

Unfortunately, it's good for the current target audience, who loves themselves some good interpersonal conflicts. Without saying that these dramas are intentional or encouraged, I can say that they're entertainment value is so well-known that they're barely discouraged or penalized, so they happen.

Agent009 - 2/24/2012 11:58:26 AM

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It did seem a little odd on what happened. But it is pretty clear this wasn't her fault.

vdiv - 2/24/2012 1:55:31 PM

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It is incredible how safe these cars have become. Hope she's OK.