Patrick Finishes 25th at Texas

Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), finished 25th in the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

Patrick, who started 30th, battled a loose-handling racecar early in the event. But as the ambient temperature dropped, her car began to experience a tight-handling condition later in the event.

“From where we unloaded on Friday, we actually made a lot of gains throughout the weekend,” said Patrick, who made her 44th Sprint Cup start and her third at Texas. “Tony Gibson and the GoDaddy guys really worked hard this weekend and made some huge gains on the setup. We never quite got it, but we certainly made progress. We were loose early on, but then as it got cooler, it definitely tightened up. I’m proud of how hard everyone worked all weekend and throughout the race. Everyone kept their head up and worked hard to get it better. The pit crew, as usual, was outstanding. I think they did an 11.7 (second) stop at one point. I’m excited to get to Phoenix next week. GoDaddy is based out there, so it’s a big race for us.”

Patrick, who is competing for Rookie of the Year honors against Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished nine spots behind Stenhouse, who placed 16th. Patrick climbed three spots to 25th in the standings with 611 points.

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