http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://lite987.com/nascar-2013-season-the-marketing-success-of-danica-patrick-means-plenty-of-pressure/ http://lite987.com/nascar-2013-season-the-marketing-success-of-danica-patrick-means-plenty-of-pressure/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:05:38 +0000 Trudy http://lite987.com/?p=191025 Danica Patrick.  Whether you're a NASCAR fan or not, you've probably heard of Danica Patrick.  She's not the current points leader for the Sprint Cup, but she's got even more star power than current leader Jimmy Johnson.

 

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