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Originally Posted by ho428
She won the pole for the Nationwide race at Daytona last year as well.
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Where did she finish?
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Tony Stewarts 1998 Nationwide average finish. 18.5 running 22 of 31 races. No wins 5 top tens, 2 poles.
Danica's 2012 Nationwide average finish, 18.8 running 33 of 33 races. No wins, 4 top tens, 1 pole.
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You're correct on the 18.5 average finish for 1998. But remember - Tony was running a part time Busch Series and a
full time Indy car schedule that year. Tony never raced a full Busch season as his performances
EARNED him a Cup ride.
As to the 5 top 10 finishes however - they were actually top 5's - he finished 2nd twice (Rockingham and Loudon), 3rd twice (Dover and Atlanta) and 5th once (Charlotte). When he ran good - he ran real good. Like many part time rookies - he had several DNF's.
Now contrast that to Danica's
3rd season running Nationwide, only running NASCAR, and she didn't have a single top 5 - even though she had 11 more races...
Tony earned his Cup ride for the 1999 season by his driving performances as a part time NASCAR rookie and his history of
WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS in multiple series -
1997 Indy Racing League Champion
1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion
1994 USAC National Midget Series Champion
Only a Danica
apologist could possibly try to compare Danica to Tony Stewart.