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Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

There is no other woman racing in Sprint Cup this year .
Danica is the only one making the field .

If another one exists - and has a ride - they aren't making it into the line up .

Not making the field every week on qualifying times, they purchased provisional starting spots from another team and have used one already. To my knowledge no rookie has had this luxury in the past.

It has happened again – Danica Patrick has been given a free pass into NASCAR, at least for two events at the beginning of the season.
On Friday, Stewart Haas Racing announced they had made a deal with Robinson/Blakeney Racing and acquired points from the No. 49 so that Patrick would not miss the races at Phoenix and Las Vegas. RBR was 42nd in owner points overall in 2012 – so the points exchange may not help as much at Daytona, but will help at the other two tracks in case of inclement weather.
“At Daytona, we know the No. 10 team needs to either qualify on speed or race its way into the Daytona 500 via a strong finish in the Budweiser Duel,” Frood said.
“But if rain cancels qualifying at either Phoenix or Las Vegas, our No. 10 team will be well positioned to earn a provisional starting spot and race on Sunday.”