[The Champ]

Originally Posted by ho428

I haven't watched very much NASCAR lately, but when I have I've rarely heard her name mentioned other than where she's running.

I see more about her here on this forum than on Speednews or the race coverage.

You must have missed many of DW's comments on her - like the infamous Darrell Waltrip quote from this season..."Danica was running pretty good until she wrecked"...

I did notice that this past week with TNT's broadcasting crew (without DW - thankfully) that the amount of discussion about Danica was greatly reduced.

As well it should be.

For a driver that has only managed to finish on the lead lap 3 times all season, the only discussion necessary is when the race leader puts her another lap down, to announce when she's managed to get another "Lucky Dog" by a well timed caution or has taken the "waive around" to gain a lap back when she's multiple laps down.

I'm not aware of anywhere that the stat is tracked, but she has to be one of the top 3 in those 3 categories.