IndyCar regular driver Danica Patrick has announce she will contest the NAPA 200 NASCAR Nationwide race in Montreal on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 20.
The news was announced when JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt revealed the 2011 schedule of the driver of the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet.
Patrick's tour will closely resemble her rookie campaign in that she will compete in a cluster of races on the front and back ends of the Nationwide Series schedule.
She will appear in select races during the middle parts of the year while competing full time in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Patrick's 2011 NASCAR plans feature 12 races across 10 NASCAR markets.
As announced last October, Patrick will compete in the first four Nationwide Series races - Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 19), Phoenix International Raceway (Feb. 26), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 5) and Bristol Motor Speedway (March 19).
Patrick will continue with races at Chicagoland Speedway (June 4), Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Speedway (Sept. 9), and Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8).
She will conclude her second NASCAR season with the final three races on the Nationwide Series schedule -- Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19).
Danica Patrick's 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule
Date Venue
2/19 Daytona International Speedway
2/26 Phoenix International Speedway
3/5 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
4/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
6/4 Chicagoland Speedway
7/1 Daytona International Speedway
8/20 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
9/9 Richmond International Raceway
10/8 Kansas Speedway
11/5 Texas Motor Speedway
11/12 Phoenix International Speedway
11/19 Homestead-Miami Speedway
The news was announced when JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt revealed the 2011 schedule of the driver of the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet.
Patrick's tour will closely resemble her rookie campaign in that she will compete in a cluster of races on the front and back ends of the Nationwide Series schedule.
She will appear in select races during the middle parts of the year while competing full time in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Patrick's 2011 NASCAR plans feature 12 races across 10 NASCAR markets.
As announced last October, Patrick will compete in the first four Nationwide Series races - Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 19), Phoenix International Raceway (Feb. 26), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 5) and Bristol Motor Speedway (March 19).
Patrick will continue with races at Chicagoland Speedway (June 4), Daytona International Speedway (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Aug. 20), Richmond International Speedway (Sept. 9), and Kansas Speedway (Oct. 8).
She will conclude her second NASCAR season with the final three races on the Nationwide Series schedule -- Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 5), Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 12) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19).
Danica Patrick's 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule
Date Venue
2/19 Daytona International Speedway
2/26 Phoenix International Speedway
3/5 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
4/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
6/4 Chicagoland Speedway
7/1 Daytona International Speedway
8/20 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
9/9 Richmond International Raceway
10/8 Kansas Speedway
11/5 Texas Motor Speedway
11/12 Phoenix International Speedway
11/19 Homestead-Miami Speedway