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Danica Patrick to remain with IRL

By Mike James
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Danica Patrick has signed a three-year contract to continue driving in the IndyCar series, according to several reports, ending the speculation that she might cross over full time to NASCAR. Patrick, according to the Indianapolis Star News, last weekend agreed to remain with Andretti Green Racing and will continue to drive the No. 7 car with a Motorola-based sponsorship.

SI.com also reported that Patrick is remaining on the IndyCar series, though it added that Patrick could be allowed to drive in some lower-level NASCAR races.

“I know she has said winning the Indianapolis 500 is important to her and that it’s a lifelong dream to win that race,” Jeff Belskus, the president and CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has said.

Patrick, 27, got her lone victory as an IndyCar driver a year and a half ago. She has been driving on the circuit for five years.

--Mike James

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Mike James

Mike James is a former Sports editor of the Los Angeles Times. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., James came to The Times from the Hartford Courant in 1985, took a hiatus from the print world in 2000 to work as coordinating producer at FoxSports.com and managing editor of the nightly news report on Fox Sports Net. He returned to The Times in 2002 and, after three years as deputy Sports editor, became Sports editor in 2009.

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