Women can't drive, however...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—A person familiar with the plan says Danica Patrick has reached a deal to enter NASCAR with JR Motorsports.

Patrick will announce a partial Nationwide Series schedule at a Tuesday news conference in Phoenix, the person familiar with her plans tells The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because she has not officially announced her intentions.

Last week Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport to stay in the IndyCar series, but its schedule gives her enough time to also try NASCAR.

It’s not clear yet how many races she will drive in NASCAR’s second-tier series for team owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick.

GoDaddy.com will sponsor Patrick in both IndyCar and NASCAR.

from the Associated Press..

Now I'm not really into all that NASCAR, redneck, female motorist, womens rights, McDouble with Cheese kind of stuff, but you might remember that NASCAR now boasts an African-American driver, the first one in years, in Bill Lester. They also have a Hispanic in Juan Pablo Montoya, lets just assume he's Mexican, and now one of the female persuasion in Danica Patrick. Wasn't she in Playboy or something? Haulin' Ass or some shit like that? Eh, I might have dreamt that. Anyway, nice to see NASCAR is breaking barriers. Learn something NBA!!!