Danica Patrick is making her second road course run at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. She recalls running this course, back in 2003 during the Atlantic series, and remembers the layout, size and corners.
A Wisconsin native, Danica is running into some familiar faces, mostly friends of her dad, T.J. Asked what she relishes about coming home? Danica joked, “Who doesn’t love cheese curds?”.
She said her parents brought their motor home, so they will be cooking out and it gives her a comfortable feeling.
She re-counted her experience in Indy Car, the 2011 season was one of more road courses. Which may in turn help her in Nascar, giving her more experience behind her when approaching road courses.
Remembering, the road course in Montreal, where she had some struggles, most notably brake issues, which was due to a leak in the brake line. Also, there was the memorable, cooling problem, to counteract that issue, she drove with a large ice pack on her chest. Danica, notorious for her workout regimen, overheated at one point and thought she may pass out. She persevered and ended up finishing 24th. The numbers can be deceiving, at one point she was 14th with 4 laps to go and than had mechanical issues.