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Alliance Provides Danica Patrick and No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Guaranteed Starting Spot in 54th Annual Daytona 500<\/strong><\/p>\n KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Jan. 31, 2012) \u2013 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) where TBR will field the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for all 10 of Danica Patrick\u2019s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2012.<\/p>\n The alliance guarantees a starting spot for Patrick in her Sprint Cup debut \u2013 the 54th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.<\/p>\n TBR\u2019s No. 36 car, which finished the 2011 season 33rd in points, becomes the No. 10 for 2012. For the 26 races where Patrick is not scheduled to drive, David Reutimann will pilot the No. 10 car. TBR has sponsorship inventory available for these 26 races.<\/p>\n \u201cTommy Baldwin Racing has proven to be a very strong organization and it\u2019s a good fit with Stewart-Haas Racing,\u201d said Matt Borland, vice president of competition, SHR. \u201cIt\u2019s a Chevrolet team led by a racer who knows every inch of a racecar. That kind of technical expertise, along with a company mindset that is similar to ours, provides the ideal environment for Danica to learn and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n TBR was formed in 2009 and has matured from a single-car team to one that in 2012 will field two Sprint Cup entries and a NASCAR Nationwide Series entry. TBR is owned by Tommy Baldwin, who as a crew chief secured five victories, including the 2002 Daytona 500 with driver Ward Burton.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of what we\u2019ve established at Tommy Baldwin Racing, and the opportunity to partner with Stewart-Haas Racing and aid in the development of Danica Patrick is a testament to all the hard work we\u2019ve put in over the years,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cDanica will have a great teammate in Dave Blaney, who has been instrumental in getting our race team to where it is today. And with David Reutimann driving the No. 10 car in the races where Danica is not, the team will remain in a strong and competitive position throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n The agreement means TBR will also work with GoDaddy.com, the world\u2019s largest Web hosting provider and Patrick\u2019s longtime sponsor.<\/p>\n \u201cGo Daddy is a first-rate sponsor,\u201d Baldwin added. \u201cLook how they\u2019ve supported Danica over the last six years. Go Daddy is a sponsor that knows how to get things done right.\u201d<\/p>\n Baldwin will maintain a hands-on presence with the No. 10 car and will work closely with Greg Zipadelli, who serves as SHR\u2019s director of competition. Baldwin and Zipadelli have similar backgrounds, as both grew up in the Northeast \u2013 Baldwin in Bellport, N.Y., and Zipadelli in Berlin, Conn. \u2013 and made a name for themselves as successful crew chiefs within the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour before rising up the ranks as crew chiefs in the elite Sprint Cup Series.<\/p>\n \u201cWorking with Tommy will be like old times,\u201d Zipadelli said. \u201cWe both grew up together and competed against each other in Modifieds and we did the same thing when we got to Sprint Cup. To finally be able to work with each other and help Danica Patrick make a successful transition from Indy cars to stock cars is a challenge we\u2019re both looking forward to.<\/p>\n \u201cPartnering with Tommy and his team provides Danica with the foundation she needs to succeed. With a guaranteed starting spot, we can go into each weekend and simply learn. It\u2019s all about getting her comfortable in the car, and with the variety of tracks she\u2019s running, seat time will be incredibly valuable. A guaranteed spot in the race ensures that she\u2019ll have the opportunity to make as many laps as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Patrick\u2019s 10-race Sprint Cup schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n \u00b7 Feb. 26: Daytona 500 One more race is still to be determined, with the plan being to assess Patrick\u2019s development as the season progresses and then choose the remaining venue based on need and competitive reasoning.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal with Danica\u2019s schedule is to try and maximize her 10 races so that she\u2019s as prepared as she can possibly be for a full-time Sprint Cup schedule in 2013,\u201d said Stewart, co-owner of SHR with Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation \u2013 the largest machine tool builder in the western world. \u201cThere are short tracks, intermediate 1.5-mile ovals, and some unique tracks like Darlington and Phoenix. The point is to expose her to as many challenges as possible so that she\u2019ll know what to expect in 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n About Stewart-Haas Racing: About Tommy Baldwin Racing: Alliance Provides Danica Patrick and No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Guaranteed Starting Spot in 54th Annual Daytona 500 KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Jan. 31, 2012) \u2013 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) where TBR will field the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for all 10 of Danica Patrick\u2019s NASCAR Sprint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[4704,15775],"class_list":["post-8887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar","tag-danica-patrick","tag-nascar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u00b7 May 12: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
\n\u00b7 May 27: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway
\n\u00b7 Aug. 25: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
\n\u00b7 Sept. 2: Atlanta Motor Speedway
\n\u00b7 Sept. 16: Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
\n\u00b7 Sept. 30: Dover (Del.) International Speedway
\n\u00b7 Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
\n\u00b7 Nov. 11: Phoenix International Raceway<\/p>\n
\nStewart-Haas Racing is the title-winning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation \u2013 the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world. The team fields two entries in the elite Sprint Cup Series \u2013 the No. 14 Office Depot\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart and the No. 39 U.S. Army\/Quicken Loans Chevrolet Impala for 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman. Based in Kannapolis, N.C., Stewart-Haas Racing operates out of a 140,000-square-foot facility with more than 160 employees. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.StewartHaasRacing.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com\/StewartHaasRacing and on Twitter @StewartHaasRcng.<\/p>\n
\nVeteran NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief Tommy Baldwin formed Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) in 2009, where he saw opportunity amid a declining economy. With a stringent budget and a small, but talented, group of team members, Baldwin built a Sprint Cup team from humble beginnings to one that now competes fulltime and is a top-35 mainstay in the series\u2019 owner point standings. The Mooresville, N.C.-based team will field two Sprint Cup entries in 2012 \u2013 the No. 10 Chevrolet Impala for Danica Patrick and David Reutimann, and the No. 36 Chevrolet Impala for Dave Blaney \u2013 along with one NASCAR Nationwide Series entry for Ryan Blaney via the No. 36 SealWrap Repair Chevrolet Impala. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.TommyBaldwinRacing.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com\/TBR.HBR and on Twitter @TBR_Racing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"