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Thursday, 24th April 2008

Motegi winner thinking big as confidence grows.

Infineon Raceway announced that tickets for its August IndyCar race had spiked 400 per cent Monday through Wednesday after Patrick's victory, while Texas Motor Speedway unveiled a series of promotional billboards for the Bombadier Learjet 550, including one of Patrick - albeit featuring a shot from her recent Sports Illustrated photo-shoot. Jeff Boerger, president of this weekend's host circuit, Kansas Speedway, admits that the victory could not have come at a better time for him.

"We've been very fortunate at Kansas," he conceded, "We've had a strong demand in our ticket sales from the beginning, since we've opened the track in 2001, and it continues to see solid results in regards to demand, but obviously it's a promoter's dream to have Danica winning the week prior to our race. We also have had more car counts and there's been a lot of buzz around, especially in the Kansas City metro area and the region."

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