Danica Patrick looks set to line up for Ed Carpenter Racing at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 in May after a slip in her words in a NASCAR media event on Wednesday.
Danica Patrick has confirmed she has a deal in place for this year's Indianapolis 500 that will mark her final competitive outing as a racing driver before hanging up her helmet.
Danica Patrick has taken a big step towards confirming her final racing plans for this year's Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 after securing sponsorship from former partner GoDaddy.
Chip Ganassi Racing has ruled out a deal to run Danica Patrick in this year's Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 as part of her farewell races before retiring from motorsport.
Danica Patrick says her plans to make her final two competitive racing appearances in this year's Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 are taking longer than expected to come together and be finalised.
Tony Stewart made his first media appearance since his season-ending accident last month in Iowa and spoke about his recovery and the signing of Kurt Busch by co-owner Gene Haas.
Matt Kenseth won the Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway with his team mate Denny Hamlin completing the race in second, on a night dominated by Joe Gibbs Racing.