While bummed about having to write a $50,000 check for her penalty, Danica Patrick says she was doing what she felt she had to do when she wrecked another driver in retaliation. ''(NASCAR) felt like they needed to do what they did, and as drivers out there, we do what we feel like we need to do,'' Patrick said Saturday, when Cup practices were canceled and the only high-speed driving she did was when helping present the first customer-purchased sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Patrick was fined and docked 25 points but not suspended after intentionally wrecking David Gilliland last weekend at Martinsville.
More...