Danica Patrick Signs with Coca-Cola

**Danicafan** · 05-10-2012 09:10 AM

Well, Danica Patrick will join the Coca-Cola family in NASCAR. She will have an endorsement deal with Coke Zero now. This official announcement will be made at Charlotte Motor Speedway today. This will kick-off big during the Coca-Cola 600 this year. She will be doing promotions for this brand. She will also do promotions with Brooklyn Decker(actress) at this race to promote the new movie "Battleship"

She just keeps getting the big sponsors. I guess I am going to have to stop drinking Pepsi Max now and start drinking Coke Zero...

**ElMaestro** · 05-10-2012 09:22 AM

I appreciate you taking the time to follow your favorite driver so passionately, and I appreciate the post. I probably wouldn't even been made aware of this if it weren't for your post. Thanks!

I only wish more fans were as passionate about the sport as you!

**Danicafan** · 05-10-2012 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by ElMaestro

I appreciate you taking the time to follow your favorite driver so passionately, and I appreciate the post. I probably wouldn't even been made aware of this if it weren't for your post. Thanks!

I only wish more fans were as passionate about the sport as you!

Thanks. Yeah, I check for updates on her daily, sometimes several times throughout the day....lol Danica is the reason why I have a website with GoDaddy, Motorola phone, Boost Mobile Service, Peak Automotive products, and now I will drink Coke Zero...

**4Wide** · 05-10-2012 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by ElMaestro

I appreciate you taking the time to follow your favorite driver so passionately, and I appreciate the post. I probably wouldn't even been made aware of this if it weren't for your post. Thanks!

I only wish more fans were as passionate about the sport as you!

Then there is that "other" way of looking at it. (see above)

**ElMaestro** · 05-10-2012 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Danicafan

Thanks. Yeah, I check for updates on her daily, sometimes several times throughout the day....lol Danica is the reason why I have a website with GoDaddy, Motorola phone, Boost Mobile Service, Peak Automotive products, and now I will drink Coke Zero...

Just don't bath in the Coke Zero while holding a cut out of Danica Patrick above you...THAT might be a little weird.

If the truth be told, I've utilized GoDaddy every time to set up my domain names for various businesses. Partially because that's the first website I think of when it comes to registering domain names.

**TimmyZ1** · 05-10-2012 10:25 AM

And I'll say it again, the move to cabland was about the money. Nothing more or less. There's nothing wrong with that obviously, but I would have had a helluva a lot more respect for her if she had done what a lot of other professional athletes have done which is stood up and said " I enjoyed my time here but its time for me to move on" Instead of the BS statement about how much more "fun" driving cabs was.

**solvera** · 05-10-2012 10:57 AM

[QUOTE=ElMaestro;3015220]Just don't bath in the Coke Zero while holding a cut out of Danica Patrick above you...THAT might be a little weird.

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And now I have a mental image of fans of Danica filling their bathtubs with Coke Zero and sticking life sized cutouts on their ceiling.

**MoparsRule** · 05-10-2012 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by TimmyZ1

And I'll say it again, the move to cabland was about the money. Nothing more or less. There's nothing wrong with that obviously, but I would have had a helluva a lot more respect for her if she had done what a lot of other professional athletes have done which is stood up and said " I enjoyed my time here but its time for me to move on" Instead of the BS statement about how much more "fun" driving cabs was.

Heck yeah it was about the money...

Danica Patrick, Coke to partner

Updated: May 10, 2012, 10:08 AM ET

By David Newton | ESPN.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick will be introduced as the first female member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family during a Thursday news conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Patrick will be directly branded with Coke Zero. Among her first promotional appearances wil be at the Coca-Cola 600 weekend at CMS to promote the adventure movie "Battleship'' with Brooklyn Decker, one of the movie's stars. Patrick also will compete in the 600 as the third of her 10 Cup races this season.

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Patrick will add Coca-Cola to her brand that already includes GoDaddy.com, Nationwide Insurance, Tissot, Chevrolet, Peak Antifreeze, William Rast clothing and Hot Wheels.

Forbes estimated her 2011 net worth at $12 million, ranking eighth among NASCAR drivers. She was the only NASCAR driver to make the Forbes Top 100 celebrities list (at No. 96) in 2011.

and like you said, nothing at all wrong with that.

**Hardscrabble** · 05-10-2012 11:28 AM

So does this mean she's replacing Kyle Petty in the group shots?

**ElMaestro** · 05-10-2012 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by solvera

And now I have a mental image of fans of Danica filling their bathtubs with Coke Zero and sticking life sized cutouts on their ceiling.

**DamonG19** · 05-10-2012 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by MoparsRule

Heck yeah it was about the money...

and like you said, nothing at all wrong with that.

And a little bit more fun too, see her twitter pics from Talladega Blvd this past weekend.

**MoparsRule** · 05-10-2012 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by DamonG19

And a little bit more fun too, see her twitter pics from Talladega Blvd this past weekend.

I saw that... looked as if she was having a good time.

**DaveL** · 05-10-2012 06:39 PM

In related news, she'll be taking lessons from Joey Logano in how to pretend she's drinking from a Coke bottle whenever someone interviews her.

**Cosworth** · 05-10-2012 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by ElMaestro

I appreciate you taking the time to follow your favorite driver so passionately, and I appreciate the post. I probably wouldn't even been made aware of this if it weren't for your post. Thanks!

I only wish more fans were as passionate about the sport as you!

He's just like a Cubs fan

**Lemming51** · 05-11-2012 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by solvera

Originally Posted by ElMaestro

Just don't bath in the Coke Zero while holding a cut out of Danica Patrick above you...THAT might be a little weird.

And now I have a mental image of fans of Danica filling their bathtubs with Coke Zero and sticking life sized cutouts on their ceiling.

Dah Dah Da-Da-Da Dah!

**Neshaminy** · 05-11-2012 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by DaveL

In related news, she'll be taking lessons from Joey Logano in how to pretend she's drinking from a Coke bottle whenever someone interviews her.

He weren't drankin' none of that coke stuff tonight........he were bein' pologetic fer stuffin' ol' Elliot intah dah wall wit dat odd smahl......coke donn wanna be seen in dat bad laht.......no coke here......move dat microphone 'long......nuttin' ta see here.........embarassin' stuff........

I usually turn the channel when that phony quench crud starts, I got to see the interviews for once......funny how racin' gets in the way of the show sometimes.

**#7batmobile** · 05-11-2012 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by Neshaminy

He weren't drankin' none of that coke stuff tonight........he were bein' pologetic fer stuffin' ol' Elliot intah dah wall wit dat odd smahl......coke donn wanna be seen in dat bad laht.......no coke here......move dat microphone 'long......nuttin' ta see here.........embarassin' stuff........

I usually turn the channel when that phony quench crud starts, I got to see the interviews for once......funny how racin' gets in the way of the show sometimes.

The end results of one too many Cuba Libres.