The #7 GoDaddy.com car, driven by Danica Patrick was 22nd fastest in the first practice session and 12th fastest in the final practice session. After the practice sessions on Saturday, Danica said the track was challenging, but she was confident that the #7 Godaddy.com car was pretty competitive. “We’re certainly going in the right direction with the car.”
Danica said the track was challenging and had some problems. The League was trying to fix the problem. The League worked on the “slick” portion of the concrete track Saturday evening and qualifying was delayed until Sunday Morning, making it the first time qualifying and the race was held on the same day.
After qualifications, Danica started in 13th position and finished in 15th position running the entire race with no contact. She finished with 15 points, 35 points behind the winner, Will Power, of Team Penske. After the race, Danica said, “At the end of the day I think the Godaddy.com car is going to be strong this year and the team overall is a lot stronger than we’ve been. It was a good first out for us.”
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One note of interest: The carbon emissions produced by the event was figured to be 1,137 tons of carbon. The emissions will be offset by 14,165 trees to be planted throughout the state of Sao Paulo. UNICA president and CEO Marcos Jank said, “This is a first for an automotive event in Brazil, making the race a sustainable event.”
The next race is the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday, March 28th. The race will be carried live on ABC at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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