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She's being shown the door to racing...no way anyone is going to help her on the way out. This is not a graceful retirement for a living legend.

Let me start by saying that Danica has more real talent than most of the armchair racers on this BBS. But being dominant in lower forms of competition (be it racing, football, or just about any sport) doesn't guarantee dominance at the top levels. How many times has "the next big thing" in basketball, football, hockey, or racing just flamed out? It happens fairly often. I had really hoped that Danica's career would amount to more than mediocre results.

What Danica had going for her and why she was able to have a 15 year career in racing despite mediocre results is that she is a genius in marketing and self-promotion. She basically had the market cornered on aspiring female racers. Any guy with her results would have lasted 2-3 seasons, tops. And now that she is "retiring" (can't find a team), I think she'll end up doing just fine as a paid spokesperson for a variety of products. I wouldn't be surprised to see her pop up in sports cars either.