Hendrick adamant: No deal with Danica
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
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HOMESTEAD, FL - OCTOBER 09: Danica Patrick driver of the #7 Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300 on October 9, 2009 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
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JOLIET, IL- AUGUST 28: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 Boost Mobile Motorola Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda, looks on during qualifying for the IRL IndyCar Series PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 on August 28, 2009 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo By Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
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TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (L), driver of the #88 AMP Energy Get on the 88/National Guard Chevrolet, talks with team owner Rick Hendrick prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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Mark Martin, left, talks to team owner Rick Hendrick prior to the start of the Tums 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Tom Cruise stands in the pits with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 6, 2009 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.
Patrick is reportedly in the final stages of a contract that would partner her on a limited Nationwide Series schedule with JR Motorsports. Hendrick co-owns that team with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Speaking before Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway, Hendrick said Patrick and her representatives have yet to even decide if she'll try NASCAR in 2010 or wait another year.
He also says IndyCar is still Patrick's first priority, and existing contracts she has in that series could complicate any potential deals in NASCAR.
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