NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 13, 2016

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 NATURE’S BAKERY CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a practice crash will have to go to a back-up car.

WHAT HAPPENED?
“I got back to the throttle and it was like a really muffled, like it blew an engine and then it just got sideways and hit the wall. As you can see there were lots of flames too, obviously, some kind of oil or something like that in there that created that. I really feel bad because Jamie’s (McMurray) elbow hurt pretty bad and I don’t know if Tony (Stewart) is feeling perfect, but definitely unfortunate. Not something we commonly see. Not a lot of things like that happen, I feel like, these days. Usually it’s more driver error or something like that. We will figure it out. I don’t know if it was human error or just bad luck. Definitely, unfortunate for the first couple of laps of practice and the fact that rain is coming. Hopefully, everybody feels okay.”

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH TONY STEWART?
“I think at any point in time you worry for Tony just making sure he is okay after everything he has gone through physically. Hopefully, he is alright, but that is I guess something he really knows how he feels right now.”