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“Smiling All the Way Through” – Danica Patrick Shares Happy Moment With F1 Legend Setting His Name in the NASCAR World

Published 06/17/2023, 4:21 PM EDT

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The NASCAR paddock is enjoying the only off week in its nine-month-long schedule. With NASCAR drivers joining their family and friends and having fun off the NASCAR tracks, former NASCAR and Indycar sensation, Danica Patrick is in Quebec, Canada, as the Sky Sports presenter for F1 takes charge following the Montreal GP on Sunday.

Patrick, who used to drive the #10 Chevy (Ford in 2017) for Stewart-Haas Racing during her Cup Series run, bumped into her co-presenter and former Formula 1 champ, Jenson Button. Patrick then shared the moment with her followers as she posted an Instagram story with Button alongside their colleague, Natalie Pinkham.

Danica Patrick shares a smile with Jenson Button amid rain in Montreal

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While NASCAR has its only week off, NASCAR fans are busy on the hunt for updates to quench their insatiable thirst for action. With Formula 1 headed to Canada this week, Montreal will host the Canadian Grand Prix for the eighth race weekend of the season.

Tony Stewart‘s former driver, who is also the F1 presenter for Sky Sports, quickly dropped down to Quebec to join her colleagues, Natalie Pinkham and Jenson Button, for a rain frenzy qualifying session on the track. Patrick then shared the trio smiling in the caddy with a happy caption, “Smiling all the way through rainy days at the track @natalie Pinkham @jensonbutton.” 

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With Jenson Button piloting NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry to glory at Le Mans, the part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver for Rick Ware Racing took to his Instagram to share the entire proud team behind NASCAR’s milestone, after completing 285 laps at the 24 hours of Le Mans.

The Hendrick Motorsports-partnered project also had Goodyear and Chevrolet on board the ambitious project as NASCAR once again showed the world that its cars are meant not just for going around in circles but can compete with the best in world’s most elite endurance race.

While Patrick is busy with her already packed schedule as a presenter, entrepreneur, and influencer, her “Pretty Intense” podcast also has been popular among the community. She can often be seen discussing controversial issues with leading experts. One such topic of discussion recently was aliens and their possible influence on Human civilization.

Danica Patrick’s Pretty Intense podcast with Kashif Khan

After her retirement from racing, Patrick seems to be trying out her best at everything there is, from being a successful entrepreneur to an influencer with several lifestyle products to her now popular, Pretty Intense podcast, Patrick has had a decent career outside the tracks.

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While it was her conversation with renowned Neuroscientist and popular Canadian activist Jordan Peterson that caught the attention of netizens, over the years Patrick has had several prominent names, including Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, and others on her show.

Recently, Kashif Khan joined Patrick on an adventure as they actively discussed extraterrestrial life and how these beings might have influenced human life on Earth. Khan implied that these beings restricted human life to 120 years by essentially editing the basic fabric of life, our very own DNA.

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While NASCAR fans are on a news hunt, Danica Patrick’s podcast may be a source of invaluable information about alien life and our possible interactions with it.

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Kishore is a NASCAR Writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in engineering, Kishore's love for automobiles, particularly the roaring naturally-aspirated V8s, naturally led him to NASCAR. Kishore's writing is characterized by his intense passion for the sport, as well as his ability to conduct in-depth research and analysis.
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