Arnold Schwarzenegger Once Joined the Likes of Danica Patrick & Scarlett Johansson in Rare $3 Million Super Bowl Feat
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The Super Bowl is regarded as one of the biggest sporting events in the United States. Aside from being a showdown between two top NFL teams for the title, it can also be viewed as a prospect to earn a lot of money through commercials.
In 2014, former California governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a Bud Light Super Bowl commercial. Other celebrities include fellow actor Scarlett Johansson and former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick.
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As part of his deal, which was worth $3 Million, the former Terminator star was featured in a humorous beer advertisement. Interestingly, this came at a time when he was focusing on his personal health and fitness.
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Apparently, Schwarzenegger shot a series of ads in Japan at the time and Bud Light were thrilled to have him on board.
Where does Danica Patrick fit into all of this?
As for Patrick, the Wisconsin native appeared in a commercial for her primary sponsor, GoDaddy.
This was during Patrick’s third year in the NASCAR Cup Series and her second full-time season. It was also her third season with the Stewart-Haas Racing team, after finishing the previous year with her maiden Top 10 finish at the Daytona 500.
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Aside from that, Patrick has a career-best finish of sixth place at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Incidentally, this came in the 2014 season itself, the same year when she notched up three Top 10 finishes. The other two finishes were a seventh place at the Kansas Speedway, and an eighth place finish at the Daytona International Speedway.
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Beyond that, Danica Patrick went on to score three more Top 10 finishes for Stewart-Haas Racing. Two of them came in 2015 at Martinsville and Bristol, and the other one in 2017 at Dover.
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Ranvijay Singh