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The Wreck That May Have Sealed the Ugly Fate of Danica Patrick’s Breakup With Fellow NASCAR Driver

Published 08/23/2022, 10:50 AM EDT

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The former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick and NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a falling out after the season ended back in 2017. The Power couple of NASCAR called it quits a few months after a major wreck in Toyota/Save mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in 2017.

Here, Danica wasn’t totally at fault. It was Dale Jr. who nudged Patrick’s Ford, which spun around and hit the nose of Roush Fenway Racing’s driver Stenhouse Jr. His car took major damage, which further knocked him out of the race.

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Another notable crash involving the two of them was at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2013, when the #10 driver, Danica, slammed into the back of the #17 driver and then-boyfriend, Ricky.

At the end of the 2017 season, Danica ended up giving two major announcements. One that she and Ricky were breaking up. And the second was about her retirement from all series of racing in 2018.

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The magical experience ex boyfriend Aaron Rodgers had with Danica Patrick

After parting ways with the JTG Daugherty Racing driver, Danica dated the Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But sadly, their relationship ended two years ago. Although, after their split, Aaron talked about a memory, which he revealed in Aubrey Marcus Podcast.

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There he said, “So Danica and I planned a trip down to Peru with some friends to go do it.”

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The NFL star added that the pair “had an incredible experience climbing Mount Machu Picchu” before going right into “an ayahuasca ceremony.”

Rodgers, talking about the emotional ayahuasca experience, explained that the psychedelic “gave [him] a deep and meaningful appreciation for life.”

He further revealed, “I had a magical experience with the sensation of feeling 100 different hands on my body imparting a blessing of love and forgiveness for myself and gratitude for this life from what seemed to be my ancestors”

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After the split of this power couple, Patrick dated Freshly CEO Carter Comstock a year later. But unfortunately, the relationship didn’t last long as the two went their separate ways in March 2022.

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Sashwat Deo

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Sashwat Deo is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his undergrad in Mass Communication, he has set out to leave his mark in the field of journalism. Since he is an avid sports fan, it didn't take long for Sashwat to fall in love with the fast-paced and competitive world of motorsports.
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Ranvijay Singh