Danica Patrick will race for Premium Motorsports in next month’s Daytona 500. Patrick, who announced last week she will be sponsored by GoDaddy, will pilot the No. 7, which is the same number she began her NASCAR career with when she raced for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series.
Patrick will also have a familiar face atop the pit box as crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will return to the NASCAR Cup Series garage to lead the No. 7 team. Eury Jr. previously served as Patrick’s crew chief in the Xfinity Series from 2010 to 2012.
“I keep saying, I couldn’t have written a better story about how this would all fall into place – going with the flow is working out beautifully,” Patrick said in a press release. “I’ll be back in GoDaddy green, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet with Tony Jr. in my ear again. It all makes my last NASCAR race just that much sweeter.”
Premium recently purchased the assets of Tommy Baldwin Racing. The team will utilize the charter held by the No. 15 entry to field the No. 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet at Daytona. As a result, Danica will be guaranteed a starting spot in the 60th running of “The Great American Race.” The No. 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet will be powered by ECR Engines and will receive engineering support from Richard Childress Racing.
“We’ve been working on this behind-the-scenes for a while,” said Jay Robinson, Premium Motorsports team owner. “Now that we’ve finalized the deal, we’re 100 percent focused on getting the No. 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet ready for Daytona. Our team finished eighth in Daytona 500 last year and I know everyone here at Premium Motorsports is prepared to give Danica the best opportunity we can to get another great result as she runs her final NASCAR race.”
Just last week, GoDaddy and Danica announced their plan to work together again with primary sponsorships in both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. Her final two races, being dubbed the “Danica Double.”
