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After yesterday's crash, Danica Patrick wins pole at Daytona

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Danica Patrick speaks to the media after winning the pole for the Nationwide DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Blanco (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Danica Patrick speaks to the media after winning the pole for the Nationwide DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Blanco (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)BRIAN BLANCO / Reuters
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Danica Patrick drives her car during qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Drive4COPD 300 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Danica Patrick drives her car during qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Drive4COPD 300 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)Rainier Ehrhardt / AP

Danica Patrick's car slides down the track after a crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck McQuinn)
Danica Patrick's car slides down the track after a crash during the first of two NASCAR Daytona Duel 150 qualifying auto races in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck McQuinn)Chuck McQuinn Chuck McQuinn / AP

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From the full story by NBC Sports: Patrick became the first woman to secure the top qualifying spot in NASCAR's second-tier series since Shawna Robinson at Atlanta on March 12, 1994.

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