Danica Patrick: Latest News and 2014 Sprint Cup Ranking Ahead of Chicago

Any hopes of making the Chase for the Sprint Cup were dashed for Danica Patrick when she didn't finish in Victory Lane in Richmond. But with her ninth top-20 result over the weekend, Patrick continues to build toward the future. As the Sprint Cup circuit heads to Chicagoland, Patrick is no longer competing for a championship. While fellow Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick remain contenders, Patrick is simply driving for pride and working to improve prior to the 2015 season. Just one top 20 short of tying her mark from last season, however, she heads to a track where she notched a similar result in 2013. Still without a win in her career and just two top 10s this year, the 32-year-old still has a lot left to strive t...

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