Of all the ways Danica Patrick could have imagined she'd ride her debut as a full-time NASCAR driver, this had to be right near the bottom of her wish list.A bump from Aric Almirola's No. 43 car to the side of her No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, followed by a vicious collision with the SAFER barrier in the middle of Daytona International Speedway on the final lap of the Gatorade Duel.Her primary ride wrecked and, along with it, her hopes for a good starting spot in her first career run at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Patrick had been running as high as sixth during Thursday's action, but dropped to 16th as a result of her wreck.Now, she'll start at the back of the 43-car field at The Great American Race by virtue of running in her backup car. S...

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Of all the ways Danica Patrick could have imagined she'd ride her debut as a full-time NASCAR driver, this had to be right near the bottom of her wish list.A bump from Aric Almirola's No. 43 car to the side of her No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, followed by a vicious collision with the SAFER barrier in the middle of Daytona International Speedway on the final lap of the Gatorade Duel.Her primary ride wrecked and, along with it, her hopes for a good starting spot in her first career run at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Patrick had been running as high as sixth during Thursday's action, but dropped to 16th as a result of her wreck.Now, she'll start at the back of the 43-car field at The Great American Race by virtue of running in her backup car. S...

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