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Danica Patrick took a tour of Stewart-Haas Racing’s shop on Monday.

Danica’s going about this the right way–for her. She’s making herself visible in NASCAR circles, and in the current economic climate, has the power to turn down a package in stock cars if it’s not a direct route to the top. With her marketability, she has the leverage in this situation, and she knows it.

I still think her best bet is to stay in IndyCars, but that’s a little trickier now that Andretti Green Racing is clearly a step behind Penske and Target Chip Ganassi. Danica’s having the season of her career so far, and she very well could be contending for the championship if she was driving cars comparable to the top four. If AGR can pick it up in the second half, she’ll stay there. If not, well, maybe this NASCAR thing will happen.