thoughts on CASHcar allowing godaddy to buy danica into the daytona 500

I dont honestly know much about the situation, or nascar really, but after reading this article, it looks like business/politics as usual, and not a payoff?

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-01-31/Danica-Patrick-agreement-with-Tommy-Baldwin-Racing/52906298/1

Danica Patrick will be guaranteed a shot at proving she has a good chance to win theDaytona 500.

Stewart-Haas Racing has formed a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing that will ensure Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet will make the first five Sprint Cup races of the 2012 season. NASCAR sets its fields by saving a spot for the top 35 cars in owners' points, and the final top 35 from the previous season is used to determine the starting grid for the first five races each year.

Because SHR didn't field a third car last year, it didn't have a guaranteed spot for Patrick's Chevy when she joined the team as a part-time teammate to Tony Stewartand Ryan Newman in 10 races this season.

• MORE: Patrick thinks she can win Daytona 500

In the deal, Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36, which ranked 33rd in points last season, becomes the No. 10, and Patrick will drive the car at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 26 and nine more races, with Darlington Raceway (May 12), Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 27), Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 25), Atlanta Motor Speedway (Sept. 2), Chicaogland Speedway (Sept. 16), Dover International Speedway (Sept. 30), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 4) and Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 11) announced so far.

Veteran David Reutimann will drive the No. 10 in the other 26 races for TBR, giving the car a strong shot at staying in the top 35 for the full season, which would help secure Patrick a spot in every race she attempts as a Cup rookie.

The arrangement is unlike past points "swaps" in which teams have merged with another team with guaranteed points. Stewart-Haas and Baldwin Racing will remain independent entities with separate engine suppliers.

Baldwin will be listed as the owner of the car in all 36 races, but the car will be prepared by SHR with Hendrick Motorsports engines, in the races driven by Patrick. The crew chief for Patrick at Daytona will be Greg Zipadelli, SHR's director of competition.

"Tommy Baldwin Racing has proven to be a very strong organization and it's a good fit with Stewart-Haas Racing," Matt Borland, SHR vice president of competition, said in a statement. "It's a Chevrolet team led by a racer who knows every inch of a racecar. That kind of technical expertise, along with a company mindset that is similar to ours, provides the ideal environment for Danica to learn and succeed."

During NASCAR's annual preseason media tour last week, Patrick said she could win her debut in NASCAR's premier series. She finished sixth in her stock-car debut at Daytona, an ARCA race in February 2010.

"I think at Daytona (our) cars are very fast, so I feel good about that race, if luck falls our way, to perhaps win," Patrick said. "I think that's a real chance. I mean a (rookie) likeTrevor Bayne last year showed that."

For those that may have forgotten who we are talking about

it was more politics than a payout correct. i jst think its stupid. her nationwide races where "poor" perfomances to say the least. and she has what 1? win in indy car. i did see her put a showcase on at chicagoland a few years back but she ran out of fuel and DID NOT WIN the race. 

she is georgious