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 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Dan Wheldon can become the first driver to win four consecutive IndyCar Series races, and match the season record for victories less than halfway through the schedule. Yet, it is the image of Danica Patrick, not the Indianapolis 500 champion, being painted on an 800-square-foot mural over the marquee at Texas Motor Speedway.
Even two-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves showed up wearing a Danica Patrick T-shirt at an autograph session this week in Texas, where some fans waited in line more than 10 hours for her signature.
"It's the best thing that's happened to this series in a long, long time," Michael Andretti, the owner of Wheldon's car, said Thursday. "She's a great-looking girl, and she's good at what she does. ... Whatever attention it brings to the series is good for us."
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