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Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Danica Patrick says she will run in the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 next year and then end her full-time racing career.

Patrick told The Associated Press on Friday that it took her months to come to the realization that her career is over. Patrick, 35, said once she accepted that, then the idea of capping her run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway popped into her head.

She has been working on putting together "The Danica Double" over the past three weeks. Patrick would not reveal which team she will drive for in either race, but the Indianapolis contender would be Chip Ganassi Racing.