Danica Patrick should have no problem racing for a new team in the Daytona 500. She has competed in stock cars for the past eight years, including the past six on a full-time basis.
But when she returns to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2011, she will find cars that are totally different than the ones she drove seven years ago.
She will have the benefit that no one has driven the new 2018 IndyCar at Indianapolis so in some ways she'll be on equal terms. And IndyCar drivers at the Rolex 24 indicated that Patrick should not have too much trouble adjusting.