Danica Patrick Reveals Why She Doesn’t Miss Racing & Opens Up a Conversation on Career “Burnout” With Jay Leno in $2.5 Million Worth Car

Danica Patrick is widely known all over the world for the racing career she has had in IndyCar and NASCAR. Recently, she made an appearance at Jay Leno’s Garage, where she was seen driving a special car along with Leno. There, she also spoke about how she does not miss her racing days.

Patrick drove an Aston Martin Vulcan along with Jay Leno, who asked all sorts of questions to the former racing driver. In one such instance, Leno asked, if she missed racing, to which Patrick responded saying, “No, I really don’t.”

“There’s parts about it that you look back on, you’re like, oh that was really fun you know to be able to feel the limits of the car and the adrenalin of things and even just kinda the show of it, right?”

“Just being like at the track every weekend and having fans and doing the whole road show. There’s certain romantic nostalgic thought to it. Now I get to do things like vacations and concerts.”

“People ask me why do I have a winery and that’s because I love to drink wine. It’s pretty simple.”

“I bought it in 2009 and it was a piece of dirt and I started from nothing and it’s really just a passion project. It’s a lot of time and a lot of money. Someday it’ll be out of the red.”

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“The more that people can do the things that they are passionate about the better they do them you know, the more longevity you have, you’re up for it and that’s why you’re still on TV, you’re still doing things, you still have a show because you just do things that you really like. You didn’t burnout, because there was nothing to burnout on.”

Leno responded, “No, I don’t get burnt out. I smell like I’m burnt out but I’m not burnt out.” Patrick then stated, “I’m gonna try and burn these tires out.”

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The Vulcan seemed to have impressed Patrick so much that she was willing to go out back on track more often. Patrick apparently hadn’t been in a race car since she retired from NASCAR.

Jay Leno, who was seated beside her, appreciated the driving skills of Patrick and stated that understanding the raw power and dynamism of the Vulcan was only possible for a race-hardened professional.

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She got the opportunity to drive the Vulcan at the Willow Springs International Raceway, which is situated in the southern part of California.