Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished 12th in the season-opening Daytona 500, a result that would come to define his consistent rookie season. Stenhouse, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings leader, continued to hammer away at the top 15 and top 20. Still, a win – and a top-10 finish – await. And if he gets [...]
Jamie McMurray won the NASCAR Sprint Showdown on Saturday evening at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. McMurray, along with runner-up Ricky Stenhouse Jr., clinched a spot in the forthcoming All-Star Race. To the surprise...Show More Summary
As the 2013 NASCAR season approached the biggest news story, aside from the Danica Patrick/Ricky Stenhouse Jr. romance, was expected to be this new Gen-6 race car. And at first, it was, but the new car seems to have been overshadowed by this whole penalties controversy. Okay, so maybe controversy isn’t exactly the right word, [...]
Things didn’t break Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s way at Kansas Speedway. But they knew the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate was there. The race report shows the two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion finishing 11th – which matches his career-best finish, one position away from his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top 10. But it also notes [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya paced Saturday’s first practice session at Kansas Speedway, clocking in at 28.321 seconds at 190.671 mph. Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second quickest, followed by Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle, and Carl Edwards. Pole-sitter Matt Kenseth was 15th fastest. Full results: 1. Show More Summary
This Danica Patrick buckle is worth around 10,000 Twitter followers – at least, it is if you’re Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Patrick and Stenhouse, NASCAR’s first couple, struck a deal whereby Patrick would help her beau expand his Twitter following in return for the flashy cowboy belt buckle above. With almost 890,000 Twitter followers, Danica Patrick [...]Show More Summary
Other interesting stories in The Washington Post: Newly single Danica Patrick is dating fellow racecar driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and sports columnist Norman Chad disapproves: “Lawyers shouldn’t date lawyers... NASCAR drivers shouldn’t...Show More Summary
The relationship between Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will no doubt be a big focus as NASCAR moves through the 2013 season. It's already drawn a lot of media attention, with the couple getting the name of "Stenica." While the...Show More Summary
As a new season dawns, high expectations and title aspirations abound throughout the NASCAR Nationwide Series garage. With Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s ascension to a full-time ride in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the reigning two-time series champion has left the door of opportunity open for a handful of series hopefuls. Of the drivers looking to [...]
February has been Danica Patrick's career in a nutshell. The month started with the revelation that Patrick and fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. are dating, leading to more off-the-track news for the woman who has already received plenty of publicity for her Go Daddy ads and magazine photo shoots. Show More Summary
Travis Pastrana joked that he didn't get the memo. On Roush Fenway Racing's preseason media day, four of the team's five drivers—Sprint Cup drivers Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carl Edwards, and Nationwide driver Trevor Bayne —were neatly dressed in black suits. Show More Summary
The most publicized relationship in sports right now may be the one between NASCAR drivers Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., but college football fans will be interested to learn that ESPN sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards and Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer are engaged. Show More Summary
With the Daytona 500 a week away, let's all talk about...Danica Patrick's love life. Really? This is the big story of the week, that Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.—a fellow NASCAR driver—are dating? Well, of course it is. Patrick is...Show More Summary
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s star is soaring. However, the biggest reason for this is that he is Danica Patrick's boyfriend. While this certainly isn't a negative thing, I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying the 25-year-old would like his fame to be more attached to his driving skills than his romantic life. Show More Summary
Doing well in the Daytona 500 would be the perfect way for Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. to begin his inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign. The two-time reigning Nationwide Series champion has moved to the Sprint Cup on a full-time basis. Show More Summary
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - It's somehow appropriate, if more than a little ridiculous, that on Valentine's Day, the trending topic at NASCAR's 2013 Media Day is the flowering romance between Sprint Cup competitors Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Yes, NASCAR will be running a completely new car this season. Show More Summary
Ahh, young love. Is there anything more exhilarating? For Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year candidates Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the answer is probably yes—the rush of 200 mile-per-hour racing side-by-side with 30 of your closest rivals, signaling your first work weekend of the year. Show More Summary
By Dave Grayson So, it’s now official that NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr are a fully acknowledged dating couple. Realizing their private lives were on the verge of becoming public, Danica Patrick officially revealed the couple’s status during the course of an interview with the “Associated Press.” Is this really a [...]
Maybe I'm looking at this entirely the wrong way, but with the controversy that has arisen since Danica Patrick confirmed she's dating fellow Sprint Cup driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., I have just one thing to say in response: So what? Or, better yet, why should we care? I don't mean that in any form of derision. Show More Summary
Danica Patrick, the female NASCAR driver who gets tons of media buzz, is dating fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
"I have a boyfriend, his name is Richard," Patrick told the Associated Press.
Stenhouse confirmed the relationship.
"Yes we are dating," he said.
Patrick is 30 years old and recently divorced. Show More Summary