Danica Patrick crashed this past weekend during the Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway after reportedly losing her temper and ultimately control of the car.
Danica Patrick was frustrated with fellow driver Landon Cassill, feeling Cassill had earlier tried to push her car out of the way. On Lap 155, Patrick entered the corner with her front fender in Cassill's No. 83 car, sending Cassill's car into a spin.
But Patrick's did too, and she ended up slamming into the wall. Meanwhile, Patrick felt that her decision was entirely justified, although Fox Sports' Lee Spencer did not as she called it "a product of frustration."
Her only regret was the damage done to her car, and she said, according to the report.
"I have just been really frustrated with the No. 83," Patrick said after getting out of her car. "He slammed into me on the front straight for no other reason than his radio communication, 'She was in the way.' I've always played fair. If it's one time, I can imagine frustration. But it's been pretty consistent with him getting in to me. So at some point in time, I have to stand up for myself, or everybody's going to do it."
Cassill, unsurprisingly, did not agree with this assessment of the incident, and claimed that Patrick brought on the altercation that led to the crash. He said the following, also per Spencer's report.
Watch Danica Patrick Crash video below:
