IndyCar driver Danica Patrick unveils her GoDaddy.com No. 7 JR Motorsports stock car during an event announcing her intention to make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR …

File photo showing Danica Patrick in the pits during a qualifying session, ahead of the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 auto race in Motegi, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

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Danica Patrick signs with JR Motorsports

Updated: Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009, 5:18 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009, 2:22 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) - Danica Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports and will make her stock car racing debut in an ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway.

The IndyCar sensation unveiled her green and orange No. 7 Chevrolet at Chase Field on Tuesday.

Her first race will be Feb. 6 at Daytona - the day before she's featured in a pair of Super Bowl ads for sponsor GoDaddy.com.

Patrick finalized a three-year contract extension last week with Andretti Autosport to run a full IndyCar schedule, but there's time for her to try NASCAR. She will drive for the team owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick in the second-tier Nationwide Series.

Patrick did not reveal how many NASCAR races she expects to run next season.

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