Doug Jenkins

>>>> Patrick Coming to Gateway

Gateway Raceway is announcing on its Facebook page that Danica Patrick will compete at the track’s Nationwide Series event October 23. Patrick announced over the winter she would be running a limited schedule for JR Motorsports- a team co owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick. Patrick will make her stock car debut Saturday, February 6 at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA 200.

>> Vision Racing Shutting Down

Tony George’s last tie to the series he started is over — at least for now. The Indy Racing League founder met with his team Thursday morning and informed them that Vision Racing was suspending operation. After losing sponsorship from John Menard a few months ago, George had kept the doors open while he and driver/stepson Ed Carpenter searched for funding. George, ousted as Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and CEO in May of 2009, declined to remain as IndyCar’s CEO and last week resigned his positions on the board of directors at IMS and Hulman & Company.