Danica Patrick does not like to be booed and wasted no time confronting fans after receiving a smattering of boos after she completed a qualifying run. Patrick ignored a few fans on her way back to her garage, which caused them to boo a few times. Patrick immediately walked over to the group of fans after hearing their displeasure and said the following:
“Since I’m old, instead of taking the booing, I want to tell you, I’m doing the very best I can,” Patrick said. “If you’re a real fan, you know that I’m not just like … my job is not to sign autographs, right? My job is to drive a car and to tell the crew chief what’s going on. I don’t appreciate the booing. It hurts my feelings.
“I’m a (expletive) person, you know what I mean? I’m a person, too. I have feelings. When you boo me, it hurts my feelings. Please just be supportive fans. I’ll do everything I can. When I came from over here, my car was over there. I can only do so much. I have to get in the car. So please understand that. I have feelings, too.”
Patrick has been driving in NASCAR races since 2010 and will be competing in the Pocono 400 on Sunday. Flip the page for video of the confrontation.