| Helio Castroneves has indeed made a name for | | | | "It won't be enough to do [Dancing with the |
| himself, aside from being a successful race | | | | Stars] now; you'll have to win it," she |
| car driver, he has shown the world he is also | | | | added. |
| a dance floor master. He recently captured | | | | |
| the championship title in the fifth season of | | | | Patrick has some accomplishments of her own, |
| ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and has | | | | having been named Rookie of the Year for both |
| recommended his co-racer, Danica Patrick to | | | | the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 |
| take a shot at dancing. However, she has | | | | IndyCar Series season. She has also graced |
| responded to this with a big fat NO. | | | | the cover of June 6, 2005 issue of Sports |
| | | | Illustrated, making her the first |
| "No way," were Patrick's exact words when she | | | | Indianapolis 500 driver on the cover of the |
| told The Indianapolis Star about the chance | | | | magazine. As for her television appearances, |
| of being part of the next season of Dancing | | | | she has worked as host on TV shows on Spike |
| with the Stars. "I'm telling you, no way." | | | | TV, including the Powerblock. She was also |
| | | | featured in the 2005 documentary Girl Racers. |
| Patrick also said that the expectations | | | | As for other media, she has published her |
| Castroneves created on the dance floor would | | | | autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line. |
| be too much to overcome. She has yet to focus | | | | |
| on her racing career, hoping to make her | | | | As for other rumored celebrities to battle it |
| first win behind the wheel since joining the | | | | out on Dancing with the Stars, there's former |
| IndyCar Series three years ago. | | | | child star Kristy McNichol (Family, Empty |
| | | | Nest), who is reportedly heading back to |
| "His personality is so infectious," Patrick | | | | showbiz after cutting her acting career |
| said of Castroneves. "He smiles all the time, | | | | short, following a diagnosis on bipolar |
| he plays to the camera, and he loves [the | | | | disorder in 1994. She is currently being |
| attention]. I'm a little too serious. | | | | considered as a rival to former Brady Bunch |
| People at home would be going, 'What's wrong | | | | actress Florence Henderson in the upcoming |
| [with her]?" | | | | season of Dancing with the Stars. |
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