Danica Patrick tries to get feel for car in qualifier

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  1. qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
    Danica Patrick started from the front spot in the first Daytona 500 qualifying race Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.
  2. applaud
    clap one's hands or shout to indicate approval
    Fans applauded, hooted and whistled.
  3. fan
    a device for creating a current of air by movement
    Fans applauded, hooted and whistled.
  4. lap
    the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
    Patrick fell to the back of the pack after a few laps and appears to be feeling out the pack racing style in the 60-lap event.
  5. regain
    get or find back; recover the use of
    When Patrick briefly regained the lead moments later, the crowd on the observation deck was quiet.
  6. track
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
    Drivers also are trying to learn more about the new Gen 6 car and how it will handle in the draft at a restrictor plate track.
  7. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
    "Tell (teammate) Tony (Stewart) that I can't stay close to these guys," Patrick said over the radio.
  8. whistle
    the sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips
    Fans applauded, hooted and whistled.
  9. draft
    a current of air
    Drivers also are trying to learn more about the new Gen 6 car and how it will handle in the draft at a restrictor plate track.
  10. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
    Patrick received the largest reaction of the crowd as drivers were introduced.
  11. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
    Patrick received the largest reaction of the crowd as drivers were introduced.
  12. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
    Patrick received the largest reaction of the crowd as drivers were introduced.
  13. briefly
    for a short time
    When Patrick briefly regained the lead moments later, the crowd on the observation deck was quiet.
  14. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, who had a fuel issue with his No. 2 Ford in practice Wednesday, also is on the track.
  15. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    Race time temperature was 73 degrees.
  16. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
    Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, who had a fuel issue with his No. 2 Ford in practice Wednesday, also is on the track.
  17. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    Dressed in a bright green firesuit, she waved at the crowd while standing in the bed of a pickup truck that circled the track following the introductions.
  18. practice
    a customary way of operation or behavior
    Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, who had a fuel issue with his No. 2 Ford in practice Wednesday, also is on the track.
  19. handle
    touch, lift, or hold
    Drivers also are trying to learn more about the new Gen 6 car and how it will handle in the draft at a restrictor plate track.
  20. defend
    protect against a challenge or attack
    Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, who had a fuel issue with his No. 2 Ford in practice Wednesday, also is on the track.
  21. lead
    take somebody somewhere
    As the first qualifying race began, fans on an observation deck in the infield cheered when 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne took the lead from Patrick on the backstretch during the first lap.
  22. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
    Patrick fell to the back of the pack after a few laps and appears to be feeling out the pack racing style in the 60-lap event.
  23. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, who had a fuel issue with his No. 2 Ford in practice Wednesday, also is on the track.
  24. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
    Race time temperature was 73 degrees.
  25. style
    how something is done or how it happens
    Patrick fell to the back of the pack after a few laps and appears to be feeling out the pack racing style in the 60-lap event.
  26. receive
    get something; come into possession of
    Patrick received the largest reaction of the crowd as drivers were introduced.
  27. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
    Patrick fell to the back of the pack after a few laps and appears to be feeling out the pack racing style in the 60-lap event.
  28. moment
    an indefinitely short time
    When Patrick briefly regained the lead moments later, the crowd on the observation deck was quiet.
Created on Thu Feb 21 15:11:23 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 15:11:58 EST 2013)

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