Should Danica Patrick be Hot or Heavy?

The Indy Racing League just implemented a rule likely to send Danica Patrick fans running to their 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for comfort. And IRL officials shouldn’t be surprised if a particularly die-hard contigent of them storm the next board meeting wielding pitchforks and rolled up SI’s.
Why?
Well, the new rule is that minimum car weight must include the weight of the driver. That doesn’t sound too bad . . . except when you consider that there’s a 65-pound difference between Danica and the heaviest IRL driver. (Psst . . . Hey Pat, thanks for sending this our way!)
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