---
title: "Oops! Danica Patrick Slips up and Accidentally Confirms Team for 2018 Indy 500"
description: "The popular race car driver will bid farewell to her career with the Ed Carpenter Racing Indycar team."
date: "2018-02-15"
modified: "2018-02-16"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/18521/oops-danica-patrick-slips-up-and-accidentally-confirms-team-for-2018-indy-500"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "People"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Danica Patrick"
  - "daytona 500"
  - "Indianapolis 500"
  - "Indy 500"
  - "indycar"
  - "News"
  - "racing"
---

# Oops! Danica Patrick Slips up and Accidentally Confirms Team for 2018 Indy 500

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Danica Patrick accidentally revealed that she will pilot an Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar when she crosses the yard of bricks [one last time](<https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/16225/danica-patrick-announces-retirement-from-full-time-racing>) this May. The slip-up happened during the [Daytona 500](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/17885/danica-patrick-locks-in-2018-daytona-500-bid-with-premium-motorsports>) media day as Patrick got carried away in a conversation and simply said a little bit more than she meant to.

According to the [*Indy Star*](<https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2018/02/14/danica-patrick-accidentally-confirms-ride-ed-carpenter-indianapolis-500/339053002/>), Patrick was asked about her preparation for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 when she answered: "I didn't have time to meet up with Ed and the people. Did I say that? Whoops. I've never done that in my career.''

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfMa6YsBRAM

Patrick aims to complete what she calls the "Danica Double," which is made up of the Daytona and Indianapolis 500-mile races. While she wasn't able to secure a top team for her NASCAR outing, Ed Carpenter Racing will most likely provide her with a race-leading car right out of the box. Team owner and driver Ed Carpenter is a front row and top 10 regular at Indy. Judging by the racing team's response on [Twitter](<https://twitter.com/ECRIndy>), it's safe to say that they weren't expecting the sudden publicity.

https://twitter.com/_/status/963928260173291521

GoDaddy, Patrick's centerfold sponsor during her golden years in IndyCar, has returned to finance the famous racer one last time, which means that both the NASCAR and Indycar racing machines will be adorned by the eye-searing green of the web hosting company. Patrick will complete the first of the [Danica Double](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/14174/danica-patrick-broke-gender-barriers-at-top-speeds>) at this weekend's Daytona 500, but the second half will have to wait until the end of May, when the greatest spectacle in racing kicks off in Indianapolis, Indiana.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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