There were two other females in the race. One went for a lid ride about half way thru. The other, Alli Owens, a Daytona local, ran in 3rd for about 80% of the race.
Danica jumped to the outside several times, no one would go with her. I think she got a little gun shy about it. With around 5 laps to go, she jumped out in front of Boucher in the 51 who had a strong car. Together, they may have been able challenge the inside line if she had stayed out, instead she dove back to the inside.
It was Nelson Piquet Jr, son of a Formula I champ, that spun Danica. Danica did a better job than he did.
I sat across from the pit exit. The crowd seemed to be pulling for her. One thing for sure, Danica made this ARCA race before the Bud Shootout a lot more exciting to watch than the others I have seen.