One part of the Danica-Double has fallen into place. After announcing at the end of last season that she will retire after racing after final races in NASCAR’s Daytona 500, and the IndyCar Series Indy 500 this season, Danica Patrick has found a team for Daytona.

Patrick secured sponsorship from GoDaddy last week and Monday Premium Motorsports announced she will race the No. 7 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series Chevrolet for the team at Daytona. She will reunite with crew chief Tony Eury Jr., the same crew chief she started her NASCAR career with.

The Associated Press first reported the news.

“I couldn’t have written a better story about how this would all fall into place,” Patrick said in a press release. “Going with the flow is working out beautifully. … It all makes my last NASCAR race just that much sweeter.”

Eury Jr. served as Patrick’s crew chief from 2010-12 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and welcomes the chance to rejoin Patrick for one final race.

“It wouldn’t be just any opportunity that could coax me back to the pit box,” Eury said. “Working with Danica and GoDaddy again at Daytona is going to be fun – when you can do what you love and be in your element … well, I can tell you, it doesn’t get any better. Danica and I have shared success before in Daytona, and she has a lot more experience under her belt now, so I look forward to seeing what we can achieve during Speedweeks.”

Premium Motorsports has a charter for Patrick’s entry, guaranteeing her a spot in the field.

Patrick has raced six times in the Daytona 500 with a best finish of eighth, which she accomplished twice; she also won the pole position for the 2013 running.

Patrick competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the last five seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing. Last September, Patrick announced she would be leaving SHR.

Now all that’s needed are plans for the second part of the double, the Indy 500 in May. She has talked with Chip Ganassi and Team Penske, but no deals emerged from those talks.

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