Joe Rogan Surprised Danica Patrick Isn't Into Cars - "I'm Not a Car Girl"

What kind of car do you drive in regular life? Please don't say like a Prius. No. That would bump it. Like if you're like, oh, I just drive on the Tesla. The other day I was throwing some things into the recycling bin and I'm like, I'm just trying to do my part because let's face it. I burn fuel for a living. Yeah, right. Think about it in terms of how much fossil fuel. I wonder if you could say like a chart, how much fossil fuel the average person burns. Oh, I would not be doing well on that. I would not do well with the tree huggers or vegans of the world and all the people loving animals like me. I'm all those people. I love the forest. I try and eat vegetables most of the time, things like that. But yeah, I also don't do my part when it comes to my job. What kind of car do you drive? So I've had cars for years through the manufacturer. So this past year we were sponsored by Ford. So I had a Ford Expedition EL. I didn't know what EL meant. It means extra long. Oh, so you got extra space in the back. Yeah, it was whole. Yeah. Why don't they hook you up with a Mustang Shelby? Well, that's not very practical. GT350s. Yeah, I don't think we weren't even allowed to customize the wheels on that thing. So yeah, it was bare bones. Because that was part of the contract. They want you to drive. You get a car, but you can't get anything dressed up. Why don't they hook you up with a Raptor? I could have had a Raptor, I guess. Why didn't you get it? Maybe trucks aren't really me. Whatever. Things fun. It's better than the EL. Yeah, well, EL's not bad. But yeah, so and then I had a Tahoe when I drove for Chevy before that. I would think that you would want something fast. So I bought my first car in... What's the last car I bought? Oh yeah. Oh yeah, a long time ago I bought a Mercedes ML63 AMG. It was like a SUV, souped up SUV. That was a long time ago. That was like 10 years ago. I bought a Range Rover. So since then you've just been using manufacturer cars from the sponsors? Because they're free dollars. Yeah. And they're not, you know, whatever. Free is free. Is that like a part of the contract? Like that's the only car you're allowed to drive? Probably not, but... But that's the only car you drove. You know, if you're going to drive to the racetrack, probably want to drive in your company car. Yeah, probably a good move. Yeah, but other drivers have other cars too. But do you think that once you retire, you will start like going, God damn, I think I need to get something fast. I'm not a car girl. What? Nope, not a car girl. I'm sorry to disappoint you. What does that mean? How do you even say those words? I know. Again, I'm also... How do you just say, I'm not a car... Do you know who you are? Yes, and I'm not a car girl. You're Danica Patrick. I know. You're a race car driver woman. I don't even know how many cylinders are in things. I just drive them. I'm just good at that. You don't know how many cylinders? I don't know. I think we have eight. That's so crazy. I just lost so many fans. How can you be such a good driver and not know anything about cars? I don't need to. That's a good way of looking at it. I don't build it. I don't... It's true. I didn't have to go to school for engineering, remember the beginning of our talk? That's right. 10 years old. 10 years old. I remember it. So, yeah, I just... I can drive them. You need to get yourself one of those new Shelby GT500s, 700 horsepower. I've seen one. I just announced it. Oh, a Shelby. A new one. Oh, okay. Not the GT. Not the GT500 or the... Oh, you mean the Ford GT. Yeah, not that one. No, that's pretty crazy too. But Shelby just put out a new month. The problem with those Ford GTs, they're awesome, but the paddle shifts. You want a manual? Yeah. You want a stick? Yeah, I like sticks. It's more fun. It is. Yeah, it's just... It's more racy. I have a Bronco, a 1971 Bronco. I saw it down there. And even driving that is... It's a stick. It's not that fast, but it's just... Just feeds your testosterone. Mechanical. It's mechanical. You feel it. It's analog. I just like my car to be good off the line. I bought a Lamborghini a long while back, and I didn't have a cup holder. So I was like, well, this is stupid. This is not practical. So yeah. So then I bought the Mercedes. And then I had a cup holder. I had a couple cup holders. Yep. So it was good. But then, you know, technology evolved and it didn't have Bluetooth to play my music. So I was like, well, I'm going to have to get rid of this. And that was when I started driving for Chevy. And then I got a Tahoe and I liked that. And then I got a... So you're driving for Chevy and they didn't give you a Corvette? I didn't ask for one. How could you not want one? You were driving for Chevy. I needed a practical car. If I wanted a Corvette, I could buy one. Oh, okay. I know you're good, but I would say, but like, come on, hook it up. I'm not. Yeah. Come on, Chaddy. I'm not a car girl. We went over this. I don't understand this though. I keep wanting to catch you in that lie. No, I don't care. I just, I have... Cars are like purses for me. I just need one nice one. And when it wears out, I'll get a new one. You don't like purses? Not really. I really care. You're a weird girl. I just needed one that looks good and performs. Just one. That's it. Yeah. What about shoes? No, I like shoes. There you go. Okay. Yeah. Okay. You're a girl. I'm definitely a girl. But not purses. What about jewelry? I curled my own hair today. Whoa, that's crazy. How'd you do it? I did my own makeup. Yeah. You okay? My shoulder hurts a little bit, but hair spray. What is this stuff now? I'm very much a girl. I believe you. That's what, if people ask me, what is it about you that people would be surprised and I tell them I'm like much more girly away from the track than you'd think because I'm really aggressive at the track and I don't look very happy and away from the track I try and be funny and I smile more and I'm much more relaxed.