League Officials Suspect Danica and JoJo are the Same Person

Danica Patrick/JoJo










Indy Racing League officials Wednesday admitted they are investigating the possibilty that driver Danica Patrick and singer JoJo may be the same person.

"Yeah, we're taking a look at it," said a league official who asked not to be named. "Nobody thought twice until one day when one of our interns said, 'Wow, you dye JoJo's hair black and she could be Danica (5'1", 100 pounds). Then, when Danica wanted to sing 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' at the Cubs game Thursday, well, let's just say we put two and two together. I know that I, personally, have never seen Danica and JoJo together."

Other league officials said it wouldn't be a big deal if Danica was actually JoJo, in fact they estimated that JoJo alone may have more fans than the entire Indy Racing League. But officials worried that being JoJo (whose real name is Joanna Levesque) might distract Danica from trying carrying 100% of the IRL marketing department's hopes and dreams on her small-but-well-toned back.

"We need Danica to be available to do any random dog-and-pony-show deal we come up with. We can't have her touring in the greater Toledo, Ohio area when we need her to sign autographs at the Ft. Worth Wal-Mart, for example."

The upside, league officials admitted, was that Danica/JoJo may be able to double race attendance by offering a concert after the race.

"Even if Danica isn't JoJo, she may be able to sing well enough that we consider it," said the IRL source. "I mean, if friggin' Paris Hilton can have a top 40 song it must not require a ton of talent."

To try to settle the issue, IRL officials have invited "JoJo" to the IRL race at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 10. "If she shows up while Danica is on the track, I guess we'll have our answer."

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