Sorry, never got the big time 'rasseling deal, perhaps because I went to a university that had one of the top national programs in the real deal, and I did find that pretty exciting (but in Iowa in the winter, almost anything is exciting). The super show biz deal with all the characters seems dumb to me. But that's just me, I'm sure others find it cool, and I have a union brother who makes big money doing the pyro for some of the shows, they seem to love pyro.
I'd love to see Danica win too. She has a huge advantage over Janet Guthrie who went before her, in that she is driving on a top team, and Indy is really a team deal. Though I grew up in Cali in the 60s, and drag racing was big - real big, like Big Daddy Don Garlits, The Snake and the Mongoose, and of course, a real pioneer, Shirley Muldowney. They tried to call her "Cha-Cha" but she rejected that pretty quick saying - I love this quote - "There is no room for bimboism in drag racing."
Back when there were no women in motorsports, Shirley won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and 1982, and is number 5 on the list of all time drivers. Not bad. In the early 80 they made a movie out of her life called "Heart Like A Wheel" that is worth checking out.