Danica Patrick at Barbermotorsports

Danica Patrick had said she would need to have a “stellar weekend” in the ARCA race here to encourage her to enter Saturday’s Nationwide Series race.

A sixth-place finish and remarkable recovery after spinning through the infield grass qualifies as “stellar.”

JR Motorsports, the Dale Earnhardt Jr.-owned team which fields Patrick’s GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, announced Monday she will enter the Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.