DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Making her first trip to a NASCAR race, Alyssa Milano got the
VIP tour of Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.
She had lunch with the wives of several drivers. She rode fast laps around the
high-banked track in a pace car. She even spent time with Danica Patrick and
other stock-car stars.
"I've just had an amazing, amazing day," Milano said.
Her daylong trip had a purpose, too.
Milano's appearance was to help launch her clothing line for female NASCAR fans.
The apparel features 10 drivers, including fan favorites Patrick and Dale
Earnhardt Jr.
It follows other Touch By Alyssa Milano lines designed for NFL, NBA and MLB
teams.
"Ever since Touch came out, which was about seven years ago now, the most
frequently asked question that I've been asked by female sports fans has been,
'When are you doing NASCAR?'" said Milano, who found fame in the 1980s as a
child actor on ABC's "Who's the Boss?" ''I felt like it was pretty important
because it kept coming up.
"So we got serious about trying to do it in the last couple of years, and NASCAR
has been wonderful to work with and very responsive. It's really just amazing to
be able to be here after so many years of wanting to be here and having it be a
reality."
The initial launch includes a variety of women's shirts for drivers Patrick,
Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey
Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart.