Patrick films “inappropriate” Super Bowl commercial

Danica Patrick was the most-searched athlete on AOL in 2008. She'll likely get a boost early in 2009 by appearing in a Go Daddy commercial during the first half of Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1.

Patrick, a spokeswoman for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based domain name registrar, is featured in two TV spots filmed last week in Los Angeles.

“They are both fun and edgy," Patrick said. "They are just what you would expect from GoDaddy.com. You’re going to have to watch the Super Bowl to see them. I can’t ruin the surprise."

The commercials still have to be approved by NBC-TV censors, who gave Go Daddy more publicity in 2005 when they pulled its commercial after one airing.

"We have two options and they're both absolutely … Go Daddy-esque," Go Daddy CEO and founder Bob Parsons said. "They are fun, edgy and slightly inappropriate; surely network censors will have a sense of humor, people could use a good laugh these days."

The Andretti Green Racing driver also has donated a 2008 worn race suit – plus four pit passes and four race tickets to a 2009 race of the winning bidder's choice except the Indianapolis 500 – to the Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research auction. The auction runs through Dec. 16. Link: https://auction01.charitybuzz.com/secure/viewItemDetail.do?auction_item_id=22301