Danica Patrick.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FONTANA, Calif. -- Danica Patrick has learned one of her toughest lessons after two NASCAR races. The outcome she desires won't come easily -- or soon.

Patrick says she has to "disconnect from the results for quite some time" while getting experience in the Nationwide Series. The IndyCar Series star finished 31st at California on Saturday, a week after getting caught in a 12-car crash just past the midway point in her debut at Daytona.

After driving in the Nationwide race in Las Vegas next weekend, Patrick goes back to the IndyCar Series and focusing on her open-wheel ride for four months. She will return to the NASCAR circuit at New Hampshire on June 26, the first of 10 more races.