Ex-NASCAR star Danica Patrick takes heat for scathing message to Martin Truex Jr amid death of Sherry Pollex

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The NASCAR world mourned the death of Sherry Pollex on Sunday, as the philanthropist and former girlfriend of Martin Truex Jr. lost her battle with cancer after several years.

As the racing world sent their condolences on social media, former racing star Danica Patrick ruffled some feathers with her terse statement in response to Truex’s statement on Pollex’s death. Truex and Pollex dated from 2005-2023, and she ran the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation to help children with pediatric cancer. The two split in January but remained close friends.

Patrick did not appear to appreciate Truex’s statement.

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Danica Patrick, right, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Toyota, talks with Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, in the garage during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Testing at Texas Motor Speedway on April 11, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. (John Harrelson/NASCAR via Getty Images)

"I avoid negativity on social at almost all costs," she wrote. "Almost…. But this is the most insensitive disconnected statement from a guy that I have never liked. And obviously for good reason.

"I don’t care what happened between them but this is as cold as it gets. A PR rep wrote this guaranteed. You’re free from this now Sherry."

Patrick did not specifically mention what she was talking about between Truex and Pollex. Truex’s statement appeared to be as touching as anyone else’s.

"From the very minute of her diagnosis Sherry was determined to not only fight ovarian cancer with everything she had, but also make a difference in the lives of others battling this terrible disease," Truex said in a