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No, Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse didn't get engaged Saturday

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick have been dating since 2012. (Getty)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick have been dating since 2012. (Getty)

Danica Patrick had some people forgetting what Saturday’s date was.

Patrick posted a picture to Instagram of herself kissing boyfriend (and fellow Cup Series driver) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A ring was on Patrick’s left hand and the caption simply said “Well …”

Well….

A post shared by Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick) on Apr 1, 2017 at 5:13pm PDT

As you can imagine, the couple started getting congratulations on a purported engagement by many NASCAR fans and those associated with the sport. But given that Saturday was April 1, it was a good idea to be skeptical about Patrick and Stenhouse’s “engagement.” And, date aside, who gets engaged in what looks to be a parking lot on a Martinsville race weekend?

What they should have been getting was congratulations on an April fool well done. Patrick posted Sunday morning that the “engagement” was just a ruse.

Just swinging and thinking about how good I got you all on April fools…. ????????

A post shared by Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick) on Apr 2, 2017 at 5:22am PDT

While the date was a pretty good giveaway that Patrick and Stenhouse weren’t actually engaged, we are a bit curious as to why they chose it, among many other possible pranks, to be their April fool.

The couple has been dating since 2012 and Patrick said in a slightly-awkward Fox interview in April of 2015 that she would say yes if Stenhouse ever proposed.

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Nick Bromberg is the editor of Dr. Saturday and From the Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!