By FITSNews || We’re neither inbred nor lobotomized, so the notion of watching a bunch of cars go round and round in circles at insanely annoying volumes isn’t something that appeals to us.
It obviously appeals to lot of Texans, though, because why else would Gov. Rick Perry’s reelection campaign decide to sponsor NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte’s car in the April 18 Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway?
The No. 71 car has “Governor Perry” emblazoned on its front hood and “Perry Governor 2010″ on its back hood. Its custom paint job also features a text message code that lets voters contribute to Perry’s campaign.
Pretty nifty …
After crushing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson in last month’s GOP gubernatorial primary, Perry is facing a tough general election contest against Democrat Bill White, the former mayor of Houston.
Recent polling shows Perry with a slim lead over White.
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By Genomic Repairman April 7, 2010 at 9:24 am
I think even some republicans out here are looking to vote for white as they were originally backing Medina and Hutchinson and now just want a change of regime.
By Scooter April 7, 2010 at 10:45 am
Bobby Labonte is one of many drivers that need additional sponsorship during the season, and he is not the one that gets to choose which sponsors gladly pay for advertisements. IF you ever watched a Sprint Cup or Nationwide race, you would see all sorts of sponsorships on the cars, some are pretty funny. New movies and TV shows are often on the hood. The race is in Texas, so it is not a surprise to me, regardless of how I feel about Perry. BTW, both hoods are costing a pretty penny! And, lastly, you have missed the whole lure of NASCAR. It is far more than fast cars going left (except when then go right! or upside down, or into the catch fence, or the wall…)
By Scooter April 7, 2010 at 11:05 am
And I forgot to mention that the top drivers make in 9 months well into the 8 figures, and many more make 6 figures in one race. They are fearless, talented, and many are college educated. They have charities that give back to many communities a great deal of money and time. They are wonderful spokespeople for any number of companies, and non-profits. They man handle cars weighing thousands of lbs., at speeds up to 200 mph, inches away from another car, a wall, a fence or a wreck. All this for as much as 4 hours at a time. They put their lives on the line each week, so people like me can watch an extremely exciting sport. And, most of them are smoking hot! ( heard of Danica Patrick? or Kasey Kahne? or Jeff Gordon?……..) This is in response to your first sentence.
By Woodrow April 7, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I don’t know much about Nascar but I hope that car gets crushed into the wall in the first turn and out of the race. How’s that for a return on investment?
By sid April 7, 2010 at 2:08 pm
It may be a pretty good return, Woodrow. I don’t think Bobby is tearing up the track, this year, so there might be more coverage if his car exits early in a spectacular fashion.
By B Tobin April 7, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Its called at trunk lid not a back hood.
By beentook2 April 7, 2010 at 2:41 pm
By damn willie every now and then you piss gasoline.
If one is going to watch/support sports why not sit in the comfort of one’s home, turn on the big screen and watch a bunch of cocaine snorting, wacky weed smoking, raping, gun packing, steroid loaded, pill popping, gambling, murdering, alcoholic, ear biting, dog fighting, spouse beaters go at with their balls whether it be baseball, basketball or football.
Due to my family’s inbreeding and my own lobotomy to commemorate my first birthday it would be foolish for me to engage the literary giants at “fitsnews staff” in a battle of words over racin.
However, when you get home tonight be careful which head you slip into your Andre Jerk Me Off Tube Sock, peckerhead.
By BLEnforcer April 7, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Nascar flat out blows. Hate to say it,
but I got to agree with ol’ sic on this one.
By Scooter April 7, 2010 at 7:57 pm
If NASCAR blows, they sure do it with class and lots of money and fans. Beats the hell out of stick and ball sports.
By Toyota Kawaski April 8, 2010 at 8:51 am
But you watch Hockey and Play something call “fantasy sports” okay then back to the parents basement