October 23, 2008

ESPN: The Politics of NASCAR

By Ryan McGee  |  ESPN  |  Link to article

[Cindy McCain] smiled, gathered up endorsements from the likes of Richard Petty and Cowboy Troy, received a pit tour from Joe Gibbs, and stated the obvious: "North Carolina is extremely important in this race."

She's right. In this wild and wacky election year, the Tar Heel State coming up red on Nov. 4 is not a foregone conclusion. Neither is the NASCAR grandstand, judging by the number of Obama stickers being slapped onto coolers and T-shirts. "Clearly the GOP doesn't feel like race fans are a forgone conclusion," said a worker for Race [Fans] For Change, a Barack Obama support group that was stationed around the speedway. "Otherwise, why would Cindy McCain even bother to show up?"