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08.07.2008
Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines


A major speedway company says political candidates aren't welcome to stump during NASCAR events at their tracks. The crafty Doug Daniels of Politics mag has the scoop

--Michael Crowley

Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:03 PM with 5 comment(s)

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tkozal said:

ISC is a public corp. NASCAR is a family deal, owned by very conservative southerners..(biting tongue on many other comments, like the lack of african americans in NASCAR, and the way Juan Pablo Montoya has been treated by many of the fans, I'm thinking re-education camps..ouch, there goes my tongue))

Good for ISC!

July 9, 2008 9:03 AM

jwl2672 said:

What the hell does a lack of black fans have to do with banning stumping politicians? Golf, tennis, soccer, and even baseball have a dearth of black fans too.  So what?

July 9, 2008 7:06 PM

tkozal said:

where you from? been to a Yankees game? been to a socccer match in Queens? No, I thought not.

Lack of african americans, but full of other "blacks".

And last I checked, you dont see confederate do-rags and flags at the PGA or the US Open.

July 10, 2008 12:46 PM

The Plank said:

It looks like Obama has found a way around that NASCAR ban on presidential campaigning at the track that

July 11, 2008 1:42 PM

The Stump said:

Racecar politics clearly haven't been banned completely. P.S. A (pro-Obama) friend frets: Not sure

July 11, 2008 7:18 PM