Duplicate Thread- Presidential Candidate Obama To Sponsor Cup Car At Pocono Race

[KittyWampus]

pre-existing discussion here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6487181&mesg_id=6487181



Presidential candidate Obama to sponsor Cup car at Pocono race

SI.com has learned that for the first time in history, a major presidential candidate may sponsor a race car in NASCAR's premier series.

According to sources, Barack Obama's campaign is in talks to become the primary sponsor of BAM Racing's No. 49 Sprint Cup car for the Pocono race on August 3. Details of the agreement are expected to be worked out over the coming days.

A BAM spokesperson has revealed the team will hold a press conference July 23 in Miami to reveal the partnership, currently a proposed one-race deal with an option to continue. Obama will be at the briefing, which will be tied to the "Get Out The Vote" campaign message he spread throughout the 2008 primary season.

Racing sources claim one of the options being considered would allow individual campaign donors to get their name on the race car for as little as $100.

Read more:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_bowles/07/11/obama/index.html

[Tinksrival]

1. That's taking the fight to them.

Hey Repubs, you don't own racing, religion, the south,west, or anywhere!

snip from article.......

Racing sources claim one of the options being considered would allow individual campaign donors to get their name on the race car for as little as $100. Obama will also be present for a second private fundraiser on July 30 in Miami, in which team owners Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau -- staunch Republicans -- will give the Democrat an opportunity to spread his message of change. Randy Moss and Fergie are among the celebrities confirmed to be a part of that fundraiser in support of the candidate and his venture into NASCAR.

[NatBurner]

2. wow... for the first time in my adult lifetime, i'm really

gonna watch a nascar race

talk about change u can believe in

[monmouth]

3. I wish I had that popcorn eating thingy so I could watch with

great enthusiasm..all the FReepers heads explode over this one. NASCAR is THEIRRRRRSSSS doncha know? Hahaha, first the stadium acceptance speech, the possibility of speaking in front of a historical site in Germany and now this? Oh I do want popcorn. So delicious..

[Kittycat]

5. I was just thinking the same thing. My kids will love it though;.

My 16mo pushes a car all over the house. Now I'm going to have to go out and buy a damn model car kit to assemble and paint like the Obama Car. Of course then, my 4.5yo (who is a huge Obama fan), will probably fight with the baby over it. Crap, now I'm going to have to assemble two of them. The things I do for my kids *sigh* (lol)

[Fire_brand]

4. This campaign is getting scary with how smart it is

[ChazII]

6. Ain't gonna happen

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/11/2008-07-11_barack_obama_nixes_deal_to_sponsor_car_i.html