Forgot....I would like to get everyones help in writing Nascar...

[Only Me]

and the track at Richmond and as many drivers as you can.

We didn't appreciate what Nascar did at the Richmond track last week. We are highly divided and at least 50% of this state will go vote Democrat this year. Whom Brian France, ceo and family owner of Nascar, donates too during the election (by the way it was shrub and cheney), is their business. But I thought is was highly disrespectful for the fans that paid hundreds of dollars for those seats and those fans of us at home that had to have Rumsfield pushed down our throats with his attendance. This year is the most political I have ever seen NASCAR.

It doesn't seem to care if the fans approve or not. A lot of the nascar viewers and the people in those stadiums are not proshrub and not pro-republician agenda. This is a sporting event and Nascar is using it as a political event.

For those of you not familiar with Nascar, these stadiums hold thousands of fans and 100's of thousands at home viewing them. When Nascar is allowed to make it a political event, without any dollars lost...we loose.

Again, being that at least half this state are Democratic and this a heated election year and Donald Rumsfield still under investigation...I thought it was EXTREMELY disrespectful to the fans and general public in this state to take a political stand over what the voters and/or the fans wanted. The 20th or 21th of this month, Nascar is going to feature bush at one of the up coming racing events.

Remind Nascar the FANS that buy the tickets and sports/ collectables are not just Repugs. There Democrats and Independants too.
Links to write to...

Richmond International Raceway Contact Information
P.O. Box 9257 (23227)
602 E. Laburnum Avenue
Richmond, VA 23222
Email: [e-mail]

http://www.nascar.com/drivers/list/cup/tps/owner_team_series_index.html
This link has a list of drivers, with links to their websites.

[gospelized]

1. i feel extremely proud of myself

for living in richmond and not even knowing there was a nascar race.

[Only Me]

2. Hahaa ..I turned it off a soon as I saw Rumsfield Aargghhh!

And after 28+ years,unless they change they way they have been doing things, I will not watch it anymore (sigh)

[daria_g]

3. Upcoming Shrub visit to NASCAR?

I heard * is supposed to visit the opening NASCAR race in New Hampshire this coming weekend, I got a message to that effect from the Dems at my university as some sort of demonstration is planned. (I am kind of ambivalent about demostrating, incidentally - I think NASCAR's great and would love to be there but didn't think most race fans in NH, if they already have Shrub and entourage to annoy them, would appreciate more political stuff on top of it.)

[Only Me]

4. Yes, that is what I heard as well...

I have loved NASCAR for many years, and remember when the drivers raced on dirt tracks! This is the first year, course I may be wrong, that NASCAR has taken such a public political stand.
Very sad for those of us who would like the sport to be just about the sport. I assume Brian France's NASCAR fans are less important to him than his political allies.