(Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump’s reelection offer will accelerate this weekend with Trump 2020 as the main sponsor of Corey LaJoie’s car for the NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.
United States President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the US economy and the new US jobs and unemployment numbers in the Brady Press Press Room at the Casa White in Washington, USA, July 2, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner
Go Fas Racing announced Wednesday that it had partnered with the Patriots of America PAC, a pro-Donald Trump Political Action Committee, for nine races, including the Cup Series race at the Brickyard.
“I am honored to be part of the President’s reelection campaign through the PAC Patriots of America,” said Go Fas team owner Archie St Hilaire.
“As a supporter of Trump 2020, this team will do everything possible to ensure victory on and off the road by electing President Donald Trump for a second term.
“Let’s go back to this country and keep America great.”
LaJoie’s 32nd Ford Mustang will compete in a red, white, and blue livery and will have TRUMP 2020 decals on the hood and side panels.
In five seasons competing in the best NASCAR series, LaJoie is still chasing a top-5 first and is currently 28th in the Cup standings.
“With an estimated 75 million NASCAR fans, I was surprised that approximately 15 million of those fans are not registered voters,” said driver Corey LaJoie.
“I will do my best to get NASCAR fans to register to vote, through the efforts of our team on and off the track. When they see the car, I hope it makes them run to the polls in November. ”
Trump has courted the NASCAR vote and in February made an appearance as Grand Marshal at the Daytona 500, where he led a fast lap in his presidential limo and called “Gentlemen, start your engines.”
Recently, however, Trump and NASCAR have been on opposite sides of the debate over Confederate symbols.
NASCAR last month banned the Confederate flag, a symbol of oppression and slavery for many Americans, of all their races and events.
Meanwhile, Trump ruled out renaming the U.S. military bases named after the Confederate leaders, and demanded prison time for anyone caught smashing U.S. historic monuments.
Many statues and monuments attacked by crowds in recent weeks pay tribute to the nation’s rebellious Civil War Confederation and are viewed as tributes to those who perpetuated slavery.
Steve Keating reports in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris
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