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NASCAR Distances Itself From Donald Trump After Remarks
The Associated Press ^ | July 03, 2015 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 07/03/2015 5:47:29 PM PDT by rickyrikardo

NASCAR is the latest corporation to distance itself from Donald Trump.

On the same day one of its top sponsors called on NASCAR to take a stance against Trump, the motorsports series said it will not hold its season-ending awards ceremony at the Trump National Doral Miami.

"We looked at everything we saw coming down and what we heard from our sponsors and our partners and what we feel we should be doing, and that's what led us to the decision today," NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said Friday at Daytona International Speedway.

Trump's spokesman, Hope Hicks, declined to comment to NBC News Friday.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; donaldchump; donaldhump; donaldtrump; election2016; hopehicks; nascar; nbc; news; newyork; therug; trump
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To: apocalypto

Good grief. Why did they think he was an expert on the subject? That’s just strange.


21 posted on 07/03/2015 6:02:29 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: apocalypto
That is true. NASCAR has been turning far left for a while. Last year they went after a young driver, Cory Le Joie for an innocent, indirect comment regarding Muslim terrorists.

In a sport where continuously turning LEFT is the rule what else could you expect.

22 posted on 07/03/2015 6:04:18 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: rickyrikardo
NASCAR was awesome in the 60's and 70's when you had real Dodge 426 HEMI's and Ford 427's, Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles.

NASCAR is just a big fast food and pop marketing deal now. I have tried to watch a race, just bores me to tears except for the last 5 laps. Drivers are all a bunch of 12 year olds except for guys like Harvick and . . um . . .

Remenber when David Pearson used to wear dress shoes (oxfords) when racing or Buddy Baker would be doing 200 mph at Talladega with a big ole cigar clenched between his teeth? Pearson also still had the cigarette lighter in his cars so he could burn one or two during caution laps.

I've got no time now for NASCAR so I'm glad to hear even they've surrendered to queer rights and mexican sensitivities - piss on em

23 posted on 07/03/2015 6:05:01 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: rickyrikardo

The Chamber of Facists handiwork, grasshopper.


24 posted on 07/03/2015 6:06:31 PM PDT by Lopeover (My vote is valuable, you must earn it.)
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To: rickyrikardo

NASCAR wants the Confederate flag gone and now they’re dumping Trump.

Where are the fighters of this nonsense??????????????

What a subservient nation we have become.

.


25 posted on 07/03/2015 6:11:36 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Don Corleone

lol


26 posted on 07/03/2015 6:11:52 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: ridesthemiles

I’m guessing you meant Rick Hendrick? Their address is:

Hendrick Motorsports
4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262

I haven’t heard anything from them yet but I expect to be disappointed with them too.


27 posted on 07/03/2015 6:12:44 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: laweeks

Should coordinate boycott.


28 posted on 07/03/2015 6:13:11 PM PDT by Lopeover (My vote is valuable, you must earn it.)
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To: Mears
Our republican candidates are shoving each other out of the way to be the first to prostrate themselves before the fecal alter of Lord Obama and his State Media ( the 4th Branch of government)

I believe they're misreading the great Silent Majority. We're slow to anger and quiet right now so they think we don't exist

29 posted on 07/03/2015 6:15:44 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: Lopeover

Yes. NASCAR chairman Brian France had a meltdown, saying, “We will be as aggressive as possible to disassociate NASCAR events from an offensive and divisive symbol.” He apparently was referring to the Confederate flag. I doubt he meant the ISIS flag.


30 posted on 07/03/2015 6:18:33 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: rickyrikardo

Gutless little $hit$....


31 posted on 07/03/2015 6:20:51 PM PDT by databoss
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Yeah! Bunch of inbred rednecks at NASCAR! Nothing but racists southerners! BAN NASCAR! (hehe)


32 posted on 07/03/2015 6:23:19 PM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!))
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To: rickyrikardo

From now on, I’ll call the rainbow flag the ‘NASCAR’!


33 posted on 07/03/2015 6:26:02 PM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: atc23

“when you had real Dodge 426 HEMI’s and Ford 427’s”

Aren’t all of the cars the same under the hood now? Something like that anyway. That disappointed me, now this.

Also, the drivers’ outfits are crammed with advertising. Not real manly.


34 posted on 07/03/2015 6:31:19 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: rickyrikardo
This, Ladies and Gentlemen is what you call Jumping the Shark.

Nascar hurt themselves with this one.

Don't they know it's not illegal aliens that watch their races and buy their products?

35 posted on 07/03/2015 6:33:02 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: rickyrikardo

NASCAR needs to pay a heavy price for this bs. I would hope the NASCAR fans understand that.


36 posted on 07/03/2015 6:34:49 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: laweeks

I was thinking about going to the Richmond race. Not now.


37 posted on 07/03/2015 6:40:32 PM PDT by Carry me back (.)
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To: Jim Robinson

That is for dang sure..

NASCAR done jumped the pond.

Sad. One more tradition.. One more capitulation.

We are in a prolonged fight for our very own roots..

Albeit we ever owned slaves or not.

Or smoked Winstons..

Or drove cars with octane higher than 93..


38 posted on 07/03/2015 6:42:44 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: rickyrikardo

Never watched Nascar anyway. There was something that just didn’t ring true with the values that they trumpeted.


39 posted on 07/03/2015 6:45:06 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: rickyrikardo

The short-fingered Bulgarian also has a fake college - Trump U. that he has foisted upon those illegal immigrants who are trying to get an education.


40 posted on 07/03/2015 6:48:26 PM PDT by batterycommander (- a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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