[Liz]

NASCAR knows its audience and has set up a near-perfect pairing Sunday when President Trump gives the command of “Start your engines,” as the grand marshal of the Daytona 500.

The marriage of NASCAR fans and the Republican party has long been in place. Many of the RVs parked in the spacious infield have Trump flags flying on the top of their vehicles. There are life-size cutouts of the president and Trump look-alikes at the races this week.

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LAUGH BREAK In 1992, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton was grand marshal of a NASCAR race at Darlington, S.C. He was roundly booed wherever he went and drivers had to be persuaded to have their picture taken with him. Clinton was widely criticized by the crowd as being a “draft dodger.”

When Clinton gave the start command, the crowd was chanting “Bush, Bush” for incumbent President George H.W. Bush. Winner Darrell Waltrip showed up in the winner’s circle wearing a “Bush/Quayle ‘92” pin.

SOURCE https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-02-15/daytona-500-donald-trump-grand-marshal-race

[Liz]

“I’m goin' to Disneyworld---gonna take a lap on the Race Car ride."

[nwrep]

Yes, we can laugh, but GHW barely squeaked by in Florida that year against BJ.

[Political Junkie Too]

Part 2:

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden gave the command at the 2011 NASCAR season final at Homestead and were booed by the fans.

-PJ