Mitt Romney may be attending the Daytona 500 NASCAR Race Sunday, but Rick Santorum seems to have him beat because his campaign is sponsoring it’s own car. They picked No. 26, a Ford Fusion driven by Tony Raines. The car is supposed to be an underdog, and Santorum is touting it as similar to his own campaign in that way. Santorum’s campaign sent out an email with the following statement from the candidate:
NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get – and it’s great to have my campaign represented by one of these incredible machines. The race weekend is a wonderful tradition that we’re excited to be a part of as we spread our message. I like how Tony Raines turned some heads last weekend with his qualifying run and we’d like to keep turning heads too. I think we’re both looking for a win in the end.
On Meet the Press, Santorum shook his head at the idea of watching the Oscars Sunday, saying his preferred cultural event of the day was the NASCAR race.
