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NRA to Sponsor Nascar’s Sprint Cup Race

Monday, March 4, 2013 17:22
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Today the NRA, National Rifle Association, has announced that they’ve reached a deal to sponsor the Sprint Cup race. This will mark the first NRA branded race in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series.  This is what NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre had to say:

The NRA 500 is the latest announcement in the long history of a growing partnership between the NRA, Speedway Motorsports and the NASCAR community. NRA members and NASCAR fans love their country and everything that is good and right about America. We salute our flag … volunteer in our churches and communities … cherish our families … and we love racing! On April 13, we’ll all come together at Texas Motor Speedway.

NRA and Nascar make a deal

The president of Texas Motor Speedway  says that the agreement is for one year with a one-year option, financial terms were not stated.

This deal comes just a month after the announcement that NASCAR would raise funds and awareness for those that were killed in the Newtown, Connecticut shooting. There has been an increase in NRA Members since the shooting.

Here is the statement given by Ed Clark, the president of Atlanta Motor Speedway:

I understand the sensitivity with some of the things that have gone on the last two or three years. But they [NRA] do a lot more things than just protect your rights to bear arms. They do a lot of education programs, too. People really need to be objective and look at all the positive things they do across the board.

Nascar was consulted on the deal

Brandon Smith, the chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., said NASCAR isn’t typically consulted by a track when seeking a sponsor, and he wasn’t aware that was done in this case. He applauded his marketing department for making the deal.

The race winners at TMS traditionally are photographed with empty six-shooters and a cowboy hat in Victory Lane.

Source: ESPN

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