NRA 500 - Conn. Senator asks it not be aired on TV

[stdreb27]

This is how the race was labeled on the ticker

 

[Younggun]

Yeah, pretty much bullshit.

 

[Younggun]

Wasn't there s'posed to be some six shooters.

 

[Glockster69]

Fox disgusts me. If I was the NRA I'd be asking for my money back.

Demanding would would be appropriate. Until Busch stopped near the infield NRA logo after his winning burnout, I had not seen the lead sponsor mentioned.

 

[Pinlifter]

On a side note, the traffic around Ft. Worth on race weekends makes me regret moving to N. Ft Worth...

 

[Younggun]

According to the ticker the NRA was not a sponsor, it was apparently the Texas 500.

I hope they sue the piss out if NASCAR.

 

[winchster]

Wasn't there s'posed to be some six shooters.

Rarely televised, if it is it will be on Speed.

According to the ticker the NRA was not a sponsor, it was apparently the Texas 500.

I hope they sue the piss out if NASCAR.

Yea that's the pic I posted.

 

[winchster]

On a side note, the traffic around Ft. Worth on race weekends makes me regret moving to N. Ft Worth...

Ehh, ya get used to it and its only one weekend in April and one in November lol.

 

[Younggun]

I was hoping the winner would make a big point of thanking the NRA for sponsoring the race.


Wishful thinking I guess.

 

[digitaltrip]

Notice how they focused on the board with fire that said Busch? They did show the NRA sign on top of Kyle's car for like three seconds before panning out

 

[Younggun]

So who has control of the cameras. Is that the work of NASCAR or FOX?

 

[winchster]

My guess is corporate fox. Local news referred to it as the NRA 500

 

[stdreb27]

According to the ticker the NRA was not a sponsor, it was apparently the Texas 500.

I hope they sue the piss out if NASCAR.

Ain't gonna be nun. Gossage said the contracted ended last year, and even though he and his crack sales team, had been at it, they couldn't find another sponsor, and he wasn't gonna pay for em. He's there to make money...


Which is kinda bad considering that this is usually the highest attended race for the year...

 

[winchster]

Ain't gonna be nun. Gossage said the contracted ended last year, and even though he and his crack sales team, had been at it, they couldn't find another sponsor, and he wasn't gonna pay for em. He's there to make money...


Which is kinda bad considering that this is usually the highest attended race for the year...

That was in reference to the pole winner rifle/shotgun. The six shooters were to be done just minus a sponsor. Because it has become an icon for the track.

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2080853

Gossage said the tradition of the race winner firing pistols (which also were supplied by the pole sponsor) will remain, even though the guns are unsponsored

"You just won't hear me say, 'Time for the traditional shooting of the six-shooters provided by XYZ firearms' because they're generic guns," Gossage said. "This is a for-profit agency. I like money. This is a for-profit business."

The race winner's tradition is being kept because the track felt it had become a more iconic image than the pole winner's award.

"How many times have you seen the picture of someone shooting a shotgun in the newspaper?" Gossage asked. "But every time, you see those six-shooters."

 

[stdreb27]

That was in reference to the pole winner rifle/shotgun. The six shooters were to be done just minus a sponsor. Because it has become an icon for the track.

USA TODAY

Gossage said the tradition of the race winner firing pistols (which also were supplied by the pole sponsor) will remain, even though the guns are unsponsored

"You just won't hear me say, 'Time for the traditional shooting of the six-shooters provided by XYZ firearms' because they're generic guns," Gossage said. "This is a for-profit agency. I like money. This is a for-profit business."

The race winner's tradition is being kept because the track felt it had become a more iconic image than the pole winner's award.

"How many times have you seen the picture of someone shooting a shotgun in the newspaper?" Gossage asked. "But every time, you see those six-shooters."

cool I thought he'd nixed the whole thing.

 

[Pinlifter]

I noticed that fox sports had the race on the schedule as "NASCAR racing in Texas", whereas everyone else called it the NRA 500

 

[Greg_TX]

People in Connecticut watch NASCAR?

 

[Tomservo92]

I don't know about everyone is Connecticut, but I'm pretty sure the Governor and Senator Murphy watch the Logo channel.

 

[cbigclarke]

I don't know about everyone is Connecticut, but I'm pretty sure the Governor and Senator Murphy watch the Logo channel.

and lifetime

 

[ROGER4314]

Jake & I dozed off at lap 200 then woke up for the last 100 laps. Except for the time we dozed off, I only heard NRA being mentioned ONE time. Our NRA ought to get a refund!

I was more concerned that DW failed to yell "Boogety, Boogety, Boogety!" when the green flag came out. Some Liberal probably complained that it was racial or some other nonsense. DW said "Let's go racing". Sorry.......That's lame.

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