Let's address this one last time. I don't want to hear it at the track, get stopped in church and asked this again, or overhear it at another table in a restaurant.
President Obama has no bearing on NASCAR. He is not forcing any car manufacturer out of NASCAR. He probably won't even know NASCAR exists until next year when he hosts the champion for a 15-minute photo op. Sorry, he doesn't strike me as the type of person who has a clue about stock car racing, he seems pretty mainstream on sports.
Seriously. It was a joke in Car and Driver.
I'll admit, when Crime and Courts reporter Curtis Johnson sent it to me April 1 (people, first clue), I was incredulous. Then I re-read it. Above the byline was Happy April 1 (second clue). We know the President has been throwing his weight around with the automakers, getting one CEO to resign. But really, declaring two carmakers can't race in NASCAR? Seriously. You really think the France family, Richard Childress or Rick Hendrick would give it a second thought?
Seriously, it was all a joke. Here's the link to Car and Driver and the coverage the story got in the days after April Fool's Day.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/motorsports/obama_orders_chevrolet_and_dodge_out_of_nascar_car_news
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