RonPaulRacing - Kenny Wallace and Mike Bliss

What Does $300,000 Buy? (Hint: Way more than you think…)
“What?!? $300,000 for a dumb logo on the side of a car?”

Actually, the real estate on the side of the car may be the least important thing in the entire sponsorship package. It’s almost a bonus. (And it will be seen every time they change the right rear tire during a pit stop.)

So what does $300, 000 actually buy?

Nearly 40 weeks of TV exposure for 4+ hours a week, every week, from now through the Election. No matter what else happens in the campaign.

Access to the national and local media via the sports desk–not the news desk–every week from this weekend, through the summer, through the Convention, and up until Election Day. Coverage valued at millions of dollars. An average TV audience of TWO MILLION people for each race will hear mentions of Ron Paul’s sponsorship of two different vehicles. (This totals 75 MILLION viewers per season).

Access to the NASCAR fan base: conservative-leaning, patriotic, supportive of gun rights, supportive of border security, and supportive of the military. They are IDEAL candidates to become Ron Paul voters.

Driver of the No. 22 Supercuts Dodge will be Mike Bliss, and the driver of the No.36 Shark Energy Dodge will be Kenny Wallace. Ron Paul Racing is allowed to use the name and likeness of the drivers and car owner in TV, radio, print, and on the Internet. When Kenny Wallace or Mike Bliss wins a race, they will mention Ron Paul in media interviews in Victory Lane.

Kenny Wallace is a popular presenter on two weekly NASCAR shows on Speed TV and has a lot of opportunities to drop names. He is also personally supportive of Ron Paul’s candidacy and message. He’s not just being paid to hawk Ron Paul…he’s one of us.

Kenny Wallace has a huge and very supportive fan base. This gives us access to fans who want to know everything there is to know about their favorite driver and the things that he supports. We also have access to Mike Bliss and his fan base.

Ron Paul Racing will have use of the team’s “Show Cars,” which are identical to the real race cars, and can make personal appearances at Ron Paul events (like the March on Washington?) The Show Car will be traveling through Texas on March 4 and can be available for Texas Primary promotional events.

Logo will also be in associate positions on both of the transporters and on all pit equipment. The Transporter is a huge 18-wheeler with a billboard on each side. The transport vehicles travel over 100,000 miles during each racing season, exposing that many more people to Ron Paul and his message.

Fitz Motorsports will provide Ron Paul Racing with traditional, at-track, team media relations services. Fitz Motorsports has access to the media that Ron Paul does not currently have. We believe this is the first time a presidential candidate has sponsored a NASCAR team. This is historic and may gain media coverage.

This will be one of the few (if any) times that thousands of grassroots supporters have sponsored a team. This is historic and may gain media coverage. “Alternative media” possibilities are endless. How about a Ron Paul Video Blog from every race weekend? How about podcasting from the track? How about Meetup rallies and sign waves at EVERY track for 35 races? How about the Ron Paul Show Car at a campaign rally? How about Ron Paul and NASCAR Meetup groups hooking up?

And even if (god forbid) Ron Paul is not the nominee, the Ron Paul NASCAR sponsorship can still help him retain his congressional seat.

So why haven’t you donated yet?
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NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Kathleen Hanover
Communications Director
Liberty Racing PAC
[email protected]

Grassroots group holds online fundraiser for NASCAR sponsorship
Ron Paul Racing, founded by grassroots supporters of conservative Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, hopes to sponsor Fitz Motorsports' Kenny Wallace and teammate Mike Bliss in the 2008 Nationwide Series NASCAR season.

(Dayton, Ohio - February 14, 2008) Ron Paul Racing was founded by grassroots Ron Paul supporters who are frustrated with the conservative Republican's lack of media exposure. Their solution? Bypass the newsroom and go straight for the sports desk. So the group is holding an online fundraiser for a season-long associate sponsorship of Fitz Motorsports' #36 (driven by Kenny Wallace) and #22 (driven by Mike Bliss) in the Nationwide Series at www.ronpaulracing.com.

Wallace, driving for another team, qualified for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup race with an eighth-place finish in one of two qualifying races held today.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch Series) kicks off on February 16th at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Like the Presidential campaign, the season runs into November.

Why NASCAR? The sport's 75 million fans are a perfect demographic for Ron Paul," says Kathleen Hanover, spokesperson for Ron Paul Racing. "NASCAR fans tend to be conservative-leaning, patriotic, and pro-military. Since Ron Paul's top three sources of campaign contributions are active duty members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force respectively, we think it's a great fit. And with an audience that's 40% female, NASCAR reaches more women than any other sport. We think Ron Paul's message of small government, secure borders, and low taxes will resonate with NASCAR fans. And we think this may be the first ever attempt at a season-long NASCAR sponsorship funded entirely by individual donors on behalf of a political candidate."

If the group is able to raise $100,000 of the $300,000 sponsorship fee by Friday, Feb. 15th, the Ron Paul sponsorship will become official in time for the inaugural race of the season, and the massive media attention that accompanies it.

"The $300,000 sponsorship deal will take Ron Paul's message of Peace, Prosperity and Freedom to over 75 millon NASCAR fans for nearly 40 weeks," says Hanover. Supporters can donate online at www.ronpaulracing.com.

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About Ron Paul

Ron Paul is the Conservative candidate for President of the United States. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Ron Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. Congressman Paul’s consistent voting record prompted one of his congressional colleagues to say, “Ron Paul personifies the Founding Fathers’ ideal of the citizen-statesman. He makes it clear that his principles will never be compromised, and they never are.” Dr. Paul is an obstetrician who has delivered over 4,000 babies during his career. Ron and his wife Carol recently celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary. They have five children, 17 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He can be found online at www.ronpaul2008.com.



About Kenny Wallace

A native of St. Louis, Kenny is one of NASCAR’s most colorful and popular personalities. He is featured on well-known racing-themed television and radio shows. Kenny’s popularity still continues to escalate with the success of SPEED Channel’s NASCAR RaceDay, the most popular NASCAR pre-race show, and NASCAR Victory Lane, where he is a regular personality. He's a 9-time NASCAR Busch Series Winner, and winner of 10 NASCAR Busch Series Pole Awards. He was voted the Busch Series' Most Popular Driver in 1991, 1994, and 2006. Racing is in Kenny Wallace’s blood. His father, Russ, was one of the Midwest’s most successful short track drivers and his older brothers, Rusty and Mike, compete against Kenny in the highest levels of NASCAR racing.


About Mike Bliss

A native of Milwaukie, Oregon, Mike Bliss raced his way to the NASCAR ranks driving midgets, super modifides, and sprint cars, landing his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in
1993. Bliss began racing in NASCAR in 1995, driving the #08/2 Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports, and the next year he finished fifth in points. Bliss ran a partial season for Fitz Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007, posting three top-five finishes and four top-ten finishes. He helped bring the No.22 Fitz Motorsports Dodge to an 11th place finishing position in the NASCAR Busch Series Owners points for 2007.

Wish racing season had started BEFORE primaries.. sigh..

Still cool as hell.. I am not into racing since Swervin Irvin crashed lol..

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A Girl looks great ridin shotgun with Ron Paul

What a waste of money. Did Ron Paul quit yet?