Air Force One does a flyby of the
Daytona International Speedway.
Bush Races for Votes at Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Bush was giving the "Drivers, start your engines" cry Sunday to begin NASCAR's Daytona 500 in a high-profile speedway visit to court the highly sought votes of the millions of fans of one of the nation's fastest-growing sports.
The track has a history of attracting presidents. President Reagan came to Daytona for the Firecracker 400 during his 1984 re-election campaign. Bush's father stopped by the Daytona 500 during his unsuccessful run for a second term in 1992. The president himself came in July 2000 to watch the Pepsi 400 when he was running for president.
Bush's appearance at Daytona International Speedway for stock car racing's most prestigious and lucrative race provides him with an unbeatable opportunity to reach out this election year's coveted "NASCAR dad" constituency — stereotyped as mostly white, male and Southern even though the sport's reach is much broader.
The elistist media so doesn't get it; NASCAR fans are part of Bush's base constituency.
This in-your-face photo made me laugh out loud.