{"id":2232745,"date":"2024-04-29T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racing-series-governing-body-denies-request-to-promote-trump-on-car-bodywork\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:19:59","slug":"racing-series-governing-body-denies-request-to-promote-trump-on-car-bodywork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racing-series-governing-body-denies-request-to-promote-trump-on-car-bodywork\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Series Authority Rejects Request for Trump Ad on Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracing-series-governing-body-denies-request-to-promote-trump-on-car-bodywork%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232745&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Racing Series Governing Body rejected \u2062a request to feature Trump\u200b on \u200ccar bodywork due to political branding restrictions, aiming to avoid controversy\u200c and maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-liberals-increasingly-concerned-that-women-minorities-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Liberals Increasingly Concerned That Women, Minorities Can\u2019t Be Trusted\">diverse fan base<\/a>.\u2063 The decision aligns\u2063 with \u200ccommon practices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-conservative-sport-5-ufc-stars-who-dont-hide-their-right-wing-opinions\/\" title=\"\u2018The Most Conservative Sport\u2019: 5 UFC Stars Who Don\u2019t Hide Their Right-Wing Opinions\">sports organizations<\/a> to steer clear of political affiliations that could alienate fans. The Racing Series Governing \u2063Body declined a request to display Trump on car bodywork to adhere \u200cto \u2064political\u200d branding regulations, prioritizing fan inclusivity and\u2064 averting disputes. This move mirrors the standard approach in sports to avoid political associations that\u200c may isolate\u2064 followers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <\/p>\n<h2>Racing Series Governing Body Denies Request to Promote Trump on Car Bodywork<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 29, 2024 at 10:34am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Sports organizations forbidding political branding or sponsorships is nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>Most sports organizations, having a diverse fan base spanning a wide range of beliefs and political affiliations, have preferred not to risk alienating a large chunk of those fans with political messaging.<\/p>\n<p>But, the recent ban of a certain political figure on the cars in a certain popular sport seemed, to observers, more head-scratching than usual.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2024\/04\/26\/indycar-denies-rfk-jr-trump-car-at-indy-500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RACER<\/a>, one team for the upcoming May 26 Indianapolis 500 race had requested to be able to promote Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former president Donald Trump on its car\u2019s bodywork.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the Indy 500\u2019s parent company, IndyCar, told RACER, \u201cIndyCar does not approve sponsorships associated with elected officials, candidates for political office or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-threats-of-corporate-donation-withdrawals-gop-senate-fund-hauls-in-8-3-million\/\" title=\"Amid Threats Of Corporate Donation Withdrawals, GOP Senate Fund Hauls In .3 Million\">political action committees<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the anonymous team would have to display more traditional sponsors on their cars, rather than the explicitly political endorsement they originally wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on the one hand, their decision did make sense, at least from a business standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump first took office in 2016, politics have become an incredibly divisive field, with the vitriol elicited by political debates and differences reaching perhaps its highest level in the lead-up to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Most likely, IndyCar preferred not to risk their bottom line and alienate a significant chunk of their fans by appearing to endorse any particular political candidates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you enjoy the sport of racing?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, while IndyCar is a private business perfectly free to make its own decisions, it might have misunderstood its own fan base, at least from a political standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/01\/30\/nascar-biden-lets-go-brandon-coin-politics-sports-00003356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> (by no means a right-leaning publication) explained in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nascar-takes-official-stance-go-brandon-blocking-drivers-sponsorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR<\/a> fans in particular \u2014 and racing fans in general \u2014 have been overwhelmingly right-leaning, if not conservative, since the inception of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nascar-president-denounces-go-brandon-movement-not-happy-started-raceway-spreading-across-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s Go Brandon<\/a>\u201d originated during a TV interview at a NASCAR race, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as explained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecsportsmgmt.com\/indycar-sponsorship-demographics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECS Sports Management<\/a>, a good 86 percent of Indy 500 fans are male, and an earlier story in <a href=\"https:\/\/racer.com\/2024\/02\/29\/indycar-emphasizing-growth-of-younger-fan-demographics-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RACER<\/a> noted that 70 percent of those fans are over the age of 55 and 86 percent of them are white.<\/p>\n<p>Which, of course, have been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bubba-wallace-message-anti-woke-nascar-fans-get-board-wokeness-take-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demographics<\/a> most consistently right-leaning and conservative, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2018\/03\/20\/1-trends-in-party-affiliation-among-demographic-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering those numbers, it would not seem all that likely, then, that a car sporting the visage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-americans-turning-biden-home-state-donald-trump-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> would be all that alienating for most of the Indy 500 fans.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, many fans probably would have been happy to see it.<\/p>\n<p>Again, IndyCar is free to make whatever business decisions it chooses. But it\u2019s always good to know your audience.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? 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You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent development, the Racing Series Governing Body declined a proposal to feature Trump on car bodywork. Sports entities commonly avoid political endorsements to maintain their diverse fan base and avoid potential controversies. 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