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NASCAR Texas 500 name changed to NRA 500

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Though the NRA has been a sponsor of the Texas 500 in the past – where the winner of the race is required to fire two six shooters into the air and receives an NRA rifle, this is the first time the race is conducted under the new name of NRA 500.   The accompanying cartoon is an exaggeration, for as we only kill about 85 people a day with guns here in America. NASCAR is losing about 25% of it’s audience under 30 each year. It is becoming much like the GOP and the NRA but with a lot more beer.

The National Rifle Association will sponsor the April 13 Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, track president Eddie Gossage announced Monday during the 1.5-mile oval’s annual preseason media day.

The race, shown live by Fox, will be renamed from the Texas 500 to the NRA 500. It will be the first Saturday prime-time event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) is among the largest sporting venues in the United States, with seating capacity in excess of 190,000.  The Truth About NASCAR’s NRA 500