Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum is a Democrat looking for areas where the budget can be reduced. Her current goal is to military spending. More specifically, it focuses on the Prohibition of Military money from advertising in NASCAR. She introduced a measure in that sense, and it was by a vote of 241-148 shots.
The U.S. Army spent $ 7,000,000 in 2010, a car in NASCAR sponsor and has a signed contract with Stewart-Haas Racing, put their logo on a car in 2011. In contrast, the Marines, Navy and Coast Guard all NASCAR sponsorship ended in 2006.
McCollum believes that money in this area is an inappropriate use of military means. Ramsey Poston, NASCAR managing director of Corporate Communications, sees things a little differently. According to data gathered from 2009 from Experian, one of five NASCAR fans have served in the army, while one in three of the sport are active duty members of fans. Also leads the army declared that it was recruiting 46 000 in 2010 thanks to the racing team.
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