Corey LaJoie’s #32 car is getting a new paint job for NASCAR’s big race Sunday … his team says it’s decking out the ride in a “Trump 2020” theme for the Brickyard 400.
A public document filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows Patriots for America, a pro-Trump PAC, has paid $350,000 to Go Green Racing, Inc., and the car will be driven by Corey LaJoie.
Go Fas Racing revealed the new red, white and blue paint scheme today just in time for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway race.
“I am honored to be part of the President’s re-election campaign through the Patriots of America PAC,” team owner Archie St. Hilaire said in a statement.
“As a Trump 2020 supporter, this team will do everything possible to secure victory on and off the track electing President Donald Trump to a second term.”
Jeff Whaley, who represents Patriots of America, said the PAC’s mission is to get voters registered for the upcoming November election, and thought NASCAR was one of the best avenues to relay that message.
The Ford Mustang will feature “Trump 2020” on both the hood and the rear-quarter panels … while also displaying “Your Vote Counts” emblems.
The race is set to go down on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT in Indiana.
Corey LaJoie
“With an estimated 75 million NASCAR fans out there, I was surprised that about 15 million of those fans are not registered voters,” 28-year-old LaJoie said after the ride’s paint scheme was announced.
“I will give my best effort to get NASCAR fans registered to vote, through our team efforts on and off the track. When they see the car, hopefully, it makes them race to the polls in November.”
LaJoie has 5 top 20 finishes in the Cup Series this season … notably finishing 8th in February’s Daytona 500.
Bubba Wallace — who’s been racing in a “Black Lives Matter” car recently — finished in 3rd at the 2019 Brickyard 400. He’ll be back in Indy to compete this weekend as well.
Trump attended NASCAR’s first race of the season at the Daytona 500. Trump and first lady Melania Trump stood on the track for the national anthem, and the president later yelled out, “Gentlemen, start your engines” to kick off the race.
Trump and the first lady then led the pace lap in the presidential limousine.
Prior to his arrival at the track that day in February, Air Force One made a fly by at the superspeedway in South Florida.
NASCAR, like many sports, went into postponement mode after the sudden spread of COVID-19.
But NASCAR became a pioneer of many sorts in making a comeback. It held races without fans and required teams to wear protective masks.
Recently, after protests and riots following the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, NASCAR said it would no longer require its teams and drivers to stand for the national anthem.