Comments on: Kasey Kahne Will Drive A Toyota At Daytona http://stockcarspin.com/2009/07/01/kasey-kahne-will-drive-a-toyota-at-daytona/ A NASCAR Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:33:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve W http://stockcarspin.com/2009/07/01/kasey-kahne-will-drive-a-toyota-at-daytona/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Steve W Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:17 +0000 http://stockcarspin.com/?p=203#comment-69 Had to google this when my wife mentioned Kahne was listed as driving a Toyota - one less driver to root for I guess. Someone explain to me why a Japanese manufacturer that has never produced a V8 vehicle in the US (let alone RWD) is somehow in a series made up of "American V8 RWD sedans"? Can't wait till Pettys are in Toyota's too. Can we at least stop the flag-waving and "patriotism" associated with Nascar? What kind of patriotic American would even support the way a foreign company has bought their way into Nascar? It gives me hope that the ratings are in steady decline as they have been for years, and ticket sales are down as well. We need another "stock car" series competitive to Nascar so we can have true, American stock-car racing back. Had to google this when my wife mentioned Kahne was listed as driving a Toyota – one less driver to root for I guess. Someone explain to me why a Japanese manufacturer that has never produced a V8 vehicle in the US (let alone RWD) is somehow in a series made up of “American V8 RWD sedans”?

Can’t wait till Pettys are in Toyota’s too. Can we at least stop the flag-waving and “patriotism” associated with Nascar? What kind of patriotic American would even support the way a foreign company has bought their way into Nascar? It gives me hope that the ratings are in steady decline as they have been for years, and ticket sales are down as well. We need another “stock car” series competitive to Nascar so we can have true, American stock-car racing back.

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