Did You Notice? … Military Matters, Kicked To The Curb, And It Doesn’t Pay To Finish First… On Friday
*Did You Notice?…* How the U.S. Army’s departure from NASCAR puts the focus on the No. 88 car manned by the sport’s Most Popular Driver? With the Army’s decision to leave stock car racing, announced Tuesday, that leaves the National Guard, who backs Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as the lone military branch with a major presence in the sport. In the past few seasons, we’ve seen the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Marines leave the Nationwide Series, all while the U.S. Air Force has seen primary sponsorship reduced to just two Sprint Cup events with the No. 43 and Aric Almirola. Even auxiliary branches of government, like the U.S. Border Patrol, have pulled back and turned their marketing dollars towards other areas.