I believe that NASCAR and Disney have conjured up some sort of a deal involving two Chevy Monte Carlos will be decked out with Di$ney characters... the cars will actually run a couple of parade laps prior to the actual pace lap for the race... think the Corvette will be the pace car of choice this year.
This is simply another step by NA$CAR to lure an even greater cross section of America into the stands in what is rapidly becoming the world championship wrestling series of auto racing... more show than go if you will and will certainly enable die cast manufacturers, cap makers, shirt makers, etc. to produce their respective merchandise and squeeze a few more bucks from a new and relatively untapped fan base who will just have to have something with the mouse's mug on it.
I keep hearing more about major teams courting Di$ney in hopes of getting Mikey's mug plastered on the hood of a cup car but the folks at Mouse World wouldn't be able to handle the image of the mouse and a dead or seriously injured driver being scraped of the wall of a race track. Di$ney, after all, is a happy place. I suspect, however, if or when Michaels bean counters determine that there is gold in those the high banekd hills of Daytona they might actually throw some of their millions in the direction of a cup car. Stay tuned...
