“I see no reason to give Nascar money. They make plenty all by themselves.”
I agree . . . what the hell are we funding them for . . . I’m a devout Tea Partier . . . all politics aside, what do we give them a dime for? What am I missing?
Besides is it really seemly to ask a private team to “Beat Army! Beat Navy! Beat Air Force! Beat Marines!” ??? Which is necessary if the Pentagon does not literally lend something to all???
What you're missing is they're not doing it for charity to Nascar, it's to advertize, the same reason all the other sponsors are on the cars. The military outbid others to sponsor a car, and then used that sponsorship for recruitment, the same as a TV commercial. You can debate whether or not the sponsorship was successful in recruitment, dollar for dollar compared to expenditures on traditional commercials, but it certainly wasn't charity, it was a business decision.