Are Fords made in Mexico less foreign than Toyotas made in Tennessee? How about the BMW's made in South Carolina or the Mercedes' made in Alabama? Are they more foreign than the Jeeps made in Canada?
Whether they are or aren't, NASCAR, IMO, is about the big three automakers facing off against each other. If I want to watch Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, etc racing, I'll watch a different racing league.
Yes they are because the PROFITS are going to the USA. Why did france and germany push for contracts in exchange for cooperation? The profits would go home.
Labor is not as big a issue for the japanese makers because they bring they parts suppliers to the USA. As for canada, canada is for all intents and purposes a subsidiary of USA inc. (
http://www.unitednorthamerica.org for a site which proposes the canadian provinces elect to become states of the USA. neat little animation on homepage)
Rolls Royce and Bently are owned by BMW and Volkswagen respectivly, those profits are no longer english, they go to germany.
For any corporation doing business away from home, it has an advantage in threatening to leave and take the jobs of voters with them unless they get favorable tax breaks, incentives, and political advantage.