A recent ceremony at the Statehouse honored NASCAR drivers and thanked the organization for its strong ties to Ohio. The Dispatch has more below:
State lawmakers publicly savored their summer break today by honoring a group of young NASCAR drivers at the statehouse.
“The governor is fishing, and I’m doing NASCAR. It’s a good day in Ohio,” Lt. Gov. Mary Tyler said, presenting an executive order declaring July 10 NASCAR Day.
Three professional drivers and NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton attended the ceremony, where they received honorary resolutions by both the House and Senate.
Afterword, the group posed for photos near a nationwide-sponsored race car parked on the statehouse lawn.
NASCAR, through its various racing circuits, will host ten races in Ohio in the next two months, including two at the Columbus Motor Speedway.
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Of course, Taylor and the GOP lawmakers who attended the event didn’t forget to mention the economy. They hailed NASCAR as an opportunity to create jobs, particularly through Nationwide Insurance and Goodyear tires, which both sponsor racing teams.
“The impact of what NASCAR does for the state of Ohio, it is enormous,” State Sen. Jim Hughes, R-Columbus, said.
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