Republican frontrunner Donald Trump earned a critical endorsement on Monday from the racing world.
USA Today reported that NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, and drivers Chase Elliott, Ryan Newman, and David Ragan announced their support for the billionaire at a rally in Valdosta, Georgia.
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France complimented the billionaire, on how’s he raised his children.
“He wins with his family,” the NASCAR CEO said. “Any of his children, you’d be proud of have them as part of your family. That’s how I judge a winner, how somebody manages their family and raises their family.”
“If the people that like and watch NASCAR vote for Donald Trump, they can cancel the election right now,” Trump said at the rally. “Nobody else can win. Nobody.”
The drivers also praised the Republican frontrunner as the candidate who can change Washington.
“We need a change, guys,” Elliott said. “That’s all there is to it. And I think this is the man for the job.”
NASCAR’s embrace of Trump is a dramatic turn from last July when the racing industry pulled its Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series ceremonies from a Trump resort near Miami after his controversial statements about Mexican immigrants.
Trump said NASCAR apologized to him for the whole incident.
