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[โ€“] t0fr@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought he was co-opted by the left to piss off the right

[โ€“] paultimate14@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

He was one of the key figures in the corporatization of NASCAR.

I think there's some debate among fans as to how much of that was him as opposed to him just driving and leaving the business to other people and being okay with his face and signature getting plastered everywhere.

These memes go hard though so I don't care that much