NASCAR Declines Gun Ads Due To ‘Gradual Shift’ On Their Stance

By Tom Knighton

NASCAR is one of the fastest-growing spectator sports in the country today. While I don’t find it appealing myself, I know a lot of people who enjoy watching races. They are loyal to their favorite drivers and some are even loyal to those drivers’ sponsors just because they sponsor that driver.

It also seems that NASCAR is a sport that has deep roots in pro-gun states throughout the country. While there are exceptions, that’s just where the bulk of it seems to be.

Yet it seems NASCAR doesn’t particularly seem interested in advertising that may appeal to much of that base after this blog post over at K-Var:

In March and April 2019, several firearms retailers and manufacturers were contacted by National Event Publications, Official media sales agent for the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, PGA, NHRA, & USA Today Lifestyle. The pitch was to buy advertising in the official program for the last 26 races of the season. K-Var opted to advertise, as did at least 16 other manufacturers or retailers including CZ-USA, Beretta, Daniel Defense, and others. The deadline to have our artwork submitted for approval was April 19, 2019.

Then, on August 19, 2019 (four months later) we …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms