NASCAR military sponsorships facing fight

Posted: July 17, 2012 at 11:14 pm

By Dustin Long, Special to USA TODAY

Updated

Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and Betty McCollum, D-Minn., plan to present a second amendment Wednesday in the House of Representatives banning military sports sponsorships to ensure a vote.

By Jeff Zelevansky, Getty Images

The National Guard is one of the sponsors for Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular driver on the Sprint Cup Series.

By Jeff Zelevansky, Getty Images

The National Guard is one of the sponsors for Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular driver on the Sprint Cup Series.

The second amendment would be presented when H.R. 5856, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, is heard in the House. It is scheduled for Wednesday, according to a legislative schedule kept by the Majority Leader, Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.

If either amendment survives and the bill eventually becomes law, it would bar the National Guard from sponsoring Dale Earnhardt Jr. in NASCAR and J.R. Hildebrand in IndyCar, the Army from sponsoring Tony Schumacher in NHRA and the Marine Corps from sponsoring the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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