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November 14, 2005

NASCAR to race with Gators, 'Noles paint schemes

Time for a little cross sport interaction here.

For the last weekend of NASCAR action taking place on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, drivers Scott Riggs and Kyle Petty will have their cars decked out in Florida football and Florida State football colors. No doubt to play up some more intrastate rivalries on the last weekend of the season with the final finish virtually all wrapped up.

Here's a look at both vehicles, from GatorsNolesRacing.com

Scott Riggs' Florida State Seminoles No. 10

Kyle Petty's Florida Gators No. 45

More on how this came to be, from NASCAR site Jayski.com.

This sponsorship is designed to give sports fans one more opportunity to gear up for the intra-Florida rivalry on the football field set for the following week. The Company expects to create excitement due to the tremendous fan cross-over among the two sports. In September, new collectible #10 Florida State Seminole and #45 Florida Gator cups will be available at nearly 150 Checkers restaurants in Florida. During the unveiling of the new cars at Bristol Motor Speedway, Checkers pledged $5,000 to both Riggs' and Petty's charities: Carolina Donor Services and the Victory Junction Gang, respectively. An additional $5,000 will be donated to the race-within-a-race winner's charity on November 20th.

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A portion of the proceeds of the sale of the die casts benefits the scholarship programs at both schools.

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  1. portis said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 7:38 AM — 24.140.92.2 — link — abuse?



    Go Gators.........Go Gators.

  2. Trey said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 8:12 AM — 24.161.7.25 — link — abuse?



    Who Cares?!?! The last thing legit sports and universities need to do is associate with the Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks...

  3. sean said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 10:16 AM — 209.82.168.215 — link — abuse?



    why don't they use some winning teams colors?

  4. Mary said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 11:24 AM — 12.217.156.179 — link — abuse?



    Wow, the comment about non athletic sports centered around rednecks showed that the reader, along with being bigoted, has no idea what NASCAR is about. This college educated, MENSA member born and raised in Chicago Seminole fan is going to enjoy the race and the intellectual and physical abilities of the teams this Sunday.

  5. Jeremy Peter Cedotal said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 11:49 AM — 66.82.9.85 — link — abuse?



    I am a redneck, and I love Nascar, except for the restrictor plates; and college football (Geaux LSU) except for the lack off a playoff system. I like the paint schemes. I think it would be cool for all the cars to paint up "college style" once a year.

  6. opie said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 2:45 PM — 209.82.168.215 — link — abuse?



    Mary,
    You're not fooling us & you're not really in MENSA, you just bought the t-shirt. Nobody with a genius IQ would ever pull for FSWho.

  7. John said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 6:49 PM — 192.251.125.85 — link — abuse?



    Go 'Noles!!!!!!...........and D'opie get a life!

  8. NOTaNOLE said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 8:38 PM — 24.110.37.157 — link — abuse?



    Did we really have to get "Kyle Petty?" FSU has about the same chance at beating us in the Swamp as Kyle has of winning that race, well he may have a little better chance than that I guess..

  9. ROCK THE SWAMP said:

    posted on November 14, 2005 8:58 PM — 205.188.116.199 — link — abuse?



    GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!! GO KYLE PETTY!!!!!!! WHO CARES IF IT IS IN MIAMI, THERE IS JUST AS MANY GATOR FANS DOWN THERE AS THERE IS CANES.CANES SUCK, NOLES SUCK heY JOHN GET A LIFE!!!
    ROCK THE SWAMP!!!!

  10. UFsPathetic said:

    posted on November 15, 2005 10:25 PM — 192.251.125.85 — link — abuse?



    Gators are losers...........see Rock The Swamp for details!!!!

  11. Fanblogs Author Jeff Quinton said:

    posted on November 17, 2005 7:29 PM — link — abuse?



    There's a Maryland car at some level of racing now. Tennessee has had one also. Jack Roush used a Clemson paint job on Kevin Lepage's car for the Richmond race one or two years and the proceeds of merchandise sold went to a Motorsports Engineering scholarship at Clemson named for Roush.

  12. VTbobb said:

    posted on November 17, 2005 11:57 PM — 71.248.37.31 — link — abuse?



    VA Tech had someone run a Hokie painted NASCAR for a few races several years ago.

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