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  • April Fooled: NASCAR Hoax Causes Web Frenzy

    by Claudine Zap

    Apr 1, 2009

    1,455 Votes

    Sure, April Fools' Day comes but once a year, and some silly stories have been making the rounds. (Stairmasters in the NYC subway? Brad and Angelina married? Really? No.) But one thing is now clear: Keep the jokes away from NASCAR.

    All Car and Driver magazine tried to do was drive a little levity into the auto industry bailout with a prank. The serious publication ran a joke story that announced that Obama had ordered Chevrolet and Dodge out of NASCAR if they wanted to keep their federal funds. For a brief web-fueled moment, NASCAR fans had to imagine a future of cheering on Japanese cars. Or worse, French ones. The horror.

    Immediately, the Internet went crazy, with searches on "obama nascar" accelerating in Search and zooming across Twitter. Although the story was clearly marked a hoax, Car and Driver eventually pulled the fake story and apologized for going "too far."

    Not to worry, NASCAR fans: Nobody's pulling out of NASCAR. Yet. As Automobile magazine's blog noted nervously, "Let's just hope that the auto task force doesn't read this and get any ideas."

    1,455 Votes
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Easiest way to piss off a bunch of inbred high school drop outs - threaten NASCAR.

LMAO

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Bob

It is freaking redneck cars going in a circle - who cares. Also - I don't want my tax money paying for the three American car companies subsidizing useless pseudomarketing trite.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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yea, dont f*** with NASCAR fans like me, although i never woulda heard about this because i never read car magazines unless its JC Whitney...

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Kind of sad that NASCAR fans get so upset and outraged over the fact that a new kind of car would be used. I don't get it

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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OMG--I can't believe people fell for this!! How hilarious....LMAO!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I hope they disband NASCAR to save gas. What a huge waste ofg our natural resources.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I'll take a Japanese car over a Ford or Chevy heap of junk any day! I used to be a Ford owner....now that was a nightmare!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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WHAT THE f*** HATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Rob

they are switching to right turns!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Bob

april fool's is a thing of the past. you can't make jokes about anything anywhere or anyone.

political correctness has put an end to that.

we wanted change and we got it. no more april fool's please

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Yeh - don't give insane husein any ideas! he's an idiot! he'll probably try to do it!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Why SHOULD AMERICAN TAXPAYERS pay for GM and Chrysler to stay in nascar? Talk about a waste of money.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I could see Obama and the Congessional Black Caucus going after NASCAR......not because of a bailout, but because NASCAR doesn't have enough black representation in it...... seriously!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Truth be told, I'm already reeling from the fact that Buick and Pontiac are doomed as it is. This could've put me over the edge. If, that is, I cared anything about NASCAR, which I don't. (IndyCar on the other hand...)

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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HAAAY...
Whut in tar nation?
Dont be puttin down NASCAR fans.
Just cause I stop bangin ma sister to watch cars drive in a circle....dont mean ahm stoopid.
Go sooners...yeah ha.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Wow! Can't belive they fell for this! Good Job NASCAR! U ROCK! YOU REALY PISSED THEM OFF!

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I think it's a riot. For people to have so little life that this could drive actually upset them... pathetic.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Just goes to show the intelligence level of the average 'neckcar fan..."Boogity! Boogity! Boogity! Let's Go Racin' Boys!"...shoot me.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Nascar is racist and this was a slap at our President. NASCAR is sad. Boycot NASCAR.....

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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that is funny as hell

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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People really need to rediscover a sense of humor....

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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what are you all talkin about nascar is a sport go watch your favorite episode of flip this house you putz

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I resent NASCAR fans being referred to as uneducated rednecks. I don't put down the sissy sport of soccer! If anyone took the time to learn about racing, there's more to it than jut driving around in circles. I see nothing wrong with the artcle as long as it was clearly marked as an April Fool's gag.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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The fact that the joke got such a stong reaction makes all the funnier! bahahahaha! OMG how many of them thar fans spilt their beer in their cheerios when they read that story?

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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Anyone who believes anything on April Fool's day is nothing more than a fool. And it shows how obscenely diehard NASCAR fans are.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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all you dumb ass yankees that don't like nascar... you have the right. but...you have no right to put down those of us that do.

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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lol, figures that a bunch of dumbass redneck hicks would believe this story... I mean, when something is clearly labled a hoax, then yes, let's take it seriously...Pesonally, I think they should put the screws to both Chevy and Dodge and disband Nascar for good...

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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lmfao

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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You f*** are all a bunch of a****** who don't have anyone else to make fun of.... you all love it AND YOU KNOW IT... the jealousy surely shows....

Before you go calling people rednecks, perhaps your DUMB ASSES might want to learn to spell.... Jackasses

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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I dont wanna critisize but seriously you should not make jokes when it come to the politics and stuff...

posted Apr 1, 2009 |
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