https://redstate.com/bs/2012/02/26/mitt-romney-gets-a-not-so-warm-welcome-at-the-daytona-500/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 06:10:41 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s a sure sign of spring: the Sprint Cup NASCAR season starts today with the Daytona 500 (provided it stops raining&#8230;). And the two top contenders for the GOP Presidential nomination are there &#8211; Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are pressing the flesh at the track. At first glance it would seem like a pretty odd place for two Northeastern big government conservatives to hang out. Daytona is the Super Bowl for good ol&#8217; boys (although with a pre-race show from Lenny Kravitz, the &#8220;good ol&#8217; boy&#8221; label is a bit less appropriate) Romney and Santorum hardly fit into that category. With a crowd of 100K+ at the track and a huge television audience, it&#8217;s a pretty good place for a politician to hang out.]]>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:22:15 -0500<![CDATA[Bill S]]>https://redstate.com/bs/2012/02/26/mitt-romney-gets-a-not-so-warm-welcome-at-the-daytona-500-n42363