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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 13: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 13, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 13: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 13, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Elon Musk has been a divisive figure for most of his life. But his ability to polarize has only risen over the past few weeks and months. With all that is happening around the billionaire, a NASCAR veteran made his opinion public; that seems to have been a mistake.
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The world’s richest man has amassed $188 billion in wealth. Elon Musk is undoubtedly one of the most influential people the world has seen. His legacy, however, is far from being all glitz and glamor.
NASCAR’s connection with Elon Musk
The South African American has a controversial history with regard to the accumulation of his unimaginable wealth. While his detractors don’t think too highly of him, his supporters believe he has done the world a lot of good through all his ventures.
Elon’s multitude of investments have been in an eclectic mix of fields, but NASCAR remains untouched by his massive wealth. The only hints of an association have come as suggestions from fans and drivers.
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Elon Musk, serial entrepreneur, at TED2013: The Young, The Wise, The Undiscovered. Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Long Beach, CA. Photo: James Duncan Davidson
Some fans suggest Musk’s Tesla has a lot to offer as NASCAR continues its deliberations over an all-electric NASCAR Series. Given that Tesla is among the leaders in the electric vehicles industry, it could offer useful help with regard to the technology aspect if such a series were to come up.
Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch also recently made a request to Musk. After Musk announced the $8 charge for Twitter verification, Busch made a joking suggestion that Musk could sponsor the driver since he drives the #8 car at RCR.
Apart from these light-hearted suggestions, there’s nothing concrete planned between Musk and NASCAR.
NASCAR fans infuriated by the analogy drawn
Brad Keselowski took the liberty of giving the billionaire a big compliment with his recent tweet.
Helped create online banking as we know it.
Drove commercial space access.
Pushed an entire automotive industry to revolutionize.
Dismantling unethical big tech practices.
Looking more and more like @elonmusk is the Thomas Edison of our generation… truly astounding
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) December 9, 2022
Fans, however, were far from happy with the analogy and showed their fury –
Of course “Big Brain Brad” is impressed by a man who built his empire w govt subsidies & that is bank rolled by dirty Saudi $$ reinstating the accounts of multiple Nazi’s per day.
Perhaps folks should scroll back to Brad’s 2020 election night Tweet that flirts with #TRE45ON. https://t.co/p4EIHdRVLD
— Racing & Politics Accountabili-Buddy (@Nascar_RealTime) December 10, 2022
The funnier part of all of this is the fact that Brad has worked for everything he has while the man he praises was born on 3rd base and inherited a fortune that was built off of apartheid. Hahahahahahaha
Hahahahaha
Haa..
Oh wait that isn’t funny it’s just sad. https://t.co/D1LVesDXSm
— Ty (@SlowBoySim) December 10, 2022
🎶 Those boots are made for lickin’ and that’s just what he’ll do… 🎶 https://t.co/QMgCvkuCSn
— Sean Whitlock 🤘🏳️🌈⚾️✌️ (@seanwhitlock) December 9, 2022
Yeah brads right, Elon is the Edison of our generation. The way he steals work and takes the Tesla brand as his won https://t.co/YQwpbINEuG
— Bobert (@AAFan8_10) December 9, 2022
Oh, Brad, get off your knees and wipe your mouth off https://t.co/dR0uLOMeOS
— Happy Meal 🇺🇸 😷 🇺🇦 (@Happymeals420) December 9, 2022
Unethical big tech practices??? Restricting hate speech is unethical? Lol wtf are we doing lol Twitter isn’t perfect but it def isn’t a better place with Musk https://t.co/4EkdOapcv5
— 2Z Designs (@2Z_Designs) December 9, 2022
nextgen cars still giving drivers CTE months after being out of the car https://t.co/lxSJBdREPh
— kate (ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ ᵗʳᵘˢᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵇʳᵒ) (@sassinallcaps) December 9, 2022
Took credit for other people's inventions to make a name for himself without acknowledgement?
Yep, he's exactly right. https://t.co/wLFBXnRpcL
— Alex Ripstein (@AxelRipper) December 9, 2022
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That analogy does seem a little too much, doesn’t it? Do you agree with the fans’ reactions?
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