Spitzer Rolls With NASCAR Crowd

It's off to the races for flesh-pressing Harvard Democrat

By Joseph Fasano, Newser User

Posted Aug 14, 2007 6:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Times noticed an unlikely NASCAR fan at this weekend's race in upstate New York—Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was no doubt running slightly left of the pack. Spitzer, whose brother-in-law is an engineer for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports, said he was supporting his favorite driver,... Read full story »

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