I'd Rather Hang Out With NASCAR Fans Than Washington State Legislators

In a follow-up to this post, here's the story on the idiot Washington State legislators and their insults to some of the stars of NASCAR and the fans of the sport:

If driver Greg Biffle is right and supporters of a Seattle-area track in Washington state need to speak up louder than opponents of the proposal, then those supporters will have to be more than loud. They might have to get downright mean to match the rhetoric thrown about recently by some of Washington state's most influential lawmakers.

Biffle made the trip to the area on Feb. 22 along with NASCAR legends Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip, two of the sport's greatest drivers who have evolved since their driving days into two of its greatest ambassadors.

The most pointed, derogatory comment made by a Washington legislator was attributed to State House representative Larry Seaquist, a Democrat who made it clear that he does not want NASCAR and its fans in his beloved home state.

"These people are not the kind of people you would want living next to you," he told a Fox television news station there. "They'd be the ones with the junky cars in their front yard and would try to slip around the law."

Frank Chopp, another Democrat who is the powerful State House Speaker, was asked about Petty's visit and added: "You mean the guy who got picked up for DUI? He's not a member of the House last time I checked."

Biffle, a native of Vancouver, Wash., said he heard those comments and initially could do little more than shake his head in disbelief at the level of ignorance that he believes they portray.

"They're just uneducated about NASCAR," Biffle said. "They're not uneducated folks, but a lot of them are uneducated about NASCAR."

He said he particularly found Chopp's inaccurate reference to Petty offensive.

"The guy [meaning Petty] won't even let his cars run in the Budweiser Shootout," Biffle said. "The guy won't even let [alcohol-related sponsors] put a decal on his car. So can you believe that? I was thoroughly embarrassed. If that gives you any indication, well, you know."

If these idiots in Washington had any idea of what the Petty family has done through their Victory Junction Gang Camp, not to mention many other charity efforts by the Pettys and nearly every major player in the garage area, they'd realize how foolish their statements were.