Kansas spring race to be titled 'SpongeBob SquarePants 400'
The May 9 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway will be sponsored by Nickelodeon and titled the "SpongeBob SquarePants 400."
No, it's not a joke. This isn't Warped Wednesday.
Before you go crazy wondering what NASCAR has come to, it's probably a good idea to remind you this isn't the first time a NASCAR race has borne the SpongeBob name. When the SpongeBob movie was about to be released, the fall 2004 Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was named the "Lowe's Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300" per Racing Reference.
Maybe we should check with Menard's or Home Depot about a presenting sponsorship for this race.
Per a release from the track, there will be a Nickelodeon Kids Zone at the speedway and a SpongeBob photo booth. If it's a way to get kids out to the track, it's probably a good idea, don't you think? NASCAR isn't exactly the most popular sport among the younger demographics.
And besides, if you really do think the name is ridiculous, let us present to you the 2014 Brickyard 400, which was referred to as the Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com. That name is infinitely more ridiculous than the fairly-succinct Kansas race title and if you don't think so, you should be forced to say "Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com" 100 times in a row.
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