During a recent episode of “The Dale Jr. Download,” NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed his appreciation for having Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce at the Anduril 250 in San Diego weeks ago.
“The one thing I’ll tell you. Mahomes and all those guys came to that race on their own accord.” Earnhardt Jr. said. “Usually, every celebrity you see has been brought to the race through a partnership, a request through a sponsor of theirs, or even the outright series is paying for them to be there.”
“They reached out to NASCAR, and they reached out to Amazon and said, ‘How do we get to this race? We want to come; we’re going to be in the area, and we want to see it.’ I thought that was pretty neat.” Earnhardt Jr. said. “That felt very Formula One-like, right? You see celebrities at Formula One races, and that’s what San Diego felt like a little bit.”
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The appearance of Mahomes and Kelce at the race was well received by racing and football fans, boosting the event’s mainstream visibility.
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