“Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends that are NASCAR team owners.”

— Mitt Romney

at Daytona 500, , quoted in [2012-02-26, Mitt Romney at Daytona 500: ‘I have some great friends that are NASCAR team owners’, Philip, Rucker, Election 2012, The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/mitt-romney-trades-campaign-trail-for-daytona-500/2012/02/26/gIQAMsHpcR_blog.html, 2012-07-03, ,] and * 2012-02-27
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