NASCAR steps in when driver shows at Kansas with pot sponsor
May 12, 2017
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Carl Long was forced to strip the logo of a Colorado-based marijuana vaping company from his car Friday after NASCAR said it violated rules governing sponsorship and paint schemes.
The logo for Colorado-based Veedverks was plastered on Long's green and yellow No. 66 for tech inspection, but a NASCAR spokesman said it was never vetted and approved. And when officials learned of the hood logo, they had crew members remove it before the car went to the track.
NASCAR officials said it will not adorn the car the rest of the weekend.
Long returned to NASCAR's top series this...
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