Is 50 Cent the next brand ambassador for NASCAR?

I know its not on the track racing but it does have a bearing on Nascar

A new person wants to be the next brand Ambassador -- 50 cent and Swan Racing owner Brandon Davis met at the teams dinner Friday nite in Daytona.

When we have a sport big enough for someone like 50 cent to take knowledge of what we have here and what we have to showcase,it says a lot for our sport.

At the end of the meeting Whitt claims he is here for the sport (Nascar) and what he thinks is best for the sport. Attracting these kind of sponsors such as SMS Audio,Speed Stick Gear on our car is the kind of stuff that can make this industry go to the next level.. I can see where he is coming from but is this the correct approach to step the sport into the next level? Who will eventually win with this type of association? Or will one or all collapse due to the exerted exposure .

I like some of all music but not some of the speedstick gear ---what do you think?

Dan Marino

Troy Aikman

Roger Staubach

Gene Simmons (Indy Car)

Kevin Costner

Randy Moss

If I sat here long enough, I could probably think of more non-racing athletes / celebrities who wanted to hitch their wagon to NASCAR. Believed in it, said their involvement "aligned with common business objectives", etc. Yet over time, pffft they disappeared. Only ones I suppose I'll credit for hanging in there were Hal Needham and Joe Gibbs.

I suppose 50 Cent is good for Swan Racing if the team is getting PAID and can stay on the track week to week. But to be face of NASCAR itself? Um, no.

Terry Bradshaw, Brad D... I guess it is now a long list.

Although not a car owner, former Los Angeles Rams player, Les Richter (who was selected to 8 straight NFL Pro Bowls) went on to run Riverside Raceway and IROC as well as repace Bill Gazaway as NASCAR VP for Competition.

Here's a link to a year old story about football types who dabbled in stock car racing:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-01-31/super-bowl-2013-nfl-dan-marino-randy-moss-brett-favre-troy-aikman-joe-gibbs

When I ran media operations at the Richmond track, a former NFL personality was one of several trucks involved in a turn 1 crash on the first lap of our track's first truck race in the first season of the NASCAR SuperTruck Series - 1995. Can you guess who? Hint: He left tickets for Elvis at our "Will Call" window!

Didn't watch clip yet - but thinking Jerry Glanville?

You would be thinking right.. and Elvis has left the house!