Kinky On Letterman / Gets NASCAR Support

The Kinky Friedman for Governor campaign is getting a couple of boosts in the final week of the campaign. First, Kinky will be appearing on the late night David Letterman Show next friday. Kinky will be taping the Letterman segment on Monday, and it will air on November 3rd. Kinky will also be campaigning in Temple, San Antonio, El Paso, and Corpus Christi in the next week.

The other boost to Kinky's campaign comes from a NASCAR racer, Robert Richardson. NASCAR is heading to the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend in Fort Worth. The details are in the Kinky press release reprinted below:


McKinney, TX (October 30, 2006) - Robert Richardson is much more accustomed to racing on the track in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series, but when NASCAR heads to the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, Richardson will also be involved in the political race for the Governor of Texas. Kinky Friedman the Independent candidate for Texas Governor on the ballot on November 7th has teamed up with R3 Racing for next weekend’s events at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Kinky for Governor will appear on both the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado NASCAR Craftsman Truck as well as the No. 80 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Busch Series. Both are driven by the 24 year old McKinney, Texas native, Robert Richardson.

Supporters of Friedman and Richardson will also have their own opportunity to be a part of the racing action through a contribution to the campaign. Fans can visit http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/ to help. For any donation of $100, the individual’s name will appear on the race truck or car. For any donation of $500 or more, the individual will receive a signed die cast #1 Chevrolet Silverado along with the individual’s name on the race vehicles.

“I’m really excited to have Mr. Friedman onboard with us,” Robert Richardson said. “Kinky has some campaign issues that are vital to the 18 to 25 year-old voter as well as changes he would like to make for every generation. Texas is my home track and we’ve had a lot of success there. I hope to have a good performance in both races and hopefully get people out and ‘race to vote’ for Kinky Friedman as Governor of Texas on November 7th.”

Richardson is no stranger to the Texas Motor Speedway where he has had four starts, one win and two top-five finishes on the 1.5-mile race track in Forth Worth, Texas. Richardson will be making only his second attempt to start a race in the NASCAR Busch Series and his 21st start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.For more information on R3 Racing and Kinky Friedman for Texas Governor visit http://www.robertrichardson.net/ and http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/.