Santorum-sponsored car unveiled at Daytona

Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign is sponsoring the number 26 car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday.

The cars driver, Tony Raines, is considered a heavy underdog in the race.

{mosads}”NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get, and it’s great to have my campaign represented by one of these incredible machines,” Santorum said in a release. “The race weekend is a wonderful tradition that we’re excited to be a part of as we spread our message. I like how Tony Raines turned some heads last weekend with his qualifying run, and we’d like to keep turning heads, too. I think we’re both looking for a win in the end.”

Mitt Romney’s campaign said Friday that its candidate will attend the race, but Romney is not sponsoring a car.