Super Bowl smackdown: Social media shows NASCAR primed for big game
Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us, and that is not lost on a very interested NASCAR community.
From former driver Jeff Burton and his son, current driver Jeb Burton, who are attending the game with none other than Gov. Pat McCrory from the great state of North Carolina, to many others who are fans of either the Carolina Panthers or the Denver Broncos, many have taken to Twitter to express their allegiances and to address the building excitement.
This is a Super Bowl unlike most others for NASCAR drivers and teams who are based out of the Charlotte, North Carolina area and have close ties to the Panthers. It's pretty obvious that the Panthers have more NASCAR folks pulling for them than the Broncos.
See what all of them have been saying on Twitter during the last 24 hours as the buildup to the big game ramps up even more.
Hey @Panthers,
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) February 5, 2016
You have 6x @NASCAR champion @JimmieJohnson in your corner! ? #KeepPounding #SB50 pic.twitter.com/lCebXRyTun
* @Panthers Pride! #OneTeam #OneCarolina #KeepPounding #SB50 pic.twitter.com/Xsqp1fVrlc
— Chip Ganassi Racing (@CGRTeams) February 5, 2016
Good luck to our hometown @Panthers in #SB50! #KeepPounding #OneCarolina pic.twitter.com/fmrAYv3at8
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) February 5, 2016
Go @Panthers! #DabOnEm @SuperBowl 50! #SB50 pic.twitter.com/NMLhwFpDdS
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) February 5, 2016
I'm really ready to watch #SB50 now! Thank you @Hisense_USA ?? #HisenseBigGame #ejr20 pic.twitter.com/vUjGwEgMfZ
— Erik Jones (@erik_jones) February 5, 2016
@Panthers here we come #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/sqB2arHpw9
— Jeff Burton (@JeffBurton) February 6, 2016
Cali bound with @JeffBurton @HBurtonRacing headed to the big game! Cool thing is governor @PatMcCroryNC is sitting with us. @Panthers
— Jeb Burton (@JebBurtonRacing) February 6, 2016
But then, there are those in NASCAR who pull for the Broncos as well. (See drivers Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Regan Smith).
TEAM NEWS: #Broncomania Extends to Furniture Row Racing - https://t.co/6A9yso8U0t @NASCAR meets @NFL pic.twitter.com/4n3yT6BTSX
— Furniture Row Racing (@FR78Racing) February 3, 2016
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) February 5, 2016
Based on what he snacked on during the AFC championship game, Kyle Busch, the defending Sprint Cup champion, even appears to think he may have a few lucky charms supplied by his primary sponsor that will pull the Broncos through in Super Bowl 50.
Thank you @mmschocolate for keeping us @broncos fans game day strong! Game day and/or race day is better w M pic.twitter.com/IFQHEMxrDo
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) January 24, 2016
