MARTINSVILLE, VA (October 15, 2008) – Martinsville Speedway today named Todd Palin, husband of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, an honorary race official for the TUMS QuikPak 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunday afternoon.
As an honorary race official, Palin will be introduced in the drivers meeting early in the day, visit with drivers and other race officials in the pits and appear in prerace activities.
While new to stock car racing, Palin is a world champion snow machine racer who is a lifelong Alaskan. He is a commercial fisherman, a production operator on Alaska’s North Slope, and a member of the United Steelworkers Union.
He and Governor Palin, who have five children, recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.
The TUMS QuikPak 500 is set to take the green flag at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
From Mike Smith / Martinsville Speedway
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