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If you can't beat 'em... NASCAR driver who unwittingly inspired 'Let's go Brandon
• By NATASHA ANDERSON, and TOMMY TAYLORNASCAR driver Brandon Brown is now being sponsored by a cryptocurrency named after the politically charged 'Let's Go Brandon' chant he unwittingly inspired, days after complaining that the phrase had cost him sponsorships.
'I'm excited to welcome @LGBcoin_io aboard my No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro as our 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series full season primary partner!' Brown announced on Twitter Thursday. Brandon shared a glossy video of himself walking up to his red, white and blue shevy emblazoned with the LGBCoin logo.
Brown, 28, unintentionally sparked the phrase the national anti-Biden chant after NBC sports reporter Kelli Stavast confused the crowd jeering 'F*** Joe Biden' for 'Let's Go Brandon!' at a NASCAR event in Alabama on October 2.
The driver spoke out last week about the effect the chant had on his professional career, saying he's hard time finding sponsors and is viewed as a ticking time bomb despite never expressing any political views, beyond disclosing that he is a Republican. But he now appears to have warmed to his unintentional notoriety, after the phrase swept the national consciousness.
'We are proud to support Brandon this season, to help him continue his American dream,' James Koutoulas, LGBcoin HODLer and founder of Typhoon Capital Management, said in a press release.
'If we do our job right, when you think of us, and you hear, 'Let's Go Brandon,' you'll think and feel, 'Let's Go America.'
In wake of the new sponsorship, Brown - who is being referring to as 'America's Driver' by the cryptocurrency - will sport a red, white and blue Camaro with the logo and wordmark of LGBcoin during the upcoming season.
After securing funding from a portfolio of crypto entities this past year, he is now the first NASCAR driver to land multiple crypto deals.