NASCAR announces SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Sprint Cup Race

NASCAR has a new race sponsor who lives in a pineapple under the sea. The stock car racing circuit announced that on May 9 the Kansas Speedway will host the SpongeBob SquarePants 400.

NASCAR has a new race sponsor who lives in a pineapple under the sea. The stock car racing circuit has announced that on May 9, the Kansas Speedway will host the SpongeBob SquarePants 400.

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The race track will feature SpongeBob themed activities throughout the weekend, including costumed characters interacting with fans, according to the press release.

Perhaps the drivers will allow SpongeBob to get behind the wheel of a car, although he is a notoriously poor driver.

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- Brendan Maloy