Obama leads Romney among NASCAR fans by 7 points

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President Barack Obama’s recent lead in the polls has extended to some unexpected corners of the electorate. According to a new Zogby poll, the president is beating Republican Mitt Romney by 7 points with NASCAR fans. The Huffington Post has more:

NASCAR team owners may count Mitt Romney among their friends, but that doesn’t mean fans of the sport will necessarily vote for him, according to an online poll from JZ Analytics.

Barack Obama led Mitt Romney by 7 points, 49 percent to 42 percent, among the 202 voters who said they were fans of NASCAR, according to the survey, conducted by pollster John Zogby and spotted by the left-leaning PoliticusUSA blog. The president had an almost 9-point lead among the full sample of voters.

Both candidates have made overtures — sometimes awkwardly — to racing fans.

The Democrats planned to kick off their national convention at North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway, but scrapped the idea at the last minute, citing logistical concerns.

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