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    Edited By Brad

    OK, I know E3 is right around the corner. There are plenty of important things we could be talking about right now. I submit however that nothing is more important at the moment than this Mario Galaxy-themed stock car. Nothing

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    Once I saw that the Meijer 300 already took place earlier today at the Kentucky Speedway, I figured it was too late to post this. But that was before I realized that driver Joey Logano tore up that track with not just a win today but a record-setting three consecutive wins over his last three races there.

    Incidentally, Joey Logano is now the official NASCAR driver of GiantBomb.com.

    Here's a clip of Mario and Yoshi careening around the final lap to victory. It's mildly disturbing to me that I've stopped looking at these video game-themed stock cars with bafflement, and instead just started sort of accepting them as a matter of course, but you will agree these are strange times we're living in, will you not? 
     
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    #1  Edited By Brad

    OK, I know E3 is right around the corner. There are plenty of important things we could be talking about right now. I submit however that nothing is more important at the moment than this Mario Galaxy-themed stock car. Nothing

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    Once I saw that the Meijer 300 already took place earlier today at the Kentucky Speedway, I figured it was too late to post this. But that was before I realized that driver Joey Logano tore up that track with not just a win today but a record-setting three consecutive wins over his last three races there.

    Incidentally, Joey Logano is now the official NASCAR driver of GiantBomb.com.

    Here's a clip of Mario and Yoshi careening around the final lap to victory. It's mildly disturbing to me that I've stopped looking at these video game-themed stock cars with bafflement, and instead just started sort of accepting them as a matter of course, but you will agree these are strange times we're living in, will you not? 
     
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    #2  Edited By Sil3n7

    First....across the finish line.

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    #3  Edited By gunslingerNZ

    Oh Brad, your southernness always shines through eventually!

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    #4  Edited By landon

    They should have a Nascar 11 themed Nascar.

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    #5  Edited By Capum15

    Well that's interesting. I wanna make some Mario Kart joke, but I can't think of one.

    In Nascar, nobody's more authentic than Yoshi.

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    You look incredibly dashing in glasses Brad.

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    #7  Edited By KingBroly

    He clearly turned his opponents into Yoshi eggs.

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    #8  Edited By blair

    See?  This is the kind of news I love.  
     
    Keep it coming guys.  E3 is bound to impress us all.

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    #9  Edited By jeffgoldblum

    Brad never sleeps!

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    #10  Edited By spacetrucking

    I found this through KB's twitter feed. I can't tell if it's an amazing PhotoShop or an insane real deal: 

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    #11  Edited By sagarat

    Mario-advertising is cool and all, but I nearly fell asleep during that 1:14 video clip of Nascar "Racing".

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    #12  Edited By Cluter
    @Killjoi said:
    " I found this through KB's twitter feed. I can't tell if it's an amazing PhotoShop or an insane real deal: 

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    It was entered into Kotakus photoshop contest last week, and it got some love. 
     
    Logano had a BEAST car this week, and he's gotten a bunch of new fans for calling out Kevin Harvicks wife for "wearing the firesuit in the family". Friggin hilarious! 
     
    Also a little fix on the stat: He set the record for most consecutive victories at the same track from the pole. 3 times. Good stuff! 
     
    On that note, Go Jeff Burton!
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    #13  Edited By FunExplosions

    Someone needs to make a ModNation Racers sponsored Nascar race car in ModNation Racers.

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    #14  Edited By Kajaah117
    @Killjoi said:

    " I found this through KB's twitter feed. I can't tell if it's an amazing PhotoShop or an insane real deal: 

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    I lost it when I saw the "withastick" decal. Kevin Butler has perfect comedic timing.
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    #15  Edited By GreatDane

    Nascar?? Only in America.  
      
     No thanks, I take my Le Mens and my Formula 1.

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    #17  Edited By s10129107

    They should have played the mario star music as he came around the last lap.  

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    #18  Edited By nail1080

    Some one has to turn this thread into a NASCAR GIANTBOMB PHOTOSHOP THREAD now!!!

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    #19  Edited By NathHaw

    I love when Brad posts his occasional NASCAR stories.  Kinda wish I still had time to watch racing from time to time.

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    @Lydian_Sel: lol no as an american id rather watch rally, grand prix or drifting then nascar
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    #21  Edited By Piranesi

    When we see a NASCAR with a slighly age inappropriate manga girl on the bonnet and Eric Cartman down the side, the Forza / real-life barrier will finally be broken.
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    #22  Edited By JackiJinx

    This is the only time that I enjoy NASCAR.

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    #23  Edited By Burns098356GX
    @Landon said:
    " They should have a Nascar 11 themed Nascar. "
    EA doesn't own the NASCAR license anymore. Thank Christ.
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    #24  Edited By MrKlorox

    Am I the only one who sees it as a Gamestop themed car and not a Mario themed car? That fact makes this even less interesting than NASCAR is by itself.

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    ughh southern brad shoemaker sharing this filth ;)
     
    you took 1 minute away from my life, i want it back.  oh i'll probably just waste it anyway.

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    #26  Edited By RobustLaser

    I don't think that NASCAR is all bad.  I mean, it's got the occasional spectacular crash.  The problem is waiting for those to happen.

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    #27  Edited By Jerome85

    It's not odd at all. He's been running video game paint schemes in the nationwide series for over a year now.  Aside from help pay for the team it looks like the sponsorship with the 20 year old gamer is doing what it intended to do since you have posted a news article of almost every paint scheme in the past season and a half.

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    #28  Edited By jakob187

    Blame the blue turtle shell.

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    #29  Edited By Krystal_Sackful

    I don't see why everybody hates Nascar. Sure it's boring, but that doesn't seem to explain the acrid hate it gets.

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    #30  Edited By Claude

    I wish he would take that car to the Sprint Series. That would be awesome.

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    #31  Edited By Babymauler
    @Krystal_Sackful: Because it takes up all the TV time so WRC, Le Mans, F1, V8 Supercars (Add in any racing not NASCAR related) gets zero air time in the US. I watch WRC all the time online and it boggles my mind how it does not catch on in the states. More action in rally than there ever is in nascar. 
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    #32  Edited By MisterMouse

    meh not too interested in nascar. How many people are interested in a nascar game?

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    #33  Edited By MeatSim

    Can we get a Giant Bomb sticker on the side of that car?

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    #34  Edited By PlasmaMachine

    It wasn't easy for Mr. Logano to get the GameStop car; he had to endure a dealer giving him wrong information, a warranty on top of an already existing warranty, and  paying down payments on a bunch of future cars he knows he doesn't really want to drive, only for the exclusive paintjobs and rudimentary parts.

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    #35  Edited By Mariorules85

    If this win by Joey Logano is any indication, then we might be seeing a Nintendo win at E3.

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    #36  Edited By rentfn

    never??

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    #37  Edited By Rasgueado

    Don't really see those things going together.

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    #38  Edited By Riotisonfire

    OH MY GOD. greatness.

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