HEADLINE: NASCAR Expansion Plan for Iraq

From AP:

The NASCAR franchise has expanded to compete with the younger generation fixation with extreme sports. NASCAR has a deal in principle with the new ruling elite in Iraq to allow NASCAR races that include snipers and randomly selected car bombs. In a tip to the 70's classic Death Race 2000, NASCAR intends to tally points not only for winning the race, but also for how many people the racer manages to kill along the way.

NASCAR spokesman Bill Bob Thompson says that they expect to be able to field a strong presence in Iraq as soon as the deal is inked, and said that many promising young racers have been gaining meaningful experience in Iraq for the past several years. Thompson said that several test runs have been held in secret and drivers and fans love the carnage.

MTV's X-Games producers are apparently eyeing the development with interest, and may try to develop its own war based X-Game if NASCAR X takes off.