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If you’ve been paying attention, New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara has become an avid NASCAR fan since attending a race at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year in support of Bubba Wallace.
Now, he has become a NASCAR sponsor.
After showing interest in getting more involved in NASCAR on social media, a perfect storm happened with Ryan Vargas, who is behind the wheel of the No. 6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet.
Vargas tweeted that he was without a sponsor for his upcoming race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
Kamara saw the tweet, shot his shot with Vargas, and it all fell into place.
AUDIO: New Orleans @Saints Running Back @A_kamara6 is excited to partner @bigsqueezyjuice with @RyanVargas_23 & @JDMotorsports01
🎧Alvin explains how the deal came together on #SXMOnTrack w/ @DanielleTrotta & @LarryMac28
Listen to the full interview –> https://t.co/VyHR2HkQdN pic.twitter.com/RCIDGUDe6g
— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) February 17, 2021
“I stumble across Ryan’s tweet talking about how he doesn’t have a sponsor for this week’s race,” Kamara told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
“So I’m like, OK. So in my head, I have no knowledge of what it takes to sponsor a car, none of that, so … I have a number in my head where I’m like this is probably some big money to do this. But whatever, let me see. So I tweet Ryan back.
“I land, call Tony, talk to him, and I’m like, ‘Oh shoot, I can do this.’ So I’m like, ‘Why not?’ I was like, ‘Man, I got something I can market right now.’ Ryan obviously didn’t have a sponsor so, I’m like, ‘Man, why not?’ And then I actually like the sport. I’m like, it’s perfect. I feel like I kind of manifested it when I tweeted it on Sunday.”
So now, Kamara’s juice bar chain The Big Squeezy will be Vargas’ sponsor at Daytona International Speedway’s road course.
You can check out the car below.
🚨NEWS🚨
Beyond excited to announce that I’ve teamed up with @Saints RB @A_kamara6 & his company The Big Squeezy for this weekend’s race at the Daytona Road Course!
Alvin’s excitement about NASCAR is unmatched & I’m honored to be the guy he jumps into the sport with!💪🏼🚀 pic.twitter.com/p9FyUlGCzl
— Ryan Vargas (@RyanVargas_23) February 17, 2021
Let this be another lesson to us all that you should always shoot your shot.
