Hillary Clinton may be in Indiana, but she's not far from North Carolina's NASCAR heart.
The Democratic presidential candidate visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tuesday morning to examine Indy car driver Sarah Fisher's blue and white race car. Clinton them embarked on a dialogue rich in racing metaphors, reports Bill Douglas of McClatchy's D.C. bureau.
"We need to get on the track in America and move towards the finish line," she said.
Continuing the racing theme Clinton pointed out that Democrat starts with D and Republican starts with R and D on a car stands for drive and R stands for reverse. America doesn't want to go backwards, she said.
"Just so you know, we don't have reverse in this car," Fisher said standing beside the shiny, sleek vehicle. (She made the same joke in Wake County.)
Examining the car that can hit speeds of 240 mph, Clinton told Fisher, "Gosh, that's amazing."
Clinton said the type of technology that goes into Indy cars could help lead America to energy independence.
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