Deciding it was just better to not appear involved with the state of Florida gubernatorial campaign, Phil Parsons Racing has removed the "Charlie Crist for Florida" paint scheme from the hood of its No. 98 Ford for Saturday's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The Florida Republican Party filed a complaint with the state elections committee questioning the legality of the Crist logo, saying its value on a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car hood violated the allowable $3,000 contribution. Parsons, however, said the decision to replace the paint scheme was in deference to his partner Mike Curb, a former California Republican lieutenant governor, and the Petty tribute was the perfect idea considering Curb owned the car Petty drove to the 200th victory on July 4, 1984. More...