O.J. Simpson was freed on bond Wednesday in Las Vegas after being charged with a variety of crimes committed last weekend in a Vegas casino.The folks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway managed to take the story and run with it. And run with it they did:
FREE O.J. !Impressive. Simply impressive.
Fans who stop by the speedway on Wednesday to purchase tickets will receive a free serving of orange juice.
The promotion includes the purchase of tickets to any of the following upcoming events: Saturday night's Smith's Las Vegas 350, the Oct. 25-28 NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals or the 2008 NASCAR Weekend in March.
I don't know how many tickets the promotion will actually sell, but you've got to applaud the creativity.
With Orenthal James himself in town and in the news, the tongue-in-cheek campaign at least gets some people thinking about racing in Vegas again -- especially with a truck race at the track this weekend.
While the LVMS trick is witty, it's still not as good as Humpy's usual antics.
