Fisher forced to remove Clinton logos

Indy Series driver Sarah Fisher is backing Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race and she had planned to surprise the candidate this morning by putting the campaign's “Hillary'' logo on the team's powder-blue race car.

Minutes before Clinton arrived at Fisher's garage on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the panels bearing the logo were taken off and whisked out of sight.

It turns out that a free advertisement on an IndyCar car meets the definition of a corporate donation, and that isn't allowed under federal campaign finance laws. Giving that advertising space to Clinton when other companies have to pay would amount to an illegal gift.

“She was really excited to show her support at 220 miles per hour,'' Briney said. Fisher “understands the situation'' and wasn't disappointed. “Some of this stuff gets pretty sticky,'' he said.