DETROIT, Michigan -- Mitt Romney may have tickets to Sunday's Daytona 500 NASCAR race in Florida, but he'll be watching his rival's name fly down the track.

Santorum's presidential campaign is sponsoring Tony Raines' car in Sunday's race. Crew members in Florida spent Saturday preparing the car, and AP photographer Rainier Ehrhardt snapped some early pictures.

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