NASCAR-inspired license plates are racing to the front of the pack in Mississippi. After a year of sales, more than 12,000 NASCAR tags are on the road statewide, 900 in DeSoto County alone. “NASCAR’s in about five states now, and Mississippi, it appears, has sold the most of any of those five states in the first year,” said Patsy Holeman, Mississippi director of motor vehicles. Mississippi’s NASCAR tags, which were introduced in July 2002, are the third most popular specialty tags in the state. Only wildlife and university tags adorn more vehicles, and they’ve been available for a decade, Holeman said. The racing tags feature the name and number of a popular driver – 28 are now available. As of July 1, Tennessee also offers NASCAR plates, but 1,000 motorists must commit to buying them before any hit the roads, said Beth Tucker Womack, public information officer for the Tennessee Department of Safety.( GoMemphis ). See past news on NASCAR licenece plates on my Collectible Links page .(7-7-2003)
