Drivers Race Horses in Commercial:

Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch, Joe Nemechek, J.J. Yeley, David Green and Jason Leffler are scheduled to be featured as Churchill Downs jockeys in a television commercial that MBNA plans to debut today. The ad, titled “NASCAR’s Horsepower Takes a Run for the Roses,” asks, “What do NASCAR and the Kentucky Derby have in common?” The answer: “They both usually know their way around the track, and they both have MBNA credit cards,” according to a report in today’s Sports Business Daily.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(3-10-2005)