“Big Brain Brad” NASCAR Driver Faces Wrath of Fans for Calling Controversial Billionaire Elon Musk “The Thomas Edison of Our Generation”

Elon Musk has been a divisive figure for most of his life. But his ability to polarize has only risen over the past few weeks and months. With all that is happening around the billionaire, a NASCAR veteran made his opinion public; that seems to have been a mistake.

The world’s richest man has amassed $188 billion in wealth. Elon Musk is undoubtedly one of the most influential people the world has seen. His legacy, however, is far from being all glitz and glamor.

NASCAR’s connection with Elon Musk

The South African American has a controversial history with regard to the accumulation of his unimaginable wealth. While his detractors don’t think too highly of him, his supporters believe he has done the world a lot of good through all his ventures.

Elon’s multitude of investments have been in an eclectic mix of fields, but NASCAR remains untouched by his massive wealth. The only hints of an association have come as suggestions from fans and drivers.

Some fans suggest Musk’s Tesla has a lot to offer as NASCAR continues its deliberations over an all-electric NASCAR Series. Given that Tesla is among the leaders in the electric vehicles industry, it could offer useful help with regard to the technology aspect if such a series were to come up.

Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch also recently made a request to Musk. After Musk announced the $8 charge for Twitter verification, Busch made a joking suggestion that Musk could sponsor the driver since he drives the #8 car at RCR.

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Apart from these light-hearted suggestions, there’s nothing concrete planned between Musk and NASCAR.

NASCAR fans infuriated by the analogy drawn

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Brad Keselowski took the liberty of giving the billionaire a big compliment with his recent tweet.

Fans, however, were far from happy with the analogy and showed their fury –

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That analogy does seem a little too much, doesn’t it? Do you agree with the fans’ reactions?