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Alvin Kamara sponsors NASCAR’s Ryan Vargas in partnership with JD Motorsports

New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara announced a NASCAR sponsorship with driver Ryan Vargas and JD Motorsports for an upcoming race at Daytona

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Here’s a new feather for Alvin Kamara’s cap: NASCAR sponsorship. The New Orleans Saints star running back announced his team-up with Ryan Vargas on Wednesday, through a partnership between Gary Keller’s JD Motorsports and Kamara’s Louisiana-based juice bar chain The Big Squeezy.

Vargas will drive the Xfinity Series Chevrolet wearing No. 6 in Saturday’s Super Start Batteries 188 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, which fans can tune in for on FS1 at 4 p.m. CT. Kamara has become a big NASCAR fan and is likely to be in attendance; last summer, he waved the green start flag for the sport’s 2020 All-Star Race, and he’s live-tweeted various competitions in the past.

He recently explored the idea of sponsoring a driver for a race on social media, but it’s possible this becomes a bigger venture for Kamara. He’s certainly got the resources to throw around after earning a five-year, $75 million contract extension with the Saints in 2020 (including a lucrative $15 million signing bonus).

As for Vargas: the 20-year old rookie from La Marida, Calif. is in the middle of the pack after finishing in 18th of 40 at last week’s Daytona 300. He’s made waves on social media before through a TikTok sponsorship, but his partnership with Kamara could end up paying off for everyone if he continues to climb the standings. It’s a subplot worth watching for.

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