Snooki to Be Honorary Starter for Richmond Race. No, Really.

The final "regular season" race at Richmond is always full of drama and excitement. Who will make the Chase? Who will be shut out? It can really make or break your season as a team. With all this pent up tension and anticipation, one would expect the pre-race ceremonies to be packed with stars.

Well, hold onto your hats because Richmond International Raceway recently announced that none other than Jersey Shore star Snooki would be the honorary starter for this important race. Yes, that's right. Snooki will be in the flag stand to wave the green and start the race.

Apparently, the reality show "star" will be at the track as a guest of the race sponsor, Wonderful Pistachios (because nothing says pistachios like an annoying Italian girl with a spray-on tan). The track did this to correct a rumor that Snooki would be the grand marshal for the event (let's just be grateful that that isn't gonna happen). But why not Snooki. She is famous for... uhh... well... she's on television (which apparently is all it takes nowadays).

The worst part is that she is still going to get the full celebrity treatment usually reserved for dignitaries and actual stars. She will be introduced at the drivers meeting and greet the drivers as they cross the stage during their introductions. Nascar has definitely reached the bottom of the barrel here. Everyone on the Jersey Shore is a waste of life. The hwole show is an absolute abomination. This is also bad for the sport as well. The fact that Nascar is honoring someone like her makes the whole sport look like a joke.

Most Nascar fans have probably never even seen an episode of Jersey Shore and they aren't going to be very receptive to somebody like Snooki. The fact that some suit got paid a bunch of money to come up with this gimmick is the worst part. Wonderful Pistachios could have done something really "wonderful" and gotten somebody from the military to wave the green at Richmond. Or better yet, somebody from the NYPD or FDNY since the tenth anniversary of 9/11 is the following day. Fans and drivers alike would have appreciated having a hero like that in attendance.

But unfortunately, Nascar fans will have to settle for seeing a ho from Staten Island wave the green at Richmond in two weeks. Perhaps there will be a different moment in the pre-race ceremonies where Nascar will honor those lost on 9/11, but they definitely wasted a perfect opportunity here.