Josh Wise and the Dogecar win NASCAR All-Star fan vote

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"This is huge for me and our team," Wise said. "This started with a 16-year-old kid posting something on reddit.com about some good runs we had. For some reason, this awesome [Internet] community got behind us. I'm just super-thankful to be a part of it. It's been a pretty cool experience."

Wise, who will be participating in his first All-Star race, said the Dogecoin-Reddit connection is bringing new fans to NASCAR.

"This is kind of a big deal for our sport because it's a lot of young kids and people from around the world," Wise said. "I've had the chance to interact with a lot of them. It's a lot of people who've never watched a NASCAR race. They're tuning in. It's a big deal. About 110 million people regularly use Reddit. A large portion of them knew about this and were a part of it."