The Donald Ditches Indy 500

Racing legend A.J. Foyt to replace Trump as pace car driver

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Donald Trump has received your message, race fans: "you're fired."

The Donald's latest celebrity apprenticeship—as honorary pace car driver at the Indianapolis 500 centennial later this month—ran afoul of the sport's faithful, a Democratic state representative and a group of Baptist ministers after the real estate mogul caused a national stir demanding President Obama produce a birth certificate to prove his citizenship.

One fan, Michael Wallack, started a Facebook page—We Don't Want Donald Trip to Drive the Indy 500 Pace Car—on April 8.

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