He added, “I could care less about the Confederate Flag but there are ppl that do and it doesn’t make them a racist all you are doing is f- one group to cater to another and i ain’t spend the money we are to participate in any political BS!! So everything is for SALE!!” “Well its been a fun ride and dream come true but if this is the direction Nascar is headed we will not participate after 2020 season is over, i don’t believe in kneeling during Anthem nor taken ppl right to fly what ever flag they love,” Ciccarelli, 50, wrote on Facebook. NASCAR bans Confederate flags at all races, events (AP Photo/Alex Menendez) Alex Menendez/AP Wallace wore a black T-shirt with the words "I Can't Breathe" at the race.Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (16) speeds through turn 4 where a confederate flag is posted during the 57th Annual NASCAR Coke Zero 400 practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, Jin Daytona Beach, Florida. The predominantly white field of drivers united over the weekend for a video promoting social change.Ī black NASCAR official, Kirk Price, took a knee before Sunday's race near Atlanta in what may have been a first for the series. Several drivers - including two-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin - said they supported Wallace in his quest to rid the sport of the flag.
NASCAR has been more open in recent times to the eradication of the Confederate flag. NASCAR has not raced with fans since the sport resumed last month amid the coronavirus pandemic, but was expected to have minimal fans allowed at races later this month in Florida and Georgia.Ĭonfederate flags still fly high atop infield RVs and are waved by fans in the grandstands at most tracks. NASCAR did not address how it would enforce the policy or indicate any penalties for fans who violated it by bringing the Confederate flag to the track.
Former chairman Brian France tried to ban the flying of Confederate flags at race tracks in 2015, but faced a significant backlash from the sport's conservative fan base. The flag issue has been a thorny one for NASCAR.
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