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Update- NASCAR asks fans to refrain from display Confederate Flag @ Daytona
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:03 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:03 am
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This will not go over well at all.
ETA- NASCAR chief asks racegoers to not bring "offensive symbols" to track.
You know this is only going to cause more flags to come out.
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This will not go over well at all.
ETA- NASCAR chief asks racegoers to not bring "offensive symbols" to track.
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NASCAR tracks are asking fans to refrain from displaying the Confederate flag at all races and racing facilities, the tracks said in a joint industry statement on Thursday.
"As members of the NASCAR industry, we join NASCAR in the desire to make our events among the most fan-friendly, welcoming environments in all of sports and entertainment," said a statement signed by all 30 racetracks with a NASCAR national series race. "To do that, we are asking our fans and partners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events."
NASCAR has been under scrutiny as part of the national conversation surrounding the Confederate flag because while it does not use the flag in any official capacity, it has not banned fans from flying it while camping at the racetracks.
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NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway this weekend for its first stop in the South since the shooting at a South Carolina church brought the Confederate flag issue back into the national spotlight.
Earlier this week, track president Joie Chitwood III said DIS would give a U.S. flag to anyone turning in a Confederate flag as the venue wanted to celebrate America's birthday and ''we want to make sure (fans) wave our nation's flag.''
You know this is only going to cause more flags to come out.
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This post was edited on 7/2/15 at 11:51 am
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Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:08 am to NYNolaguy1
NASCAR 
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:08 am to NYNolaguy1
Well the queer flag is an insensitive symbol to me. Can they ban that one as well?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:09 am to NYNolaguy1
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This will not go over well at all.
If Dale Jr. doesn't have a problem with it, then it shouldn't be too bad.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:10 am to unbeWEAVEable
See many queer flags at nascar events?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:11 am to notiger1997
My guess is you will
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:11 am to NYNolaguy1
Are they gonna go around to every rv, tent, trailer, tailgate and take them down? Yea this will go over like a lead balloon.
And the ever falling attendance/ratings will only further plummet after this little stunt.
And the ever falling attendance/ratings will only further plummet after this little stunt.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:13 am to NYNolaguy1
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he personally finds offensive,
So he waits till all these SJW fanatics make a play on it, then comes out, and claims it personally offensive? Ok bud...
ETA: Guys been CEO/Chariman of NASCAR since 2003.
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 10:14 am
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:13 am to 4WHLN
finally, nascar really will be dead.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:13 am to NYNolaguy1
"By gawd if 88 tells me I don't need to wave the flag well, dammit, I just might not wave it anymore."
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:14 am to unbeWEAVEable
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My guess is you will
More rear end wrecks huh?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:16 am to NYNolaguy1
Why on earth would they want to alienate most of their mouth breathing fan base.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:16 am to NYNolaguy1
does he not know his target audience? man....and how the hell did he get to be chairman of NASCAR?
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:18 am to 4WHLN
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Are they gonna go around to every rv, tent, trailer, tailgate and take them down? Yea this will go over like a lead balloon.
And the ever falling attendance/ratings will only further plummet after this little stunt.
I can't imagine how many more flags will be flown now. Talladega will be covered.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:18 am to NYNolaguy1
Smart move to alienate your small demographic fan base! Should be a hit with the spectators of that sport. Dude sure is a good business man..
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:19 am to Wtodd
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More rear end wrecks huh?
More by the buttload
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:22 am to tke857
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does he not know his target audience? man....and how the hell did he get to be chairman of NASCAR?
he basically 'inherited' it from his dad who 'inherited' the position from his dad.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:24 am to ashy larry
You might as well ban rednecks from NASCAR
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:29 am to 4WHLN
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Are they gonna go around to every rv, tent, trailer, tailgate and take them down? Yea this will go over like a lead balloon.
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But banning it on race track property is a much larger task for NASCAR, which began as a Southern sport and many of its fans still embrace the flag. It flies atop campers and at camp sites at many races as fans spend entire weekends in either the infield or surrounding areas of track property.
The size of the crowd, and NASCAR's own acknowledgment that fans have a right to freedom of expression, would make it difficult to police the presence of the flag.
But France insisted NASCAR is exploring its options.
Posted on 6/30/15 at 8:30 am to NYNolaguy1
NASCAR hasn't been relevant in a long time.
This won't help.
This won't help.
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