David Smith NASCAR's Ray Ciccarelli or Bubba Wallace? Confederate flag ban shows the choice is clear
NASCAR knows it’s only as inclusive as its fan base. This action is designed to uproot its most obvious foundational problem to usher in a brighter future.
By David Smith, NASCAR stats analyst for MotorsportsAnalytics.com
For those working within NASCAR’s Charlotte-area hub in North Carolina, the sport innovates at a breakneck speed. For the most part, all walks are welcomed, because the endless universal goal of getting faster cares only for your intelligence and ability to contribute.
It’s easy to be appreciative of a sport’s competitive element changing at such an incredible pace. As a stats analyst, the days of attempting to outsmart others are long gone; I’m merely trying to keep up. But this feeling of pride evaporates immediately when pulling into a track for a race weekend.
Each NASCAR event attracts a crowd of RVs on its property and each RV wears its pride on its flagpole. Too often, the Confederate flags fly. It’s at this point that “progress” becomes a relative term, imperceptible to those outside the bubble.
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Saturday, June 13th 2020 at 11:33PM
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