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Daytona Allows Confederate Flags

select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,535 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2015 in General Discussion
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Daytona Allows Confederate Flag During NASCAR Races This Weekend

Daytona International Speedway released a statement on Tuesday that they will not ban the Confederate flag and are offering a flag exchange for fans attending this weekend's NASCAR races.

The president of Daytona International Speedway, Joie Chitwood, said Tuesday:

"I think the goal of any NASCAR event, and specifically Daytona, we want to be inclusive to everyone. The last thing you want is for anyone to come to a sporting event and really not enjoy that experience because of symbols that really represent things that we're not proud of.

For us, we're celebrating the American Flag this weekend. It's our nation's birthday. We're going to have a flag exchange opportunity. So fans who would like to fly the American Flag, we'll trade with you on whatever flag you have. We want you to celebrate that flag this weekend.

Going forward, (we) really have to look at where that other flag goes because it doesn't have a place in our sport. We've got to take a thoughtful process on how we get to that point."

At this point, with the late nature of where we are, we cannot ban anything, we cannot change our policy. Needless to say, there is a lot of discussion of how we get there and what we can do in the future so we make sure that we celebrate all that is right in this country."

The president also mentioned that the track would not ban fans from having the Confederate flag this weekend, but is still taking considering what could be done for future events there.

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  • PacManPacMan Member Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DIS President Joie Chitwood said Tuesday that because fans had purchased tickets and the event is so close to happening, he would not change the flag policy for this weekend. He said the track will offer United States flags in exchange for Confederate flags.



    NASCAR chairman Brian France said last week that he would work with the tracks -- Daytona, like many tracks, is owned by the France family-controlled International Speedway Corp. -- to see what they can do to eliminate the flag from the infield. NASCAR already bans the flag from any official areas of the tracks -- race cars, programs, signage, etc., and in 2012 nixed plans for golfer Bubba Watson to drive his General Lee car from the "The Dukes of Hazzard" during a prerace event because of the Confederate flag on its roof.


    Now...can't NASCAR just simply stick to the constant barrage of Viagra commercials talking about four hour erections while watching an race event with the kids!!!
  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    NASCAR can stick it where the SUN don't shine...namely up Bill Frances behind....He is one of the people that has hurt the growth of Nascar in the latter years , way to greedy....and he thinks by banning the Flag,he will get more sponsors, and he could be right....hell, you don't know anything about the cars...just what driver is set up to win this week...Next? What happened to the Squirrel that was on the track?
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,535 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by austin20
    quote:Originally posted by pwillie
    NASCAR can stick it where the SUN don't shine...namely up Bill Frances behind....He is one of the people that has hurt the growth of Nascar in the latter years , way to greedy....and he thinks by banning the Flag,he will get more sponsors, and he could be right....hell, you don't know anything about the cars...just what driver is set up to win this week...Next? What happened to the Squirrel that was on the track?
    I believe you mean Brian France.. Bill France Jr. died in 2007 and Bill France Sr died about 25 years ago.




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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I saw Jeff Gordon is bringing back the rainbow car for Daytona. How rich. Maybe all his pit crew will wear * less chaps and do a dance for the kids on national tv. Yeah, that will put people in the seats and bring Nascar back. Maybe a g-a-y pride float as the pace car and some lesbian chearleaders[;)]
  • Rack OpsRack Ops Member Posts: 18,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm generally a supporter of the Confederate Flag, but I understand the point that this weekend is for Old Glory.
  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,572 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    political correctness has been killing NASCAR for quite awhile
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