And that's what the real mission is here. A lot of backlash for the sport, but it creates doors and allows the community to come together as one. " Phelps and I have been in contact a lot, just trying to figure out what steps are next, and that was a huge, pivotal moment. "Props to NASCAR and everybody involved," he told Fox Sports 1, which broadcast the race. Wallace commended the move to ban the flag before Wednesday night's race at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Protests have swept the United States since Floyd's death, and Confederate monuments are being taken down across the South, the traditional home of NASCAR's fan base. The move comes amid social unrest around the globe following the death in police custody of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, on May 25 in Minneapolis. "The display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties." Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special," NASCAR said in a statement Wednesday. "The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry. Two days after Bubba Wallace, the lone black driver in NASCAR's three national series, called for the sanctioning body to ban all Confederate flags at racetracks, the organization did just that. NASCAR bans Confederate flags from all racetracks You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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