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A line-by-line breakdown of everything wrong with Donald Trump’s tweet about Bubba Wallace

Donald Trump tweeted about Bubba Wallace and the noose found at Talladega last month.

President Donald Trump sent out a tweet Monday morning asking if Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., the only Black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, has apologized after a noose was found June 21 in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall belonging to Wallace and the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports team.

Trump referred to the incident as a “HOAX” in the tweet.

Calling it a hoax is a lie — one made by a president who has a long history of lying — and implying Wallace had something to do with it is malicious, especially considering Wallace did not find the noose. Previously, NASCAR president Steve Phelps said he’s personally offended by those arguing the incident was staged.

It wasn’t a staged incident or a hoax, according to the FBI’s investigation.

The noose had been hanging in that garage stall since October 2019, and law enforcement determined no federal crime was committed. In the FBI and Justice Department’s joint statement about the matter, they used the word “noose” four times and did not describe it as a garage door pull.

Naturally, facts and a statement from federal law enforcement didn’t stop the president from publicly impugning Wallace’s character. So let’s break down the president’s disparaging tweet.

“Has @BubbaWallace apologized…”

What could Wallace possibly have to apologize for? Wallace didn’t find the noose, and he was first told about its discovery by Phelps. Wallace reacted to information he was given, he didn’t do anything wrong, and he owes no one an apology.

Phelps defended Wallace and said in June that the 26-year-old driver “has done nothing but represent this sport with courage, class and dignity,” and “it is offensive seeing anyone suggest otherwise.”

“…to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side…”

Drivers and crew members stood together with Wallace and his team on pit road before the rain-delayed GEICO 500 on June 22. Wallace and his fellow drivers said they were proud of that gesture.

After the FBI’s conclusion, Wallace said:

“Make no mistake, though some will try, this should not detract from the show of unity we had on Monday, and the progress we’ve made as a sport to be a more welcoming environment for all.”

As for the officials, NASCAR would have been rightly criticized if had not taken the potential threat behind a noose seriously. And especially given the context of June 21 — which included Confederate flag ban protesters outside Talladega and a plane flying a banner with the banned flag above the track before the race was delayed a day — NASCAR had no choice to call law enforcement.

When NASCAR released a photo of the noose, Phelps said it “speaks volumes for why we reacted the way we did.” The NASCAR president also said on June 25:

“Upon learning of and seeing the noose, our initial reaction was to protect our driver. We’re living in a highly charged and emotional time. What we saw was a symbol of hate and was only present in one area of the garage, that of the 43 car of Bubba Wallace. …

“Given the evidence that we had, we would do the same thing. We would investigate it the same way.”

“…& were willing to sacrifice everything for him…”

Who was sacrificing what, exactly? Sportsmanship and supporting a fellow competitor is never a bad thing, especially when it is suspected that competitor was a victim of a hate crime. No one sacrificed anything. They united to show that hate and racism will no longer be tolerated in the sport.

“…only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?”

Neither the noose itself nor the incident overall was a hoax or staged, and, as Phelps previously said, “For those who would think this is staged, I don’t even know where to go with that frankly.”

About NASCAR’s own investigation, Phelps also said:

“NASCAR conducted a thorough sweep of all the garage areas across the tracks that we race. So across those 29 tracks and 1,684 garage stalls, we found only 11 total that had a pull-down rope tied in a knot. And only one noose: The one discovered on Sunday in Bubba Wallace’s garage.”

It was a noose, and the discovery of it appropriately led to multiple investigations.

“That & Flag decision…”

The president is likely talking about NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban, which we’re inferring he’s against based on this sentence.

The Confederate flag is, in no uncertain terms, a symbol of racism, slavery and white supremacy, and it’s actually appalling NASCAR hadn’t banned it until June 10, 2020. Wallace has been a leader in the garage in the last few weeks against racism and hate, and he pushed for NASCAR to ban the flag.

NASCAR is working to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment, and, although it sometimes contradicts that message, that ongoing effort is a huge positive for the sport.

“…has caused lowest ratings EVER!”

Data actually show Wallace’s and the governing body’s anti-racism efforts haven’t kept people from watching, despite NASCAR’s larger struggles to maintain its audience while ratings and attendance have been in decline over the last several years.

Current ratings overall are not down, according to FOX Sports, which broadcasts one half of the NASCAR Cup Series season while NBC broadcasts the other. There are, however, plenty of possible factors contributing to a recent increase compared with this time last year, including few professional sports competing right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

FOX Sports’ executive vice president of research, league operations and strategy, Mike Mulvihill, tweeted Monday morning:

And this is what he had to say following NASCAR’s race at Martinsville Speedway on June 10, the day the Confederate flag was banned and when Wallace ran a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme:

Additionally, the Talladega race two weeks ago was the most-watched Monday race since 2014, excluding the Daytona 500, according to Sports Media Watch. And the NASCAR-IndyCar Series doubleheader this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway led to a bump in ratings as well, according to NBC.

In less than 280 characters on Twitter, Trump managed to tweet several lies, smear Wallace and stand against NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban.

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Bubba Watson says he’d love to donate General Lee to museum

Bubba Watson confirmed that he still owns the General Lee and said that he’d like to donate the car to a museum.

Bubba Watson confirmed that he still owns the General Lee and said that he’d like to donate the car to a museum.

Following the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, after answering the requisite questions about his game and about playing a PGA Tour event without fans present, Watson was asked about one of the most famous cars in television history.

The one that had the Confederate flag on the roof, which has since been painted over.

“So yes, I have the General Lee, and I’ve been searching. … we’d love to give it to a museum because we believe that it’s TV history,” Watson said of a car for which he paid $112,000. “It’s nothing against race on that show. I didn’t buy the car based on race. I bought it based on my family, me and my dad, me and my mom watching that show, but obviously there’s no flags around that car. The flags have been removed from that car.”

Watson had the confederate flags removed in 2015.

He got the car at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale in 2012 and then several days later, drove it to the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, where the past-champions section of the clubhouse parking lot had a special spot for the vehicle. (Watson, however, is not a past champion of the event.)

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Bubba Watson’s General Lee in the parking lot at TPC Scottsdale for the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale. Photo by Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic

The General Lee was the star of the popular TV show “The Dukes of Hazzard,” which ran from 1979 to 1985. The car is a 1969 Dodge Charger and more than 300 of the General Lee cars were used in the production of the show. Most were reportedly destroyed in chase and crash scenes, according to the auction house, Profiles in History.

The General Lee that Watson owns is dubbed Lee 1. It’s the car that jumps a police cruiser in the opening credits. The auction house reports that there are only three General Lees still in existence.

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Bubba Wallace on the conflicting reactions he’s seen to NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban

Bubba Wallace was a leader in pushing NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag.

The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. was on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon this week, he said NASCAR’s next step in demonstrating its commitment to fighting racism needed to be banning the Confederate flag. The next time he appeared on Lemon’s show later in the week, he described the positive reaction he’s seen to NASCAR banning the flag Wednesday.

Multiple times this week, Wallace has explained that he wanted the governing body to ban the flag because it doesn’t create a welcoming or inclusive environment at race tracks — something NASCAR itself is trying to push — and it makes people uncomfortable.

“No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race,” Wallace said Monday night on CNN. “So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.”

And when Wallace — the only African American driver at NASCAR’s top level — returned to Lemon’s show Friday night, he detailed the response he’s witnessed from NASCAR fans after the symbol of racism and slavery was banned. He told Lemon:

“You’re getting both sides of it. You’re getting a lot of positive outreach, a lot of positive impact and gaining new fans as we go. And then you’re getting the fans that will never watch a NASCAR race again, the same fans that never watched the NFL after the kneeling, the same fans that are crying out that we’re ruining their lives and just throwing a pity party, as [opposed to] accepting change and understanding why we need this change and why it’s such a pivotal moment for our country. …

“It’s on a global level that this is an impact. So I’m excited about the change. I wish fans could come back ASAP just so we could see the demographic and who shows up, what shows up, everybody who shows up. I just want to see and hear what they have to say. But through social media, you’re getting both sides of the story, but there’s, obviously, more good than there is bad. So I’m excited about it.”

NASCAR’s commitment last weekend to fighting racism and its subsequent ban on the Confederate flag are in response to protests that have erupted in the last few weeks around the country and world against racism and police brutality.

In addition to leading the effort to get NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag, Wallace has also used NASCAR’s races this week to raise awareness about racial injustice. At Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday and at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday, Wallace wore a black t-shirt with “I Can’t Breathe” and “Black Lives Matter” written on the front of it.

And at the Martinsville race — the same day NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from its events — he also ran a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme on his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet.

Wallace and the NASCAR Cup Series next race is Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

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Alvin Kamara is a newly-minted fan of NASCAR, Bubba Wallace

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara tuned in for his first NASCAR race, cheering on Bubba Wallace at the Martinsville Speedway.

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Step aside, Avengers: Infinity War. The most ambitious crossover in recent memory might be the intersection of New Orleans Saints superstar Alvin Kamara and his brand-new fandom of NASCAR’s rising talent Bubba Wallace.

Intrigued by NASCAR’s decision to ban displays of the Confederate battle flag at its events and venues, Kamara tuned in for Wednesday night’s 500-lap race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia and live-tweeted his thoughts. Wallace has taken on a leading role in the sport as an advocate for social justice, and helped Kamara find the broadcast right in time for the opening ceremonies.

Initially starting back at 23rd, Wallace finished in 11th place of the 39 competitors — a personal-best at Martinsville. He drove the No. 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports, a Chevrolet emblazoned with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme and slogans calling for racial equality. Wallace climbed as high as fifth-place in the first stage before an extended pit stop sidelined him.

The winning driver was Martin Truex Jr., who took a commanding lead in lap 370 with his No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, and held onto it down the stretch. And Kamara was quick to congratulate him on the victory.

This might not be the last we see of Kamara on the fast track, either. NOLA Motorsports general manager Dennis Lomonaco invited Kamara to swing by, asking that he bring one of his favorite Saints players — punter Thomas Morstead — along for a ride. And Kamara seemed receptive to the idea.

It was a fun night to keep track of from Kamara’s social media feeds. How’s that for broadening your horizons?

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Bubba Wallace calls NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban a ‘huge, pivotal moment’

“Today’s been special,” Bubba Wallace said after NASCAR banned the Confederate flag.

Monday night on CNN, NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace told Don Lemon he thought NASCAR needed to ban the Confederate flag from its events as one way to demonstrate its commitment to fighting racism. By Wednesday afternoon, NASCAR had, in fact, banned the symbol of slavery and injustice.

The Confederate flag was common at past races, but in its statement Wednesday, NASCAR said the flag at its events “runs contrary to our commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.”

Integral in leading NASCAR’s anti-racism efforts, Wallace — who is racing Wednesday at Martinsville Speedway with a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme — initially just clapped when FOX Sports asked for his reaction to the flag ban. He gave NASCAR credit for the the move and called it “a huge, pivotal moment for the sport.”

He also described the mid-week Martinsville race as the “biggest race of my career.”

Wallace told FOX Sports on pit road before the Martinsville race:

“Bravo. Props to NASCAR and everybody involved. This has been a stressful couple weeks. This is no doubt the biggest race of my career tonight. And it couldn’t be at a more perfect place, where I got my first win in the Truck Series in 2013. Followed it up with that second win in 2014. So I’m excited about tonight. There’s a lot of emotions on the race track and off the race track that are riding with us, but tonight is something special. Today’s been special. Again, hats off to NASCAR.

“[NASCAR president Steve] 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 for the sport. Lot of backlash, but it creates doors and allows the community to come together as one, and that’s what the real mission is here. So I’m excited about that.”

Like at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Wallace was wearing a shirt with “I Can’t Breathe” and “Black Lives Matter” on it before the race.

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It shouldn’t be hard for NASCAR drivers to take a clear stance against the confederate flag

Bubba Wallace said NASCAR should ban the confederate flag. But what about some of his competitors?

As evidenced by its consistent and sometimes dominant presence at race tracks, the confederate flag is not banned by NASCAR. It’s merely “disallowed,” and that spineless stance toward a symbol of racism and slavery is long overdue for a change, especially as protests rage on in the U.S. and around the globe against racial injustice.

Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. perfectly summed up what should be the position of everybody in NASCAR when he was a guest on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon on Monday. He said, “Get them out of here” because “no one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race.”

His opinion shouldn’t be remotely controversial. But, then again, NASCAR shouldn’t be permitting fans to fly a blatant symbol of hate at races while it attempts to promote an inclusive environment and grow its fan base.

So — even after several big-name drivers recently created an anti-racism video pledging to listen and educate themselves “to make real change” — why is it that some drivers are having such a difficult time saying that they agree with Wallace and NASCAR should ban the confederate flag?

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NASCAR had virtual press conferences Tuesday with three superstar drivers — Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin, who combined for two Cup Series championships and four Daytona 500 wins — and each one was asked directly if they agree with Wallace’s call to ban the confederate flag.

And no one definitively said yes, they agree with him, or no, they don’t.

Truex came the closest, but you don’t get a participation trophy for almost denouncing the confederate flag. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver mentioned how privilege can enable ignorance and said that hearing Wallace speak about the flag “wakes you up a bit.”

“I think NASCAR’s going to do the right thing there, and I stand with what they come up with there,” Truex said without specifically mentioning what the right thing is.

Daytona International Speedway in 2017. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Hamlin, Truex’s teammate in the No. 11 Toyota, cited the many American flags also seen at races and said: “NASCAR’s going to continue to make changes, and … I’m supportive of whatever they want to change.”

Logano said although he’s trying to educate himself, he has “no idea” why people fly the confederate flag, but it’s “probably smart” for him to learn about it.

“I’m not someone that’s waved the Confederate flag in the past in any way. I’m someone that waves the American flag, and I wave it proudly,” the No. 22 Team Penske Ford driver said without answering whether he agrees with Wallace or not.

All three drivers danced around the question, for which they had ample time to prepare an answer.

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Lognao’s teammates, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney, were asked after Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway about banning the confederate flag (before Wallace’s appearance on CNN). Keselowski said he doesn’t respect or salute the confederate flag, but he’s “not gonna tell people they need to get rid of it.”

Blaney, a close friend of Wallace’s, was more blunt. And while he didn’t say NASCAR should ban it, he was clear about how he feels:

“Sometimes I feel like the people that wave them mean the negative when they wave them, and that’s not cool. Yeah, I’d love to not see them at the race track, honestly, because it doesn’t make everyone comfortable.”

Wallace — the only African American driver at NASCAR’s top level, who will race with a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme on it Wednesday at Martinsville Speedway — went on a national cable news show this week and said the governing body’s next step in what needs to be an ongoing anti-racism fight should be banning the confederate flag.

But some drivers still can’t explicitly say the racist symbol doesn’t belong in NASCAR as it becomes a national story. As ESPN’s Mike Wilbon said Tuesday on Pardon The Interruption:

“I feel a certain way about the confederate flag and probably even more strongly than Bubba Wallace. And I understand exactly. I see the southern flag, and it raises the hair on my arm. I find it loathsome.”

Five-time NBA All-Star Brad Daugherty, the co-owner of JTG Daugherty Racing, recently told The Undefeated people are surprised to learn about his love for NASCAR, saying: “You’re African American. Why?'” And in 2015, he said the confederate flag “makes my skin crawl,” adding (via USA TODAY Sports):

“The old heritage versus hate thing in my mind is ridiculous because that flag, to any African-American person, does not represent any type of heritage. It 100% represents hate.”

Truly, if NASCAR and its drivers are sincere in their commitment to listen to others like Wallace, black leaders and black fans in an effort to fight institutional racism and attempt to make real change, they should start with the confederate flag.

They should simply say how the flag is a symbol of racism and slavery, the antithesis of the inclusivity it’s trying to promote, and it doesn’t belong in racing. And then, NASCAR should ban it.

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Bubba Wallace says NASCAR should ban confederate flags: ‘Get them out of here’

Bubba Wallace also reacted to a NASCAR official kneeling for the national anthem at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. believes the governing body should outright ban confederate flags from races, the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports drivers said Monday on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.

Wallace spoke with the CNN host about participating in a collective video statement with other big-name NASCAR drivers condemning racism and encouraging others to “listen and learn” as a way to fight injustice. Drivers posted the video to social media before Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and FOX aired it just before the green flag flew.

When Lemon asked Wallace — the only black driver at NASCAR’s top level — what the next step for NASCAR needs to be if it’s committed to fighting racism, the driver said banning the confederate flag, a symbol of slavery that’s often seen at races.

After a white supremacist shot and killed nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, NASCAR reaffirmed its “long-standing policy to disallow the use of the Confederate Flag symbol in any official NASCAR capacity.” But it did not ban the flag.

Wallace said behind-the-scenes conversations are being had to answer questions about future action, but he explained his own suggestion:

“My next step would be to get rid of all confederate flags. There should be no individual that is uncomfortable showing up to our events to have a good time with their family that feels some type of way about something they have seen, an object they have seen flying.

“No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. So it starts with confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them. The narrative on that before is I wasn’t bothered by it, but I don’t speak for everybody else. I speak for myself. What I am chasing is checkered flags, and that was kind of my narrative.

“But diving more into it and educating myself, people feel uncomfortable with that. People talk about that. That’s the first thing they bring up. So there’s going to be a lot of angry people that carry those flags proudly, but it’s time for change.”

Wallace also spoke about wearing a shirt with “I Can’t Breathe” and “Black Lives Matter” written on the front of it. He explained how, especially amid mass protests for justice and against police brutality, Sunday’s pre-race moments were emotional for him.

Before strapping into his No. 43 Chevrolet, Wallace gave his t-shirt to a crew member, who was seen holding it up while FOX aired a statement from NASCAR president Steve Phelps against racism. After a few pace laps before the race began, drivers stopped on the track, and their crew members stood on pit road after Phelps’ remarks for a moment of silence, symbolizing their commitment to listen and learn.

Wallace continued on CNN and spoke about NASCAR official Kirk Price, an Army veteran who kneeled during the pre-race prayer with his fist in the air and national anthem with a military salute. The Richard Petty Motorsports driver said if he had seen Price kneeling at the time, he would have joined him.

“I sat there on the start-finish line with tears in my eyes seeing every crew member stand on the wall, my crew members standing there proudly, holding up the shirt that I had wore pre-race that says, ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and ‘Black Lives Matter.’

“And we had our official, Kirk Price, kneel during the anthem. A member of our community that kneeled during the anthem. An African American man that kneeled during the anthem that also served our country. That speaks volumes.”

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Back in 2017 while people continued to argue about athletes protesting racial injustice during the national anthem by kneeling, Richard Petty, the owner of Wallace’s No. 43 Chevrolet, told USA TODAY Sports: “Anybody that don’t stand up for that ought to be out of the country. Period.”

During Wallace’s interview Monday night when Lemon interrupted the driver to ask what his reaction to seeing Price take a knee during the anthem (and pre-race prayer), Wallace explained that the official was too far on pit road to see at the time. But he said he saw images of Price after the race, and he was “blown away by that.”

Wallace continued explaining his emotions on CNN:

“I told Jimmie [Johnson] today, if I would have seen it, I would have went there and stood next to him — kneeled next to him because it’s such a powerful move. An incredible man that has served our country kneeling down, and people think it’s disrespecting the flag and going against our military. It’s definitely not.

“I was so uneducated on what the kneeling meant when it started. But now, reading about it and what it stands for and what it goes after — I’m still doing a lot of learning myself, don’t get me wrong. I don’t know everything about what’s going on in the world. But that’s what we are trying to deliver the message across: Listen and learn to be able to better educate ourselves.”

After Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta, Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney, a good friend of Wallace’s, were asked about the governing body’s confederate flag policy.

Blaney’s response was similar to Wallace’s, and he said: “I’d love to not see them at the race track, honestly, because it doesn’t make everyone comfortable.” Keselowski, however, said he only salutes the American flag, adding:

“But I’m not gonna tell people they need to get rid of it. That’s not my right either. But I certainly don’t salute it or respect it or probably anyone else who feels the same way. But, at the end of the day, it’s not our call.”

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Brad Keselowski says he doesn’t respect confederate flag but won’t tell fans ‘to get rid of it’

Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney weighed in on confederate flags at NASCAR races.

After white supremacist Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, then-Governor Nikki Haley and the state government removed the confederate flag from South Carolina statehouse grounds. Roof was photographed repeatedly with the flag and wanted to start a race war.

At the time, NASCAR issued a statement supporting Haley and reaffirmed its “long-standing policy to disallow the use of the Confederate Flag symbol in any official NASCAR capacity.” But it didn’t go as far as to ban the flag, a symbol of slavery and oppression, from the track, so the flag is ever-present at NASCAR races. Instead, fans had the option to use an exchange program, turning in confederate flags and receiving American ones.

As people in the U.S. and around the world have been protesting en masse the last two weeks and demanding justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality, discussions about the confederate flag and NASCAR returned.

Following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Team Penske drivers Brad Keslowski and Ryan Blaney were asked if it’s time for the governing body to review its policy regarding the confederate flag.

Keselowski — who famously celebrates his race wins with a burnout and a giant American flag sticking out of his No. 2 Ford — answered:

“I only salute one flag and that’s America’s. I recognize that that flag might mean something different to different people, but it doesn’t mean United States of America to me. But I’m not gonna tell people they need to get rid of it. That’s not my right either. But I certainly don’t salute it or respect it or probably anyone else who feels the same way. But, at the end of the day, it’s not our call.”

His teammate was a little more direct with his response to the confederate flag question. Blaney — who also noted he participated in protests in Charlotte last week — said:

“As far as the confederate flags go, they had that trade your flag in, and I think everyone has their beliefs. It’s tough, but I don’t really enjoy it because sometimes I feel like the people that wave them mean the negative when they wave them, and that’s not cool.

“Yeah, I’d love to not see them at the race track, honestly, because it doesn’t make everyone comfortable, so that’s kind of where I stand on that. Bring your 50 stars flag; I think that would be way better.”

Keselowski and Blaney were two of several big-name drivers who helped make a video about speaking out against racism and encouraging people to listen and educate themselves, as protests against police brutality and for justice continue around the globe. Both drivers had previously posted on social media about Floyd’s death as well.

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