Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see the end of an era

familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots.

Bubba Wallace -- lone black driver in sport — this week declared it is time for stock car series with deep ties to South to ban flag at its properties and formally distance itself from what for millions is a unwelcome symbol of slavery and racism.

signs are everywhere that NASCAR could do so. As nation grapples with social unrest largely tied to death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, predominantly white field of drivers united for a video promoting social change. A black NASCAR official took a knee before Sunday’s race near Atlanta in what may have been a first and governing body

Wallace - who wore a black T-shirt with words “I Can’t Brea” at Sunday’s race -- seized moment and issued his most compelling comments yet on often thorny nature of race and racing: “My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags.”

26-year-old Alabama native, who finished second in 2018 Daytona 500, has pushed NASCAR to verge of issuing a ban of Confederate flag wher part of its fan base agrees or t.

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NASCAR has been more open in recent times to to erication of Confederate flag, though it stopped short Tuesday of making any final decision on its fate. NASCAR in 2015 asked fans to “refrain from displaying Confederate Flag at our facilities and NASCAR events.”

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