NASCAR Removes Rule Mandating Team Members Must Stand During National Anthem
NASCAR has decided to remove a rule that mandated team members must stand during the playing of the national anthem following George Floyd’s death.
NASCAR eliminated the previous rule before last weekend’s race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway therefore allowing for peaceful protests during pre-race ceremonies when the “Star Spangled Banner” is played, per YahooSports.com in a piece published Wednesday. . .
#NASCAR removes guidelines that team members must stand for the national anthem, allowing for competitors to peacefully protest during pre-race ceremonies. https://t.co/0ujCQ1EH0h
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) June 10, 2020
This wording on conduct during the national anthem was on the driver-crew chief prerace handout for Bristol. It was not in the handout (which contains pit road speed, minimum speed, etc.) for Atlanta and #NASCAR does not plan to include it in the handout for future events. pic.twitter.com/O2mYA98NFl
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) June 10, 2020
It comes after NASCAR official Kirk Price took a knee at Sunday’s race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway during the national anthem, while he saluted the flag. He served on active duty in the Army for three years.
A short time later, NASCAR announced that the “display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.” (Read more from “NASCAR Removes Rule Mandating Team Members Must Stand During National Anthem” HERE)
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