Recently, NASCAR announced that it was banning the display of Confederate flags at races. Suffice to say, driver Bubba Wallace lauded the move and declared that he found a lot of positive reactions. However, on a more negative note, he acknowledged that there are people who were not too thrilled with the move.
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According to him, the ban needed to happen and he was proud of the sport for taking such a step. Wallace noted that NASCAR has taken a lot of steps over the past couple of years. Speaking to CNN, he talked about the fan reaction to the Confederate flag ban.
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace says he’s “getting a lot of positive outreach” after NASCAR banned the display of Confederate flags at races, but also says “we are getting the fans that will never watch a NASCAR race again. The same fans that never watched the NFL after the kneeling” pic.twitter.com/iZvrMC1tYd
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2020
What did Bubba Wallace say about the whole situation?
He told CNN, “We’re getting both sides of it. We’re getting a lot of positive outreach, lot of positive impact and gain new fans as we go. Then we are getting the fans that will never watch a NASCAR race again. The same fans that never watched the NFL after the kneeling.”
He accused ex NASCAR fans of ‘throwing a pity party’. According to Bubba Wallace, people need to understand why America needs the change ad to accept it. The Richard Petty Racing driver also declared that this is a pivotal moment for the country.
On a more positive note, Wallace declared that he is excited for the change and hopes that fans come back. He even noted that social media tends to provide both sides of the story and that the good outweighs the bad. A notable example is Tyler Hughes, a NASCAR driver who also ran a Black Lives Matter-inspired livery, like Wallace.
The 26-year old also spoke about sponsorship issues and revealed that he always had this problem during his career. He said that if he won, then only the sponsors would begin rolling in.
