NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli has been tearing around the Truck Series track since 2017, and eventually formed his own his own team under the name CMI Motorsports. Now, he’s hanging up his helmet in response to the political BS. If he can’t see rebel flags flying in the stands, that takes the fun right out of the whole NASCAR experience. After all, wasn’t the whole sport started by good ole boy Dixie moonshine runners?
When did NASCAR become NAACP?
Once this season’s finished so is Ray Ciccarelli. Free speech is a right under the United States Constitution and he’s not about to be intimidated by Black Lives Matter whether George Soros likes it or not. The 50-year-old NASCAR speed demon is fed up. “Well it’s been a fun ride and dream come true, but if this is the direction NASCAR is headed, we will not participate after [the] 2020 season is over,” he typed on Facebook.
“I don’t believe in kneeling during [the] anthem nor [taking people’s] right to fly whatever flag they love.” It’s not about the flag, the issue is the right to fly it. “I could care less about the Confederate flag,” Ciccarelli asserts, “but there are people that do and it doesn’t make them a racist.”
A symbol of southern heritage
Southern people identify with the rebel flag as a symbol of their heritage. “All you are doing is f***ing one group to cater to another.” He’s not about to “participate in any political BS!!” He was angry enough to use two exclamation points. “Everything is for sale!!”
Confederate flags have been waving in the stands and painted on the vehicles for decades. NASCAR’s one and only black driver, Bubba Wallace, demanded and got the ban because he’s obviously influential. All he had to do was show up at CNN. He bravely “participated in social justice protesting by wearing a shirt that read ‘I can’t breathe’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ during a race. On Wednesday night, Wallace drove a car featuring a Black Lives Matter paint scheme.”
That wasn’t good enough though. He was “triggered” by the presence of a red-neck symbol. “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,” the racing league groveled in a public statement. “Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.” Stand by for a reciprocal ban on NASCAR and all their branded merchandise by white fans.