National anthem

[Rubbinsracin1]

Would you still support your favorite driver if they didnt stand, or show respect for our AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM? It seems like its a 50/50 deal.

[ptown]

Ironic that the NFL stopped televising the national anthem on regular season games to sell more commercials plus you see more confederate flags flying at NASCAR races than American flags. To answer your question no I would not support my favorite driver if he refused to stand for the anthem.

[Krooser]

Didn't NASCAR attempt to discourage the Rebel Flag from being flown at it's "races"?

[old fan]

I would kick him in the nutz

[fryefan]

Didn't NASCAR attempt to discourage the Rebel Flag from being flown at it's "races"?

Yes and that was the correct call.

[rickybrown1952]

No it was not the right call people need to do just a little research to find out exactly what the Rebel flag stands for

[old fan]

Yes and that was the correct call.

why was that a correct call because it offended a few people get a grip it happens

[davis2902]

There are no islamic drivers so I don't think we will have to worry about this.

[jshawn81]

I see drivers all the time in the pits working on there cars while they are playing the national anthem

[zach51]

It is false outrage. Just folks thinking they are owed something. The only one oppressing you is YOU. The fact that our president is black AND muslim shows that anything is possible. Fly the Rebel flag, if it offends you then you sit for the national anthem and that will offend me and we'll just call it even. There is a whole lot of pussification going on out there folks.

[just dust]

It is false outrage. Just folks thinking they are owed something. The only one oppressing you is YOU. The fact that our president is black AND muslim shows that anything is possible. Fly the Rebel flag, if it offends you then you sit for the national anthem and that will offend me and we'll just call it even. There is a whole lot of pussification going on out there folks.

Thats right , what about all the armed forces over seas defending his oppressed a$$.
If you dont like it here head back home, and see if you can make it in a real oppressed
place, and make the millions there . And when you serve to defend and not take advantage
here for your lavish life style , and see all the Americans in the street below average that
pay to see your a$$ then you might have a complaint .I for one am sick of that complaint
that nothing is said or praised about all the people fought to save your miserable a$$.

[MotoMatt]

I get tired of seeing crews working on cars and even engines fired during the Anthem. As a Veteran I fought(literally) for there right to be stupid, that doesn't mean I have to like it.

And, not to start up crap, but I will make one point on the Rebel Flag, in my observance of the whole thing it means two different things to two different people. In a southerners eyes it is heritage, in a black man's eyes it represents slavery. Right or wrong, agree or disagree, that is why some people don't want to see it, they aren't saying it has no other meaning(some probably are, they are ignorant) they are saying that was the flag flown by the people who wanted to keep the slaves as such. At the same time I think it's due time some people give up the whole slavery issue because none of them were slaves, heck, its pretty unlikely anyone who was alive when they were born were slaves. Sad part is there are still thousands of slaves all over the world, and I don't see those people b*tching about that flag doing anything to help them either.

[just dust]

I get tired of seeing crews working on cars and even engines fired during the Anthem. As a Veteran I fought(literally) for there right to be stupid, that doesn't mean I have to like it.

And, not to start up crap, but I will make one point on the Rebel Flag, in my observance of the whole thing it means two different things to two different people. In a southerners eyes it is heritage, in a black man's eyes it represents slavery. Right or wrong, agree or disagree, that is why some people don't want to see it, they aren't saying it has no other meaning(some probably are, they are ignorant) they are saying that was the flag flown by the people who wanted to keep the slaves as such. At the same time I think it's due time some people give up the whole slavery issue because none of them were slaves, heck, its pretty unlikely anyone who was alive when they were born were slaves. Sad part is there are still thousands of slaves all over the world, and I don't see those people b*tching about that flag doing anything to help them either.

he!! wasen't we all slaves at some time in history. wheres my free ride.

[superstock79]

I get tired of seeing crews working on cars and even engines fired during the Anthem. As a Veteran I fought(literally) for there right to be stupid, that doesn't mean I have to like it.

And, not to start up crap, but I will make one point on the Rebel Flag, in my observance of the whole thing it means two different things to two different people. In a southerners eyes it is heritage, in a black man's eyes it represents slavery. Right or wrong, agree or disagree, that is why some people don't want to see it, they aren't saying it has no other meaning(some probably are, they are ignorant) they are saying that was the flag flown by the people who wanted to keep the slaves as such. At the same time I think it's due time some people give up the whole slavery issue because none of them were slaves, heck, its pretty unlikely anyone who was alive when they were born were slaves. Sad part is there are still thousands of slaves all over the world, and I don't see those people b*tching about that flag doing anything to help them either.

In all fairness, and I am NOT AT ALL speaking for all teams, but a lot more often than not, the crews r around a noisy engine, or thrashing away and u cannot hear the PA system n most pits to even know that it is going on...

[Cardirt0]

Do like FarmerCity and Fairbury does .. They will not start the Anthem till all cars are OFF...My uncle die in WWII and he die for You and Me, If my driver set down in protest of something on the Anthem, He will not be my driver no more...I Love the USA I Hate DEM....If that Bitch wins there will be no racing....we will all be in Ele cars...