This was a moment of silence for racial injustice in the US. A large part of NASCAR's fanbase seems to disagree with that stance as a whole which is disgusting. But it was the right move for NASCAR to do that especially because of those fans. I think with Bubba Wallace in the spotlight now, NASCAR has been trying to rid itself of the redneck personality it's always had and adopt a more modern stance.
Yup, I was at the 2009 race. It was a wet, miserable weekend. The 600 got postponed to Memorial Day Monday itself, so they decided to stop the cars for a moment of silence. It was a nice gesture. However, the race was stopped a few more times for rain as well before they called it early with Reutimann getting his first win by staying out during a caution. The Busch race ended early too. We didn't see a checkered flag all weekend.
IMHO, NASCAR's ancient recipe for success has been all about filling the seats so circuit owners/race promoters are supported, and attracting advertisers so teams can be supported. A pure quest for driving talent is easier to find in F1, F3 or maybe even karting. So that gives us a series where guys like Clint Bowyer are lionized (as by Jeff Gordon in the pre-race show) about how great they are at dirt track racing, then go out on a paved oval leaning on the right rear tire (dirt track "thumper") and routinely destroy it like he did over and over again in the race. Bowyer is a very popular driver despite being a little low in the IQ department. He puts on a great show driving like a rodeo clown. Today, obviously, there are no people in the seats and only TV revenue to support the series. That NASCAR would go to greater efforts to make its TV image more attractive to the current reality is, again IMHO, very understandable. My daily newspaper, The Seattle Times, is now reporting NASCAR on the front page of the sports section with color photographs and mentions of social distancing and social protest solidarity. Usually, NASCAR is covered, if at all, by a short blurb on the back page. Even the notoriously conservative Roger Penske had his team seen with management taking a knee. In short, it's fight for survival time for everybody, not least of all NASCAR. They are fighting hard to survive, and hopefully becoming better persons in the process.
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#ChevyPride #Blackcarsmatter PS, Bubba's about to get a top 15 with a broken car.
And your point?
