NASCAR Truck Series Driver Threatens To Quit Over Confederate Flag Ban
With NASCAR drivers standing in solidarity to end racial prejudice, one driver decided to go a different way.
After NASCAR banned the display of confederate flags from its events, NASCAR Truck Series driver Ray Ciccarelli, announced the end of his career with a social media post on Wednesday:
#NASCAR Truck driver/owner Ray Ciccarelli says he won’t continue in NASCAR after this year. He cited his reasons in this Facebook post: pic.twitter.com/NKrgPZFvyJ
— John Haverlin (@JohnHaverlin) June 10, 2020
It remains to be seen if other drivers will join Cicarelli. One thing is for certain, the line in the sand has clearly been drawn by NASCAR.