Throwback paint schemes on racecars and retro logos and signs welcomed Nascar fans when they arrived at Darlington Raceway this weekend for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sprint Cup race. The marketing campaign was designed to make one of the most storied tracks on the circuit look like the early 1970s all over again.
Fans
were more than happy to complete the picture, much to Nascar’s dismay.
The Confederate flags they raised on R.V.s across the infield and
outside the track dotted the sky above Darlington on Friday morning, as
they have for decades here. The Southern 500, after all, was long known
for playing “Dixie” as its anthem and used to feature a character named
Johnny Reb — a man dressed as a Confederate soldier who stood atop the
winning car with a rebel flag.
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I'd like to have been a fly on the wall in the exec office when they saw the scene...
ReplyDeleteBwaaa haaaa haaaa haaaa! My people!
ReplyDeleteMy people!
DeleteGood one. :)
No nascar event would be complete without that flag flying high and brave!
ReplyDeleteTonight's the opening of the Carteret County Raceway and will be interesting to see how many. They're going to have a church service in the morning which I'm sure the $PLC would love to rate.............:)
DeleteI heard such a church service on the radio this morning. The preacher was railing about
ReplyDeletefollowing God's laws and paying the price for breaking unconstitutional and un-Godly
laws passed by the courts. He was talking primarily about the Gay marriage issue but the point is that folks are starting to get fed up and are standing up. That applies to demands that we hide our southern heritage as well. CH
Yes, some hope.
DeleteWe started out as rebels, we can only pray we stay that way.
ReplyDeleteYes, '76 and '61.
DeleteFinishing the article it seems the "Rebels" bowed to the wishes of the NASCAR
ReplyDeleteofficials and took down the flags. It seems that Normalcy Bias is taking root even among the fans. What they should be doing is boycotting the races. Going back
to Darlington was due to the failure on the "Left Coast".
Brent
vowed to put the flags back up.
DeleteYes. Pathetic.
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What they should be doing is boycotting the races.
Absolutely.
I had friends there and trust me the Flags went back up
DeleteThat's good and if they have pictures, I'd like to post them.
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