victoriankeysmash: luminousbensolo:One driver already quit and NASCAR responded with basically &ldqu
victoriankeysmash: luminousbensolo:One driver already quit and NASCAR responded with basically “we had to google you because nobody knew who the fuck you were” Nascar started because they said fuck cops and its nice to see they havent lost their roots completely. I remember that guy, although I’ve forgotten his name. My response was “Now somebody else will have to come last in every race in the truck series.”And no, they haven’t. And now, we have 23X1, which is owned by, of all people Michael Jordan (the basketball player) working with Denny Hamlin, with Bubba Wallace as their first driver. Wallace turned down a seat with a more established team to do this and I smell an initiative to improve diversity. (It started, apparently, during a golf game).I hope to see more Black drivers in NASCAR, and also more women. NASCAR has yet to have a Black woman driver, and the first Black woman pit crew member was hired in 2016 (Brehanna Daniels).There’s currently one Black driver in Xfinity, which is the one step down series, Jesse Iwuji, and I hope he gets offered a seat soon. Perhaps in 23X1…It’s very hopeful, although I was very glad when they banned the flag. It made me more willing to admit to being a fan. -- source link