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LOVE EVERYONE.”ĭuring a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway last week, Wallace’s car featured the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on the sides and the message “Compassion, Love, Understanding” on the day NASCAR banned the Confederate flag. Weatherman later tweeted: “I absolutely I support the black men and women of this country and also support all first responders also. My uncle is a firefighter and he would do anything to help save lives,” Weatherman wrote on Twitter about the car.
“A lot going on in the world right now and I wanted to express that most first responders are good people. It was Weatherman’s way of showing his support for police and first responders in the midst of protests and riots in the US and around the world raging against police brutality and racial injustice. The car’s hood featured an American flag with a blue line in the middle, and the sides and back had the hashtag #BackTheBlue. Weatherman, 22, raced the car during the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Hooters 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Weatherman didn’t finish his race.ĬORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct the name of the race and to remove a reference to Denny Hamlin, who participated in a different event.Three days after Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only black driver, raced in a Black Lives Matter car, Kyle Weatherman drove in a Thin Blue Line car on NASCAR’s secondary circuit. Wallace competed at Homestead over the weekend, too, and finished 13th in the Cup Series. The Confederate flag continues to be a divisive symbol, though to many it represents the racism of the slave-dependent South before the Civil War.
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At least one driver quit the sport over the decision, and some Southern fans decried it as a violation of their heritage. NASCAR said flying the flag at races “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.” That same week, the sport banned the Confederate flag from events. Just last week, Bubba Wallace, the sport’s only black driver, debuted a Black Lives Matter car, with an image of two fists – one black and one white – gripping each other on the hood and the words “compassion, love, understanding” wrapped around the bumper. June is turning out to be quite eventful for NASCAR. NASCAR bans the Confederate flag and a driver supports Black Lives Matter Several military nonprofits sponsor the team, Mike Harmon Racing said in a statement to CNN. The team has previously painted cars to honor active military and veterans, law enforcement officers and first responders. “We at MHR want to send the message (that the deaths of police officers killed in the line of duty) wasn’t in vain and that they’re not forgotten and very much appreciated.” “As far as this week’s paint theme, there’s thousands upon thousands of police officers in this country that serve us very well and they do not deserve to be disrespected and not be appreciated,” Harmon said in a statement to CNN. Mike Harmon, who runs Mike Harmon Racing, Weatherman’s team, said since the paint scheme went public, the team has received hundreds of emails from the families of officers killed in the line of duty who appreciate the recognition. “My uncle is a firefighter and he would do anything to help save lives.” “A lot going on in the world right now and I wanted to express that most first responders are good people,” Weatherman tweeted ahead of the race.
The “thin blue line” of law enforcement separates the two, according to Thin Blue Line USA, which makes pro-police clothing and gifts that support police nonprofits. The space above the blue line represents societal order, and the space below the line is meant to be crime and chaos. The blue line is meant to symbolize law enforcement. The Thin Blue Line flag resembles an American flag but in black and white, with one blue stripe in the middle. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America/Getty Imagesįor black NASCAR fans, the Confederate flag ban is welcome but long overdue HAMPTON, GEORGIA - JUNE 07: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 McDonald's Chevrolet, wears a "I Can't Breath - Black Lives Matter" T-shirt under his fire suit in solidarity with protesters around the world taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd on May 25 while in the custody of Minneapolis, Minnesota police, stands during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Jin Hampton, Georgia.
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