In a since deleted Facebook post that was posted on Reddit, Brad Hockaday said he would no longer support NASCAR.
IndyCar fired the series' flagman Thursday after he posted on Facebook that he was dismayed with NASCAR's recent decision to ban Confederate flags from its events.
He also criticized NASCAR's decision to end the requirement for team members to stand during the National Anthem, to allow for kneeling. "Now is the time for short tracks around the country to pull their NASCAR sanctions for their recent actions towards America. I would not want to be affiliated with a group that doesnt respect what the American flag stands for," Hockaday wrote.
According to Hockaday's LinkedIn page, he has worked with IndyCar for more than three years. He was at the helm of the flag stand Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway during the start of the delayed 2020 season.NASCAR announced on Wednesday it would ban Confederate flags from its events, two days after Darrell"Bubba" Wallace Jr., the only black driver in the racing association's top series, called for the change.
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