The Confederate flag will no longer be allowed at NASCAR events. Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR bans Confederate flag at all future events

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 10, 2020 5:38 PM ET

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests over police violence and racial injustices that spread in the United States and throughout the world, Bubba Wallace, the only full-time black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, called for the organization to ban the Confederate flag from all events.

NASCAR did that very thing ahead of Wednesday's race at Martinsville Speedway:

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— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 10, 2020

While speaking with CNN this week, Wallace hit out at the notion that anybody should be allowed to fly a Confederate flag at an official NASCAR event, saying:

"No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.

"There's going to be a lot of angry people that carry those flags proudly but it's time for change."

Wallace, who wore an "I Can't Breathe / Black Lives Matter" shirt on pit road ahead of last Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will drive a car with a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme at Martinsville on Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reported NASCAR drivers, team members and other officials can kneel and peacefully protest during playings of the national anthem:

This wording on conduct during the national anthem was on the driver-crew chief prerace handout for Bristol. It was not in the handout (which contains pit road speed, minimum speed, etc.) for Atlanta and #NASCAR does not plan to include it in the handout for future events. pic.twitter.com/O2mYA98NFl
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) June 10, 2020

Pockrass also touched upon the flag issue:

At some tracks they don't allow any flags to fly in the infield during a race so fans/TV cameras have unobstructed views. NASCAR has done flag exchange programs and asked people not to fly them. But it has never done an outright ban. No details yet on how it will enforce. https://t.co/M50DrQNOjW
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) June 10, 2020

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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