NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Brandon Thompson
This week will be a “surreal” one for Brandon Thompson. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Thompson will get a “NASCAR homecoming” when he and family … Continue Reading
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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas
What happened? Kyle Larson won the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas on Sunday (June 13) after a bold pass for the lead in the final … Continue Reading
The Underdog House: Numerous All-Star Aspirations Fade in Open
The Setting All three NASCAR series headed to the Lone Star State for dates at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. This time, however, things felt … Continue Reading
Frontstretch 2-Minute Drill: All-Star Open & All-Star Race at Texas
Texas may have lost one of its points-paying dates, but it gained one of NASCAR’s landmark events for 2021 in the form of the June … Continue Reading
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 5
Was it worth it? A year later, was NASCAR’s condemnation and banishment of the Confederate flag on June 10, 2020 worth the short-term controversies, confusion … Continue Reading
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 4
What comes to mind when you see the Confederate flag? Is it the Civil War that tore the United States of America in two for … Continue Reading
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 3
The following story is based on an email interview with a 23-year-old Black female NASCAR fan who wishes to only be identified by her first … Continue Reading
5 Points to Ponder: Kyle Larson, King of NASCAR, is a Thing That is Happening
1. Kyle Larson as championship frontrunner is simply wild One of the silliest parts of sports punditry is the “if the season ended today … … Continue Reading
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 2
Prior to 14 months ago, NASCAR was not on Renae Mitchell’s radar at all. While Mitchell played soccer and basketball in college, the only time … Continue Reading
NASCAR and #BlackLivesMatter, 1 Year Later: Part 1
“I still contend that our nation’s summers of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay.” — Martin Luther King Jr., 1968 During June … Continue Reading