A lower-level driver, Ray Ciccarelli says he will not return after the 2020 season because of ‘the direction NASCAR is headed.’
CLEVELAND, Ohio – NASCAR banned the Confederate flag, so driver Ray Ciccarelli said he is quitting after the season.
“Well, it’s been a fun ride and dream come true but if this is the direction NASCAR is headed, we will not participate after 2020 season is over,” he wrote on Facebook Wednesday, not long after the racing circuit also removed a rule requiring team members to stand during the national anthem.
Ciccarelli continued, “I don’t believe in kneeling during Anthem nor taken ppl right to fly what ever flag they love. I could care less about the Confederate Flag, but there are ppl that do and it doesn’t make them a racist all you are doing is (expletive) one group to cater to another and i ain’t spend the money we are to participate in any political BS!! So everything is for SALE!!”
He later deleted his Facebook page.
