From the Charlotte Observer (requires registration):
A group that claims NASCAR tracks are unsafe environments for minority and female fans is planning its first protest at Saturday’s UAW-GM 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. …
“We will have a strong presence in Charlotte,” said Shawn Griffith, a filmmaker working on a documentary that he says shows racism among stock car racing fans….
But Brown, who said he became concerned about minority fans’ safety at NASCAR events based on his own and others’ experiences, said he has no monetary motives in forming NAMRF.
“The Confederate flag is everywhere,” he said. “NASCAR officials say they discourage flags on track property, but it’s everywhere.”
Brown said he believes NASCAR should begin a flag trade-in program, where any fan could trade in a Confederate flag and receive a flag representing his favorite race driver’s team in return.
