NASCAR Banning Confederate Flag; Truex Jr. Wins at Martinsville

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Published on June 11 2020 6:01 am
Last Updated on June 11 2020 6:01 am

NASCAR announced Wednesday that it is banning the Confederate flag at all of its races and venues, a striking decision as the flag has long been a common sight at its races.NASCAR announced Wednesday that it is banning the Confederate flag at all of its races and venues, a striking decision as the flag has long been a common sight at its races.

The announcement came ahead of Wednesday night’s race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, during which the car driven by Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only black driver, had a #BlackLivesMatter design.

Martin Truex Jr. claimed his second straight Martinsville Speedway race in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500.

Penske's Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logan finished second, third and fourth. Fifth went to Hendrick Motorsports's Chase Elliott while sixth was taken by teammate Alex Bowman. Rounding out the top 10 were Matt DiBenedetto, William Byron, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson.