Chairman Brian France said Saturday he sees the Confederate flag as an “offensive symbol” and wants to “disassociate” it from NASCAR events.
The NASCAR Xfinity series race at Chicagoland Speedway on June 21 in Joliet, Illinois.
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In a conversation with the Associated Press, France called the flag an "insensitive" and "offensive" symbol.
"We're working with the industry to see how far we can go to get that flag to be disassociated entirely from our events," France said.
NASCAR chairman Brian France talks to the media in Florida on Nov. 14, 2014.
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The comments come amid growing calls to take down symbols of the Confederacy. Criticism of the flag — and particularly the fact that it flies on the South Carolina State Capitol grounds — has grown in the wake of a shooting that left nine people dead at a Charleston church.
NASCAR announced on Tuesday that it supported South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's calls to remove the flag from the capitol grounds.
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