Congratulations, everyone, we made it.
We survived the only weekend within the 2022 NASCAR schedule without a Cup Series race.
Given there was only a Camping World Truck Series race over the weekend, instead of one lengthy column this week, Iโve decided to tackle a variety of subjects Iโve been mulling recently in short bursts.
NASCARโs Vague Pride Apology
Itโs been three weeks since NASCARโs Twitter account began June, which is Pride Month, with the following vague tweet acknowledging โthat recent actions have not aligned with NASCARโs mission to be a welcoming sport for all.โ
As we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, we acknowledge that recent actions have not aligned with NASCARโs mission to be a welcoming sport for all.
We remain steadfast in our commitment to create a more inclusive environment โ in our workplaces, at the race track & in the stands. pic.twitter.com/r0h232xaXd
โ NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 1, 2022
We still donโt know who or what NASCAR was seemingly going out of its way to apologize for.
It apparently warranted a tweet but wasnโt important enough to be explicitly spelled out.
Though, we do have some idea what it was likely referring to, thanks to the Associated Pressโ Jenna Fryer: the presence of Greg Abbott, Texasโ anti-LGBTQ Republican Governor at NASCARโs All-Star Race in May, where he waved the green flag to start the event.
Iโm not sure what this tweet is acknowledgingโฆ someone with the power to acknowledge such things admitted to me Abbott at Texas was a mistake. But below isnโt exactly clear which actions are out of alignment. ๐คทโโ๏ธ https://t.co/WpJruoau7k
โ Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) June 1, 2022
Eight days after the tweet was posted, NASCAR president Steve Phelps was asked directly by FOX Sportsโ Bob Pockrass what the tweet was referring to and why the tweet was necessary.
โIโll just say, generally, we as a sport havenโt been as a welcoming and inclusive to the LBGT community,โ Phelps said. โWe want to be, right? So the efforts that weโve made with Hispanics and with African Americans, this is another important group that we want to reach out to. We want our sport to be as welcoming and inclusive as it can be. And thatโs what race fans, you know, our existing fans are primarily, not all, they want to share this sport with others, they do. Whether itโs someoneโs sexual orientation or the color of their skin or whatever that might be, itโs immaterial. Itโs…
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