Posted on 05/09/2019 9:42:03 AM PDT by ETL
NASCAR will pause the Coca-Cola 600 in the middle of the race on Memorial Day weekend for a moment of remembrance.
Charlotte Motor Speedway officials requested that the series make the gesture, which it did in 2009 when the Sunday race was moved to Memorial Day due to rain.
People kept talking about that that was so impactful, Charlotte Motor Speedway general manager Greg Walter told NBC Sports.
So we asked can we do that again? Our sport is so prone to supporting the military and so prone to understanding what the Memorial Day is all about.
The 30-second break will take place at the completion of Stage 2 of the race, when the cars will park in pit lane and be joined by their crewmembers.
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B.S.! The pause time is during the normal Stage 3 stop of the race...
"That kind of thinking is why I dont watch NASCAR any more."
Yep! NASCAR's patriotism causes many fans to turn to watching the NBA or soccer leagues where hatred for the Nation runs rampant...
should be before the race
The Stages are ridiculous. All that so they can bunch up the pack and hand out some points. NASCAR is BS.
With that I agree... Was created to give TV more time for advertising and boost TV viewership...
Worked out for the first... Not so much for the second...
Yes, before. Because they’ll figure out a way to get 7 whine in front. And how Penalize Others.
please contribute to the needy on the streets.
The rules today suck. It just isn’t of interest. Toyota Camrys? Ford and Chevy barely making cars anymore? Restrictor plates(hurl!). Big screens or not, I remember vastly more interesting times.
I wasn’t aware of all that. Since I haven’t had a TV in several years, it’s been some time since I’ve watched Nascar, or anything else on standard TV. Been mostly relying on my PC for news and entertainment. But that will be changing soon (hopefully).
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