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[The Boz]

Meanwhile NASCAR gives in and bans the Rebel Flag. Ignoring the current trend, it’s one of the worst business decisions ever. They were a failing business model for the past 19 years since Dale died. The ratings and attendance numbers don’t lie. Show me any sport removing seats year after year. And now they have alienated many of their fans who don’t see the flag as racist.

Truly the model of “Get Woke, Go broke”. It will be up to others to decide if this was the final straw, but I’m betting this won’t exactly attract minority fans.

It's always in a company's best interest to avoid controversy. Easier to take the neutral (flag not shown) argument than the (we support a flag some people see as racist) argument.

Personally if I was a Nascar fan taking away a flag wouldn't make me stop watching. I doubt they were real fans if they do

I think it’s a unique situation. It was and is a sport that was big 20 years ago, check the numbers. It’s been dying over the years and really only draws ratings in the Deep South. And you can argue their base is “racist” or is just still loyal to the C flag.

Either way it’s a bad business decision that seems to upset the base if you read Social Media. My point is it doesn’t help a failing business. My guess is it would become a regional series in the next decade without this. I’m only saying it doesn’t help and it was an over reaction to a situation. And I question how many were flown at each race. Of course you can argue one is too many, but that’s a reaction compared to a good business decision.

Just one story if interested.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davecal.../#505cc22e1df5

And another from a racing site.

https://www.jayski.com/2018-nascar-tv-ratings/