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A Tennessee Democrat told Twitter followers Monday that chanting “Let’s Go Brandon” can be equated to “burning the flag.”

Despite the fact that their fan base is one of the most conservative in all of sports, NASCAR has become increasingly woke.

NASCAR definitively disassociated itself from the “Let’s Go, Brandon” movement that sprung up at one of their races by saying the chant has created an “unfortunate situation” the sport will not condone.

The popular anti-Joe Biden “Let’s Go, Brandon” chant has been denounced by the very sport from whence it came. 

The viral ‘Let’s Go Brandon!’ mass take down of President Joe Biden has inspired a unique rap version that on Sunday perched squarely at the top of the iTunes hip-hop chart.

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown tweeted “Let’s Go, Brandon,” mocking the “F*ck Joe Biden” chant fiasco following his win Saturday at Talladega.

The media is heaping praise on NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast for falsely reporting that a NASCAR crowd was shouting “Let’s Go Brandon.”

The establishment media are now so broken, Deadline Hollywood is complimenting NBC reporters for misleading the public.

An NBC reporter jumped into damage control mode for Joe Biden on Saturday as the Talladega crowd broke out in another “F*ck Joe Biden” chant.

According to reports, the “F*ck Joe Biden” chant once again rang out at a sporting event, this time during NASCAR’s Xfinity Series at the Talladega speedway.

NASCAR announced Wednesday it is adjusting its health protocols to meet coronavirus threats it deems a threat to competitors and their support crews.

Former NASCAR drivers Elliott and Hermie Sadler on Thursday came out in support of Virginia Del. Kirk Cox in the race for the Republican nomination to replace Gov. Ralph Northam (D), who is term-limited and unable to seek reelection.

March 17 (UPI) — NASCAR officials plan to use trained dogs to detect COVID-19 among essential personnel for Sunday’s Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roush Fenway Racing set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint even as it raced a pair of gas-guzzling cars all across the country.

The Big One hit 14 laps into the Daytona 500, triggered when Aric Almirola turned into pole-winner Alex Bowman and started a 16-car pileup.

NASCAR’s 2020 ratings were “extremely strong in a pandemic year” where other sports experienced “double-digit” declines, noted Brad Gillie.

NBC Sports Network will cease operations in 2021 and transfer their sports rights to USA Network, according to an internal company memo.

In the most recent edition of NASCAR drivers getting in trouble for saying bad things during virtual races, driver Hailee Deegan found herself having to apologize for calling an online competitor a “r*tard.”

Bubba Wallace’s “knees were trembling” when he cast his ballot in his first presidential election. NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver didn’t watch the news before this summer, one of national unrest over politics and racial justice.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has debuted his Michael Jordan co-owned #23 car featuring a striking red, white, and black paint scheme.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson will be back in NASCAR next season driving the flagship No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR driver Josh Bilicki is debuting a new police car-styled paint scheme for his number seven Camaro, to honor the more than 200 police officers killed on the job in the last year.

A famous NASCAR helmet artist has shown that he is no fan of the sport’s leading social justice advocate.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson can return to NASCAR competition next season following a long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video game.

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, once fired for using the N-word, has taken to television to let America know that while he said something racist, “deep down” he is not a racist.

Bubba Wallace turned heads recently, when he surprisingly announced that he was leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of his contract.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace is leaving Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — What do you do when the entire world believes you are a racist? When your career has collapsed because you uttered the N-word while playing a late night video game?

Bubba Wallace is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after NASCAR racers on the circuit despite not winning a race since 2017.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace landed a sponsorship from Columbia Sportswear, which cited his “fortitude, courage, conviction around what he is standing up for” — a seeming reference to the noose hoax and Wallace’s overall voice on social justice issues.

Bubba Wallace was greeted with loud booing from those in attendance at NASCAR’s Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol, Tennessee this week.

NASCAR driver Angela Ruch’s truck will feature a pro-police wrap with prominent the #BackTheBlue logo during this weekend’s race at Kentucky Speedway.

President Donald Trump told a reporter Tuesday that the controversy over NASCAR’s recent ban on the display of the Confederate flag at races is not about the symbol itself, but about “freedom of speech.”

Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump for his Monday tweet which called on NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace to apologize for his role in advancing the alleged noose “HOAX.”

Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove on Tuesday reacted to President Donald Trump’s tweet about the alleged noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega. A NASCAR and FBI investigation later deemed the “noose” which was found by a Wallace team member to be the garage pull rope rather than a hate crime aimed at the series’ only black driver.

Beats by Dre, the consumer audio products line created by the rapper Dr. Dre, has signed NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace to an endorsement deal. The announcement comes after President Donald Trump slammed Wallace over the driver’s disproven claim that he was the victim of a hate crime after a “noose” was found in his garage stall.