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Fans heading to Sunday's Coke Zero 400 will have the opportunity to get rid of their Confederate flag if they so choose.

According to reports from NBC Sports and the Orlando Sentinel, Daytona International Speedway is hosting a Confederate flag exchange program over the race weekend.

A track spokesperson told NBC that specifics for the program have not been finalized.

“We want to be open and inclusive,” Daytona president Joie Chitwood told the Orlando Sentinel. “We want to celebrate the American flag this weekend. That’s the flag that we should be celebrating. We’re going to have flags available so if fans want to exchange whatever flags they have for an American flag, we want to make sure they wave our nation’s flag. It’s our nation’s birthday. We’re going to have military there. That’s going to be our goal."

NASCAR chairman Brian France said he doesn't like the Confederate flag and would like to have it eliminated from his sport's races. While the sport doesn't use the flag in any official capacity, it can frequently be seen flown by fans in attendance, especially at races in southern states.

After the shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, NASCAR said it supported the moves to take the Confederate flag down from the South Carolina Capitol grounds. However, it didn't go so far as to ban the flag from races. While a ban could ultimately be possible in the future, no ban of the flag is in place for the weekend at Daytona.

Since NASCAR is a private entity, the banning of the flag is not a free speech issue.

Exchanges of controversial items aren't new in the sports world, though it's certainly fascinating to see one involving a flag that was around long before NASCAR was conceptualized. After the New England Patriots dissolved ties with tight end Aaron Hernandez, currently serving a life sentence in prison for murder, the team held a jersey exchange. Fans who had a Hernandez jersey were given the opportunity to trade in the jersey for another Patriots player.

Just like with the Hernandez exchange, there will be fans at Daytona with Confederate flags who refuse to participate for any number of reasons. And those reasons include defiance. While NASCAR and track officials won't be confiscating flags from anyone on track property over the weekend, given the recent comments and gestures, anyone who chooses to display the flag will be doing so knowing that they're not in NASCAR's favor.

How insulting and presumptuous. I'd love to see a huge boycott by supporters of the flag.

"NASCAR chairman Brian France said he doesn't like the Confederate flag and would like to have it eliminated from his sport's races."

It is not just "his " sport...

The Confederate flag is the new "N" word. What an idiotic and shallow society

Alienating a major portion of your core fan base is an interesting approach to boosting your sport.

Brian France will eventually kill nascar, just give him time.

Yes, don't bring or display your Confederate flag at a NASCAR race.

I could see the city of Munich being more successful telling their visitors not to drink beer at Oktoberfest.

If I was going, that announcement would make me MORE likely to carry one AND it wouldn't be exchanged either!

On looks alone, the battle flag trumps old glory so thats reason enough, but now with all this going on, no way in hell i'd trade in the battle flag for any flag

I would love for there to be so many Battle Flags in the infield this weekend the cameras couldn't get a shot without showing one.

God i hopw there is

I can't wait to see what happens if France ever sends his minions out to start confiscating Confederate flags at NASCAR races.


It'll be more fun than Dodge City on Saturday night.

Dont be surprised if they have folks walking and asking fans to remove the flags. Also a pre-race announcement.

And if you dont, they'll want you escorted out of the race, charged with creating a disturbance, or disturbing the peace or some trumped up charge, that is meaningless and will be dismissed.

Take away their money, and they'll feel it.

NASCAR fans should start mailing the charred remains of any merchandise they have back to NASCAR headquarters.

Surely NASCAR realizes this will go nowhere. I have to believe they are simply trying for positive PR! That alone makes me want to puke and I don't watch races!!

Davey Allison, Cale Yarborough, and Fireball Roberts would each have one in the cab with them to fly on a victory lap; at a minimum.

NASCAR isn't going to attract a black audience no more than Republicans are going to get black votes. Pandering and wishing is all they are doing.

I have more than a few "n"s in my attic! Yikes!!

Maybe if NASCAR painted a Confederate flag on the 24 car fans would trade in their Battle Flag.....

Big, Big mistake on NASCAR's part. Brian France.........fitting last name.

NASCAR Chairman & CEO issues statement on Confederate Flag
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2015) – "NASCAR will maintain its long-standing policy preventing the use of the Confederate Flag in any official position at our events. In all areas that NASCAR controls on a given race weekend, the flag has no presence.

"We have been clear in support of this position throughout our industry and to those across the country who have called for the eradication of the Confederate Flag. We will be as aggressive as possible to disassociate NASCAR events from an offensive and divisive symbol. We are working with the industry right now to achieve that goal."