The president of NASCAR strongly denounced the company's association with the popular anti-Biden chant "Let's Go Brandon!" on Friday.
NASCAR president Steve Phelps said the company didn't want to be associated with either side of the political divide.
The chant originated during an incident in October where fans chanted an expletive against President Joe Biden during an interview of race driver Brandon Brown by NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast. She was wearing a headset during the interview and said that she thought the fans were chanting, "Let's go, Brandon!" instead of the real chant.
That chant has become a clever stand-in for the explicit insult against the president by conservatives and others on the right.
The president of NASCAR strongly denounced the company's association with the popular anti-Biden chant "Let's Go Brandon!" on Friday.
NASCAR president Steve Phelps said the company didn't want to be associated with either side of the political divide.
The chant originated during an incident in October where fans chanted an expletive against President Joe Biden during an interview of race driver Brandon Brown by NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast. She was wearing a headset during the interview and said that she thought the fans were chanting, "Let's go, Brandon!" instead of the real chant.
That chant has become a clever stand-in for the explicit insult against the president by conservatives and others on the right.
A photograph of an unauthorized use of the NASCAR logo with the Brandon chant on a shirt was posted on social media by former baseball player Lenny Dykstra.
Phelps went on to say that the organization respects the office of the presidency.
"Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that," Phelps concluded.
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