Message #31498

[Kilika]

Diversity in NASCAR? Slowly is putting it mildly. The effort is for black drivers (any minorities) to compete, but they just aren't out there, and what drivers are out there, even fewer have the talent to make it to that level. Darrel Wallace Jr is the latest kid, and he's started his first full season in Nationwide series this year. And it's not a money thing either. Just look at the money spent at NBA and NFL games by minorities.

Sure, there's a stigma. Stock car racing came out of the south and running moonshine. True story, and not many black folk were involved that way, so yeah, it came up a white man's sport. True, of course there are still idiot racists within racing in the south, but they are an extreme minority these days.

Racing is as diverse as it can be at this point. The holdup is the fans and drivers getting involved.

50 Cent needs to instead of asking where all the black people are at NASCAR races, he needs to ask his peeps why they aren't going to races and racing cars. And he's got the cash (and Ray Lewis), he can sponsor a young black driver, which there are several I'm sure that need the help. Sponsors and other people's money is how drivers move up the ranks. No sponsors and support, no racing.