The survey, conducted Tuesday into Thursday, found that a plurality of the sport’s fans disagree with the ban. Forty-four percent of self-identified NASCAR fans said race attendees should be allowed to express themselves however they want, including by displaying the Confederate flag. By comparison, 30 percent of fans supported a move to prohibit the flag at the track and 27 percent either didn’t know or had no opinion on the matter.
There is a significant generational divide. Adults ages 45 and older who identified as NASCAR supporters were roughly twice as likely to oppose a flag ban (50 percent) than to support one (23 percent). Fans ages 44 and under, on the other hand, were tied within the 8-percentage-point margin of error for the group, with 39 percent supporting a ban and 34 percent opposing one.
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