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NAACP demands answers after race car displays Confederate flag at Nashville fairgrounds
The Nashville branch of the NAACP demanded accountability after the Confederate flag was displayed on a car during a race at the Nashville fairgrounds earlier this week. Why it matters: The NAACP and a chorus of city officials, including Councilmember Quin Evans Segall, expressed dismay that the car was allowed to race, while also questioning the response of city officials. Driving the news: The flag was displayed on a car owned by Joseph West at a race last Friday. The Fair Board hires contractor Track Enterprises, led by Bob Sargent, to operate the racetrack. In a statement, Sargent's group said officials are "aware of the situation and working directly with the driver and race team" to address the matter. The speedway doesn't condone or permit display of the Confederate flag, according to the statement. Fairgrounds executive director Laura Womack told the Tennessean the fairgrounds can't regulate signage on race cars, but that Track Enterprises can. The latest: West tells Axios this was the first time the car was driven at the fairgrounds this season. He says he bought the car with the flag on it and he plans to replace it with an American flag. "Bob called us and let