NASCAR released a statement Wednesday, saying the display of the Confederate flag would be banned from its events and properties.
That comes two days after driver Bubba Wallace told CNN's Don Lemon that he wanted to see the Confederate flag removed from the company's tracks.
"No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. It starts with Confederate flags," he said. "Get them out of here. They have no place for them."
Wallace's No. 43 Chevrolet will also have #BlackLivesMatter" written on the side, "Compassion, Love and Understanding" written on the back and a decal of interlocking black and white hands on the front for Wednesday's Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
He was one of many drivers to release a video expressing condemning systemic racism and discrimination, as protests continue around the United States and the world following the killings of black men and women like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor in recent months:
NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag comes at a time when other cities and institutions are removing the flag and statues of Confederate generals from public areas. The Marine Corps and Navy have banned the Confederate flag from bases and work areas, while the Army is considering doing the same.
House Democrats in Washington, D.C., are also attempting to pass legislation that would remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill.
Despite that push, however, President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that his administration would "not even consider" renaming U.S. Army bases currently named after Confederate generals.
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