nascar chairman brian france said the flag is a quote offensive and divisive symbol and released a statement supporting the removal of the confederate flag from south carolina state house and they're reaffirming their stance against the use of the flag at their events. now nascar has banned the use of the flag at their events for more than a decade but it still found its way into events. nascar has taken strong stances against the flag in the past like in 2012 when it banned pro golfer bubba watson's plan to drive the dukes of hazzard car at the track in phoenix because the car has the confederate flag on its roof. now we love when you our "new day" family joins us in the conversation. being a hot button topic there was mixed reaction. zack said nascar wants to ban the flag? quit saying a prerace prayer because it might offend an athei atheist. how about chandler, it may be banned but that won't stop people finding ways to bring it in and showing their southern pride. this may be the quote of the day. jesse jones nascar is for racing, not racism. lose the confederate flag. and finally, suzy said it's the