"... the circuit has exact representation in the race of their drivers to that of its crew chiefs Whereas the NFL has 70 percent black players and only a handful of black head coaches, NASCAR crew chiefs exactly represent the race of the drivers... 100 percent white to 100 percent white."(via SportsPickle.com)
David Letterman's** Top 10 reasons why there are no black
> NASCAR drivers:
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> # 10 Have to sit upright while driving.
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> # 9 Pistol won't stay under front seat.
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> # 8 Engine noise drowns out the rap music.
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> # 7 Pit crew can't work on car while holding up pants
> at the same time.
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> # 6 They keep trying to carjack Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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> # 5 Police cars on track interfere with race.
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> # 4 No passenger seat for the Ho.
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> # 3 No Cadillacs approved for competition..
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> # 2 When they crash their cars, they bail out & run.
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> AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY BLACKS CAN'T BE IN
> NASCAR..............
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> # 1 They Can't wear their helmets sideways.
But wait! , How 'bout Wendell Scott? , the 'Jackie Robinson of auto racing', and subject of a Richard Pryor flick.
When Scott won his only national race, NASCAR officials, fearing he’d kiss the white trophy queen, declared another driver the victor. Long after the crowd and the queen had left, NASCAR grudgingly admitted that Scott had won.
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