NASCAR Owners Say They Wouldn't Condone National Anthem Protests
While a number of NFL players protested the national anthem or sat out the anthem altogether during Sunday's games, Richard Childress and Richard Petty were among the team owners who said they wouldn't support a similar movement within NASCAR.
Childress told reporters he'd "get [a driver] a ride on a Greyhound bus when the national anthem is over," per USA Today's Brant James.
"I told them anyone who works for me should respect the country we live in," Childress said. "So many people have gave their lives for it. This is America."
Petty offered a similar sentiment: "Anybody that don't stand up for that ought to be out of the country. Period. If they don't appreciate where they're at...what got them where they're at? The United States."