Tag Archives: Jeff Gordon

Confederate Culture Wars at NASCAR: Meg Thompson

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Meg Groeling

Just about the last hope for the Lost Cause might be NASCAR. As a follower and fan myself, it has been interesting to see how the sport of stock car racing has responded to the Confederate flag kerfluffle. NASCAR is … Continue reading →

Posted in Memory, Personalities | Tagged 'merica, Bill France, Confederate flag at NASCAR tracks, Dale, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Drive for Diversity, Hendrick Motor Sports, historiography, Jeff Gordon, Jr, moonshine, Nascar, Sesquicentennial | 8 Comments

Drivers, Start Your Engines!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Meg Groeling

Stock car racing is often thought of as the quintessential Southern sport, and the average NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Racing) fan is, stereotypically, a Southern redneck with an accent as thick as blackstrap molasses. After all, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Authors, Ties to the War | Tagged Carl Edwards, Daytona 500, Jeff Gordon, John Brown Gordon, Nascar, Prohibition, Robert E. Lee, SCV, To Appomattox, University of North Carolina Press | 6 Comments

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Confederate Culture Wars at NASCAR: Meg Thompson

Drivers, Start Your Engines!

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