AUTO RACING: NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races and properties

AConfederate flag flies in the infield before a NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 5, 2015, in Darlington, S.C. (TERRY RENNA/AP File photo)
AConfederate flag flies in the infield before a NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 5, 2015, in Darlington, S.C. (TERRY RENNA/AP File photo)

For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a familiar sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the season opener at Daytona in February, the flag dotted infield camps…