A particularly controversial fan accessory will no longer be seen at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

  After last week’s announcement by NASCAR that the Confederate flag would no longer be permitted at its events, officials at AMS confirmed that the same policy would apply to all events at the racetrack, not just those sanctioned by NASCAR.

  An official statement from NASCAR was released June 10. Here is a portion of that statement:

  “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry. Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.”

  Atlanta Motor Speedway is a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports LLC, which is based in North Carolina and owns and operates a total of eight facilities across the country which host NASCAR races. A spokesman at AMS said Monday that inclusion is the goal of every property in the company and had been since the Charlotte track opened in 1960.

  “We support the decision,” the AMS spokesman said. “We support NASCAR’s position on the prohibition of the flag. Our events are about family and fun, and we want everyone to feel welcome.”

  There has been little feedback from fans or anyone else received at AMS since the flag decision was made.

  “It has been relatively quiet,” according to the spokesman. “We’ve seen some posts on social media for and against, but that’s just like we would see about any announcement.”

  The Hampton facility hosted the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 the first weekend of June after it was postponed from its original March date due to the COVID-19 shutdown. There are no other NASCAR races scheduled for AMS in 2020.