![]() ![]() However, industry execs, including those from teams, are getting increasingly uneasy about how much the sport has been politicized, so there could be newfound acceptance of this topic. The paint schemes are sold by teams and NASCAR merely approves them, but social media chatter in recent months has shown that many people blame the sanctioning body for allowing political paint schemes they do not like. It is not yet clear how much teams could push back on this, but they do rely on sponsorship for roughly 75% of their annual revenue. Fans on both sides of the political spectrum have become upset at some of the paint schemes the sport recently has allowed. Recent examples include NASCAR allowing both a Black Lives Matter paint scheme that upset some conservatives and allowing a Trump 2020 scheme that upset some liberals. The sport has historically allowed paint schemes that represent various political candidates, groups and ideas, though it has been under the microscope recently more than ever. NASCAR is in the early stages of discussing whether to ban political paint schemes, sources said, as the sport has been dealing with multiple controversies and become a cultural flashpoint in America. Some fans have been upset recently with "Trump 2020" and "Black Lives Matter" paint schemes RPM/Go Fas Racing
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