Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2023
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Abstract
It is not a secret that stock car racing attracts white southern males (Hurt), an element of which continues to flaunt antiquated sentiments of race, gender, and regional superiority (Loewen).1 In fact, NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) resists the inclusiveness initiatives prevalent in other sports, clinging to what scholars refer to as “paleo-conservative whiteness” (Newman and Giardina 101). Further, the sport's popularity outside the South, although more subdued, suggests that such attitudes are not regionally exclusive. So, what is it about the sport of stock car racing that is so attractive to an American audience, and why does a significant portion of that audience cling to anachronistic attitudes and behaviors?
Recommended Citation
Lukes, T. J. (2023). Concrete Expressionism: Harley Earl, William France, and NASCAR Aesthetics. The Journal of Popular Culture, 56(3–4), 436–455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13191
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