NASCAR releases statement on NBC snubbing its ‘Always Forward’ float on Rose Parade coverage and fans are “not buying it”

NASCAR releases statement on NBC snubbing its ‘Always Forward’ float on Rose Parade coverage and fans are “not buying it”

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The NASCAR community is furious with NBC for snubbing the premier stock car racing’s float at the Rose Parade. The float named “Always Forward” was fielded to start the celebrations of the 75th-anniversary edition of the sport. It featured three iconic cars of the sport, the No:43 of Ricard Petty, the No:3 of Dale Earnhardt, and the No:24 of Jeff Gordan. The “King” and Rajah Caruth were on the float representing NASCAR.

Many fans were disappointed after NBC didn’t feature the NASCAR float in their two-hour event coverage.  They are one of the broadcasters of the NASCAR cup and Xfinity series races, so the racing community didn’t take it lightly. Claire B Lang of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio contacted the organization enquiring about the incident. She then shared her official reply with fans via her Twitter handle.

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NASCAR claimed that an unexpected postponement caused the float to miss the broadcasting window. The statement read, “Unforeseen delays in the parade resulted in the parade running beyond the national broadcast window, and unfortunately that resulted in the NASCAR float not making the broadcast,”.

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The statement further added that they were disappointed that fans didn’t get to enjoy the float on television. NASCAR added, “While we are disappointed that many of our fans at home couldn’t see it on television, we appreciate their unwavering passion and support, and we look forward to seeing them all at the Busch Light Clash on Feb. 5,”.

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Twitter’s reaction to NASCAR’s statement

Ricahrd Petty onboard of the "Always Forward" float
Richard Petty near the “Always Forward” float

Fans were quick to call the reason’ rubbish as they are still furious with the miss. They wanted a strong response from NASCAR towards the broadcaster for their actions. Few fans pointed out that the float should have been upfront instead of at the back of the parade. Some fans also shared their frustration with the absence of Jimmie Johnson’s car in the float once again.  

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Rose Parade releases statement on the snub of NASCAR Float

Ricahrd Petty and Rajah Caruth onboard of the "Always Forward" float
Richard Petty and Rajah Caruth onboard the “Always Forward” float

The Rose Parade organizers also released a statement similar to NASCAR’s earlier via Instagram. “We are extremely disappointed that the Nascar and Snapchat float, as well as the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band, was not seen on the national broadcasts of today’s Rose Parade due to unforeseen delays,”.

They added that it’s heartbreaking to know the result of months of efforts by many was missed by many fans. “We appreciate the time and energy that goes into each unit in the Parade, and for the results of that effort to be missed by those watching across the country is heartbreaking,”.

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