"This lively sport reflects our national spirit and our can-do attitude. At every NASCAR race, you will see thousands of patriotic Americans, from the grandstands to the pit stalls, proudly waving our flag and roaring with joy at the words, 'Start your engines'. And I will tell you --one thing I know about NASCAR, they do indeed, Brian, stand for the playing of the national anthem, right," Trump continued, naming NASCAR CEO Brian France. "They do indeed. Somebody said maybe you shouldn't say that, that'll be controversial. I said, that's OK, NASCAR's not going to mind it at all. Right fellas? They don't mind it at all