‘What Happened to Merry Christmas?’ NASCAR’s ‘Happy Holidays’ Tweet Outrages Racing Fans

Regan Smith, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, flips over during an on-track incident during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2015 in Daytona Beach, FloridaThe NASCAR Racing Series is the premier car championship in the United States, which attracts tens of thousands of fans to the track and hundreds of thousands of fans to watch the TV broadcasts.NASCAR has provoked the ire of racing fans after tweeting a “happy holidays” message, avoiding any mention of any specific religious holiday – just a week before Christmas.