Tulsa, Oklahoma, is coming under fire for its contentious naming choice of its micro-sprint car race. The largest event of its kind in the world, the Tulsa Shootout goes back almost four decades.
This year alone marked several record-breaking feats, including the total amount of entries clocking in at 1,855, almost 1,800 of which checked in for race week, News On 6 has reported. Nonetheless, users are displeased with the name of the event, given the high death toll and countless individuals left injured in the first week of this year alone.
Here’s what one user pointed out:
“#TulsaShootout is a horrible name for an event in the year 2025.”
Scores online echoed the sentiments, with one after the other ridiculing Oklahoma for christening the event with the word “shootout.”
“im so black I saw Tulsa shootout trending and thought it was another terrorist attack #TulsaShootout,” one user stated.
“Maybe we shouldn’t be using “shootout” to describe an event y’know… #TulsaShootout,” another opined.