Wallace is NACAR’S only black full-time driver, and led the push to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR events.
A noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday afternoon, NASCAR announced. Wallace is NASCAR’s only black full-time driver and recently led the push to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR events.
The race itself — the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 — was postponed until Monday due to rain.
“We are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act,” NASCAR said in a statement Sunday night. “We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify the person(s) responsible and eliminate them from the sport.”
In a statement, Wallace called the display a “despicable act of racism and hatred,” and said it left him “incredibly saddened and serves as a painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism.”
“Together, our sport has made a commitment to driving real change and championing a community that is accepting and welcoming of everyone. Nothing is more important and we will not be deterred by the reprehensible actions of those who seek to spread hate.
