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Bubba Wallace Brought To Tears As Nascar Drivers, Crew Show Incredible Support

Author Brian Ives // Managing Editor, Beasley Media
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - JUNE 22: NASCAR drivers push the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, driven by Bubba Wallace, to the front of the grid as a sign of solidarity with the driver prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. A noose was found in the garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag at its facilities.

A remarkable scene unfolded at Talladega Superspeedway today before the start of the Geico 500 NASCAR race, as drivers and crew members from nearly every team stood in support of Bubba Wallace.

Less than 24 hours after NASCAR said a noose was found in in the garage stall of the top series’ only full-time Black driver, almost all of the other teams pushed Wallace’s car to the front of the staging line and stood behind the driver for the National Anthem and other pre-race activities.

Someone had also spray-painted the infield grass with #IStandWithBubba, and NASCAR tweeted out the image in support. This came just 12 days after NASCAR moved to ban confederate flags on its race track properties.

https://twitter.com/odsteve/status/1275137783477219329

Earlier in the day, Wallace’s team owner, NASCAR legend Richard Petty, spoke out against the noose placement.

“I’m enraged by the act of someone placing a noose in the garage stall of my race team,” Petty said. “I believe in my heart this despicable act is not representative of the competitors I see each day in the NASCAR garage area. I stand shoulder to shoulder with Bubba, yesterday, today, tomorrow and every day forward.”

 

Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.

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Author Brian Ives // Managing Editor, Beasley Media
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