NASCAR drivers, pit crew members and others walked alongside Bubba Wallace and escorted his Number 43 car in a show of support at the Talladega Superspeedway a day after a noose was found in his garage
In a video tweeted by NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O'Donnell, Wallace's car is being followed and pushed down pit row by a large procession of people. Wallace, wearing an American flag face mask, was emotional while hugging drivers and supporters, including NASCAR legend Richard Petty.No words pic.twitter.com/ZorYccEjFo
— Steve O'Donnell June 22, 2020 Wallace also tweeted a selfie with the crowd of supporters behind him with the word"Together."The race was set to begin at 3 p.m. ET in Lincoln, Alabama, after rain Sunday delayed the event by a day. The discovery of the noose Sunday afternoon in Wallace's garage stall comes as the United States, and NASCAR in particular, more squarely address America's systemic racism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
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