NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace thanks FBI, NASCAR for treating noose incident as a real threat.
The FBI determined that the garage door pull-rope had been mistaken for a noose and that it had been there since at least last fall. Wallace was assigned to the garage last week.addressed his followers on Twitter Wednesday after the FBI investigation concluded that he was not the direct target of a hate crime.
The noose in question from the incident had been in the garage since as early as last fall, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp. "Yes, it was a garage pull for our stall at Talladega, but that was in the solid shape of a noose," Wallace continued."And when my guys seen that, when my crew member had seen that -- who happened to be African American -- he did his research first, and I was very proud of that. David Cropps -- a guy I'll stand by in any trenches, any day -- walked up and down the garages to make sure he wasn't overreacting.
"There is no place in our sport for this type of racism and hatred," Phelps said."It's not who we are as a sport." Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, and team owner, and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty stand for the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama."To be clear, we would do this again," Phelps said."The evidence that we had, it was clear that we needed to look into this."
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