UPDATE: NASCAR Confirms Photo Of NOOSE Found In Bubba Wallace’s Garage Stall
NASCAR has released a photo of the rope found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday … and as Bubba said, it’s definitely a noose!
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As we previously reported, the FBI initially announced Tuesday that the noose found in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage had been there since at least last year, which promoted claims that the incident was a hoax. However, NASCAR president Steve Phelps said Thursday that his organization thoroughly searched all 29 NASCAR tracks — which includes 1,684 garage stalls — and only ONE of the ropes was fashioned into a noose: “the one discovered Sunday in the No. 43 [Bubba Wallace] garage stall.”
Phelps added, “As you can see from the photo, the noose was real, as was our concern for Bubba.” He went on to say, “With similar emotion, others across our industry and our media stood up to defend the NASCAR family. Our NASCAR family. Because they are part of the NASCAR family, too. We are proud to see so many stand up for what’s right.”
Despite that, the FBI has concluded that Wallace was not a victim of a hate crime since the “noose” found in his garage stall had been there since last year.
“Bubba Wallace and the 43 team had nothing to do with this,” Phelps reiterated. “Bubba Wallace has done nothing but represent this sport with courage, class and dignity.”
Despite the media trying to turn Wallace’s story into another scandal, he tried his best to remain strong and even said he now feels more motivated than ever to win while speaking with Gayle King on CBS This Morning earlier this week.
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