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NASCAR to investigate after noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall

NASCAR officials say they will do everything possible to find who was responsible and eliminate them from the sport.

Monday 22 June 2020 06:33, UK

NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - JUNE 10: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet, wears a "I Can't Breathee - Black Lives Matter" t-shirt under his fire suit in solidarity with protesters around the world taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd on May 25, speaks to the media prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on June 10, 2020 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Pho
Image: Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter T-shirt prior to a race in Martinsville, Virginia on 10 June
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A noose has been found in the garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, the sport's only full-time African-American driver.

NASCAR officials say they have launched an investigation into the noose, found in Wallace's stall at the Talladega circuit in Alabama, where a race was to be held on Sunday before being postponed due to storms.

In a statement on Twitter, Wallace said: "The despicable act of racism and hatred leaves me 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."

He added: "As my mother told me today, they are just trying to scare you. This will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in."

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NASCAR officials have said there "is no place for racism" in the organisation.

In a statement, they said: "We are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act.

"We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify the person(s) responsible and eliminate them from the sport.

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"As we have stated unequivocally, there is no place for racism in NASCAR, and this act only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all."

Two weeks ago, Wallace successfully pushed for NASCAR to ban the contentious Confederate flag at its tracks and properties amid protests against the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.

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