Pilchard
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NASCAR drivers jointly push Bubba Wallace's car to the front of the field at Talladega: https://twitter.com/i/events/1275141282243854336
A noose was found in Bubba Watson's garage area at Talladega. There are no fans allowed in that area, so it was someone who had access. Watson didn't see it. Crew mwmbers found it first, removed it and alerted NASCAR.
https://www.complex.com/sports/2020/06/nascar-investigating-noose-found-bubba-wallace-garage
Watched the 10 laps or so and the interviews after with Blaney and Wallace
Good stuff. First time I've turned on a NASCAR race in a couple of years.
RJ, I was going to come at you after your first anti-NASCAR post, but I decided to let that one go. But now I'm not. You obviously have not payed attention to NASCAR in the last 40 years of your life, I wouldn't either if I lived on Huntington Beach, but you have no freaking clue about how African-Americans or people of any race are treated at a NASCAR track. They have had programs for diversity for the last 20 years. Countless African American athletes work on pit crews, including several former WFU football players. Drivers from several different ethnic backgrounds are given ample opportunity to compete and some make it to the highest levels. Granted, money access is the true opportunity in NASCAR, but things are changing.
NASCAR has been trying to several years to rid itself of the confederate flag. Its more difficult in the stands, but you can't find any on official NASCAR trailers. Even at Bowman Gray stadium, any Confederate decal is promptly removed from any race car, or else it doesn't hit the track. Bubba's stance is only going to hasten that symbols demise at the race track. NASCAR, its teams and its media are dead serious about this. If anyone doesn't like it,then so be it, they can leave the sport.
Quit raging about things you have little clue about. It doesn't serve you or others well.
Have a great day.
Just get rid of it. Don't let vehicles adorned with Confederate materials onto the property. If a person is wearing anything like that, don't let them in. After a few races and a lot of bitching, people who love the sport will get the idea.
I heard that people are boycotting RJ's book because it has a bunch of nooses on the cover.