Posted on 02/18/2018 1:42:02 PM PST by sodpoodle
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Richard Petty rarely visits pit road after a race anymore and usually with good reason. The Hall of Fame driver’s eponymous race team has toiled for decades in mediocrity, with checkered flags all but extinct. Bubba at Daytona changed the game. Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. had driven the iconic No. 43 car to a third-place finish in a Daytona 500 qualifying race, setting off a celebration for Richard Petty Motorsports almost worthy of winning NASCAR’s marquee race itself. The King strolled to the pits and hugged Wallace. The 80-year-old Petty wrapped his arm around Wallace , and they walked off smiling toward what each side hoped was the start of a fruitful alliance. “I just had a guard walk me from pit road to the media center. His name is Richard Petty. I’ve never seen him so excited in my life,” Wallace said.
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let's see who wins.
Dale Earnhardt died 17 years ago on Feb 18, 2001.
Who cares what color his skin is. Talent is what keeps you behind the wheel. Bubba led some laps today.
But to the race baitors like Sharpton, he is just an Uncle Tom...just acting White.
4th right now, 114 (200) laps in. Must have some talent and a good car.
I always thought the reason there are no blacks in NASCAR is that they don’t have the balls.
Who cares?
Richard Petty!
He has Richard Petty’s #43 and Petty’s support. Lucky guy!
I always found it amusing that the skin color-obsessed media trumpeted the driving career of Willy T. Ribbs but he was such a toolbag to everyone he encountered he quickly ran out of defenders.
Remember Willy T. Ribbs?
Indy 1991, f1 1986, nascar old school
Haha. Awesome.
A lot of grey hair on this site
If Bubba can deliver, fans will flock to him due to ability, which is how it should be ...
Wait a minute, I thought NASCAR was only for racists. /sarcasm
Wasn’t it MLK that said “Nobody cares about the color of your skin if you can race your balls off.” It was something like that. hehehehe
Hope Bubba does us proud.
And for F’sake, no kneeling. Do good people proud. You have no idea the number of hats you will sell if you are an American African.
America first.
I remember him.
Ooooh, he’s black!!! Sounds super exotic. They must have finally removed all those barriers that prevented blacks from participating
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