Posted on 05/23/2023 5:50:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
Just after Wallace took the checkered flag and finished as runner-up to Kyle Larson in the $1 million-to-the-winner event at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, someone keyed into his No. 23 23XI Racing team radio channel with a derogatory message.
“Go back to where you came from you a******. You’re not wanted in NASCAR,” the person said.
A spokesperson for 23XI Racing told Motorsport.com that Wallace, the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR’s premier series, did not hear the comments or acknowledge them at the time.
NASCAR officials confirmed their security operation is investigating the incident in an attempt to determine who accessed his radio channel and how.
A bittersweet result
For Wallace, the runner-up finish was bittersweet.
Had it been a regular race, Wallace would likely have been much more upbeat with his result, which continues a recent string of strong runs over the last month, including a pair of top-five finishes at Kansas and Darlington, S.C.
“I didn’t know anything coming into this race, and after the first run, I had to go into conserve mode – conserve the rear tires. That was the biggest thing,” he said. “After last night, I was really skeptical on how we were going to run – we weren’t very good.
“Even saving, I just didn’t have what (Larson) had. I thought we could close the gap a lot more than we did, but just didn’t have it.
“I’m pumped for (teammate) Tyler (Reddick) finishing third. Just have to continue to carry the momentum and have some fun in Charlotte (next weekend).”
Wallace and his No. 23 Toyota showed their strength early in the race. When a caution came out in the first 20 laps, Wallace joined Larson and Reddick to pit early for new tires.
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Yup, wanna guess on the race of the perp? You’ll probably be correct.
Who’s still watching NOOSECAR?
And it is national news?
This is insanity.
I have my doubts that it even happened............
This “incident” seems suspect to me.
“...the only full-time Black driver...”
The rest are only ‘part-time blacks’.................
Agreed. I believe this hoax about as much as I believe that restrictor plates have saved lives.
Why did these things never happen before?
Why do they happen only to Wallace?........🤔
Easy to fake with a $25 Chinese handheld radio
My guess is one of his crew. A true white supremacist would have called him a different name.
No mention of Wall-Ass giving the finger to the TV audience? Wall-Ass needs to be parked for the rest of the year.
Brian France, the CEO, ruined NASCAR.
He’s much more interested in virtue-signaling than automobile racing.
Noosecar is going the way of Fox News, post Tucker.
NASCAR is history....
All this “stages” and “phases” and such ended NASCAR years ago...
Somebody called him an a-hole because he’s black? So do all blacks identify as a-holes now and you are racist if you use that word? Or you’re racist if you just call Bubba an a-hole? What about all the other a-holes who aren’t black or Bubba? Help me out here....
Bubba Baker is no Jackie Robinson.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say Bubba Wallace was a FBI plant.....................
They could tell by the sound of the voice that the person on the radio was wearing a Red MAGA hat.
To start, I quit watching NASCAR when the President stopped a race to lecture the audience about race. That was my last straw. Haven’t seen a race since and I was a very serious fan.
That said, I actually liked the concept of the stages, but of course, the execution is stupid. There’s no reason to throw a caution flag at each stage break.
At the stage point, the top drivers get their points and the crew chief can congratulate them on the radio as they put the hammer down to keep racing.
And had a noose in his hand.....................
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