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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Kind of ironic that this poor oppressed child has chosen a profession where he has an OWNER.
In further irony, the owner of the car with the only black driver, as we are so frequently berated with, put a cracker in his other car. Just a plain old everyday white supremacist. Were there no victims of oppression camera ready?
I’m as moved by his plight as I am John Kerry’s flying around the world in his private jet fixing the climate.
I’ve read some of your comments before. That must have been a great experience.
It was...We had a ball back then...Most everyone in NASCAR back then was just everyday normal people...Very, very few “elitist” types back then...
Which driver flipped a middle finger in their post race interview?
As for his tire falloff, Truex lost a race over that very same thing. His crew chief didn't tell Truex that they ran out of tires, and he lost a race a month ago that he led for most of the third stage.
It happens.
-PJ
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