” We do not condone nor support the remarks and posts that have actually been made the previous week,” the series said in a post online.
PINE HALL, N.C. (AP)– A North Carolina racetrack has actually lost some collaborations after its owner marketed “Bubba Rope” for sale online days after NASCAR stated a noose had actually been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top series only Black driver.
A concrete company and a motorist series ended their partnerships Friday with the half-mile, dirt track 311 Speedway in Stokes County, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
” Buy your Bubba Rope today for just $9.99 each, they come with a lifetime guarantee and work excellent,” the post said.
The Carolina Sprint Tour published on its Facebook page that it would not race at the speedway for the rest of its season, according to the newspaper.
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The racetrack owners “Bubba Rope” post on Facebook Marketplace previously this week triggered a backlash on social media and a condemnation from a spokesman for Gov. Roy Cooper.
A concrete company likewise said it was cutting all ties with the speedway.
NASCAR officials launched a picture Thursday of the rope found Sunday in Wallaces garage stall that triggered a federal investigation, which identified it had been there considering that October. The occurrence came less than two weeks after NASCAR prohibited the Confederate flag from its places and races at Wallaces advising.
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