” Bubba Wallace was likewise booed when he was presented, and many cheered when he crashed. NASCAR still has a lot of work to do to back up its position. The group Justice 4 Diversity held signs along Speedway Blvd. after the race.”
NASCARs Cup Series All-Star Race was not a good one for Bubba Wallace. Appearing at a qualifier hung on Wednesday in Bristol, Tennessee, Wallace was booed, then crashed into a wall.
It was the very first time a significant variety of fans existed at a NASCAR race because the Confederate flag was banned. Several thousand fans were on hand– therefore was the flag.
Fryer also reported that Wallace, NASCARs first African American river and prominently in the news when reports emerged of a noose found in his garage at another track, was booed when he was presented and had fans cheer when he crashed.
” We constantly desire to pay attention to the unfavorable, however the narrative thats been out there now is stating all NASCAR fans are racist, and whatnot, and thats totally not true,” Wallace said on the show, “Ive gone down … in the infield at Talladega, any place its at, Daytona, Texas, Michigan, and I never ever understood if people were flying the Confederate flag. We would go there and drink beer, having fun and hang out. It wasnt like they do not want you there.”
Jenna Fryer, the Associated Press vehicle racing press reporter, tweeted that lots of Confederate flags were sighted around the Bristol Motor Speedway.
Associated Story
Wallace made an appearance on Thursday nights episode of Showtimes Desus & & Mero talk show and protected his role in NASCARs efforts to ban the Confederate flag. NASCAR prohibited the flag on June 10, the same day Wallace drove a car supporting the Black Lives Matter motion at Martinsville, Virginia.
” FWIW, in addition to Confederate flag flying over Bristol there was another hanging off a balcony of a condo across from the primary entrance in addition to others along Speedway Blvd. Spoke to fan @Matt2Harrison and he said he state lots of flags on t-shirts and other items in stands.”
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Bubba Wallace was likewise booed when he was presented, and many cheered when he crashed. NASCAR still has a lot of work to do to back up its position. The group Justice 4 Diversity held signs along Speedway Blvd. after the race.
— Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) July 16, 2020
” Bubba Wallace was likewise booed when he was introduced, and many cheered when he crashed. NASCAR still has a lot of work to do to back up its position.” We constantly desire to pay attention to the negative, but the narrative thats been out there now is stating all NASCAR fans are racist, and whatnot, and thats totally not true,” Wallace said on the show, “Ive gone down … in the infield at Talladega, wherever its at, Daytona, Texas, Michigan, and I never knew if people were flying the Confederate flag. Bubba Wallace was also booed when he was presented, and many cheered when he crashed.
