Nascar’s ban of the Confederate flag got off to a checkered start earlier Sunday as several thousand fans descended on the historic Alabama tri-oval for the Geico 500, the first large-scale sporting event in the US to allow fans to attend since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. “Racism and threats of this nature will not be condoned nor tolerated, and I commit to assisting in any way possible to ensure that the person responsible for this is caught and punished. “I am shocked and appalled to hear of yesterday’s vile act against Bubba Wallace in Talladega – there is no place for this disgusting display of hatred in our state,” said in a statement. I just want to continue to say how proud I am of you for continuing to take a stand for change here in America and sports! I salute you as well! 🙏🏾✊🏾👑 - LeBron James June 22, 2020Īlabama’s Republican governor, Kay Ivey, condemned the incident on Monday morning. Sickening! my brother! Know you don’t stand alone! I’m right here with you as well as every other athlete. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in.” “This will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down. “As my mother told me today, ‘They are just trying to scare you,’” the 26-year-old Alabama native wrote. On Twitter, Wallace said the “the despicable act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly saddened and serves as a painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism.”
“As we have stated unequivocally, there is no place for racism in Nascar, and this act only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all.” We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify the person(s) responsible and eliminate them from the sport. “We are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act.
“Late this afternoon, Nascar was made aware that a noose was found in the garage stall of the 43 team,” Nascar said in a statement. The incident comes two weeks after Wallace, who drives the No 43 Chevrolet for motor sport icon Richard Petty’s team, successfully campaigned for Nascar to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and properties.
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