After a day-long investigation, the FBI has concluded that Bubba Wallace, the only Black full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup series, was not a victim of a hate crime.
The statement further revealed that garage number four, where the noose was found, had been assigned to Wallace one week before the incident.
Wallace received an enormous amount of support after NASCAR reported that a noose was found in the garage stall of the African-American driver on Sunday, June 21, before the postponed Geico 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
On Monday, June 22, a video from Fox Sports displayed a crowd of people walking Wallace’s car to the front of the line before the Geico 500 race, which was run on Monday after rain wiped out Sunday’s race.
Wallace appeared on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, June 23 to address accusations that the noose incident might’ve been NASCAR’s doing to gain more support after banning the Confederate flag from race venues.
