NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is celebrating his recent, and historic, victory after becoming the second Black driver to win a cup series. Wallace, 28, came in first place at the Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 4. The Alabama native had made his way to first place just two laps before officials suspended the game, eventually calling the race after inclement weather continued, as Blavity previously reported . Despite clinching the win, Wallace told Blavity the possibility of making history was far from his mind. "Never thought about it," he said. "I've always wanted to go out and race and let everything set in place after that. The more I focused on that side of things never ended up well for me so I just wanted to go out and drive." But Wallace isn’t oblivious to the racist undertones in the sport. As one of the few Black drivers to enter NASCAR, he said although he was welcomed mostly with open arms, he also had a few naysayers. But he's not letting them control his narrative. "If...
