NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has landed an endorsement deal with Beats by Dre, the company announced on Monday evening. Earlier that day, President Donald Trump posted a tweet criticizing the driver over the recent &#8220;noose&#8221; incident, which Trump called a &#8220;HOAX&#8221; and for which he suggested Wallace should &#8220;apologize.&#8221;
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&#8220;We weren’t going to announce this until later this week, but hate cannot win the day,&#8221; Beats by Dre posted via Twitter, captioning a photo of Wallace in a Black Lives Matter-themed &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Breathe&#8221; t-shirt. &#8220;No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for what’s right — we are proud to welcome [Bubba Wallace] to the Beats by Dr. Dre family.&#8221;
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We weren’t going to announce this until later this week, but hate cannot win the day. No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for what’s right — we are proud to welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bubbawallace</a> to the Beats by Dr. Dre family. <a href="https://t.co/HeiC76MDle">pic.twitter.com/HeiC76MDle</a>
&mdash; Beats by Dre (@beatsbydre) <a href="https://twitter.com/beatsbydre/status/1280283245465071622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is so dope!&#8221; Wallace responded via Twitter. &#8220;Honored to be a part of the family! If you know me, music is a strong passion of mine!&#8221;
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This is so dope! Honored to be a part of the family! If you know me, music is a strong passion of mine! 🤘🏾 <a href="https://t.co/vw1ZYz1pCW">https://t.co/vw1ZYz1pCW</a>
&mdash; Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/1280284178517549059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Wallace made headlines last month after his team reported an alleged &#8220;noose&#8221; in the driver&#8217;s garage stall, suspecting it was a racist hate crime against the black athlete.
However, the &#8220;noose&#8221; turned out to be a garage pull &#8220;fashioned like a noose&#8221; that had been used in the stall long before the garage was assigned to Wallace, according to the FBI.
The Beats by Dre endorsement announcement was apparently announced earlier than planned due to President Trump tweeting about the NASCAR driver.
“Has [Bubba Wallace] apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers [and] officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, [and] were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?” Trump posted on Twitter on Monday. “That [and] Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!” he added in an apparent reference to NASCAR’s decision to ban Confederate flags.
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Has <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BubbaWallace</a> apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers &amp; officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, &amp; were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That &amp; Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1280117571874951170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Wallace has since expressed relief that the &#8220;noose&#8221; was not what he feared it was and has thanked NASCAR for their overwhelming support.
Initially, the famed driver expressed frustration over response to the FBI findings, joining left-wing host Don Lemon on CNN airwaves to complain about the &#8220;straight up noose&#8221; and the public&#8217;s response.
“None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down,” Wallace told Lemon, as noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bubba-wallace-doesnt-matter-if-we-provide-100-facts">The Daily Wire</a>. “Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono, and showcase what I can do behind the wheel. Tremendous amounts of BS, whatever it is that you want to say, you won’t break me, you won’t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I’m at.”
“I have been racing all my life. We have raced out of hundreds of garages. They never had garage pulls like that,” the driver continued. “People that call it a garage pull and put out videos and photos of knots being in as their evidence, go ahead. But from the evidence that we have, that I have. It’s a straight up noose.”
“The FBI has stated that it was a noose, over and over again,” said Wallace. “NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car, to confirm that it was a noose.”
The next day, Wallace released a statement in a more conciliatory and &#8220;relieved&#8221; tone than his Lemon appearance.
“It’s been an emotional few days,” said the driver. “First off, I want to say how relieved I am that the investigation revealed that this wasn’t what we feared it was.”
“I want to thank my team, NASCAR and the FBI for acting swiftly and treating this as a real threat,” Wallace wrote. “I think we’ll gladly take a little embarrassment over what the alternatives could have been.&#8221;
“Make no mistake,” he added, “though some will try, this should not detract from the show of unity we had on Monday, and the progress we’ve made as a sport to become a more welcoming environment for all.”
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Bubba Wallace Lands Beats By Dre Deal, Announced Early After Trump ‘Hoax’ Tweet

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One NASCAR driver was so resolute about his support for President Trump that his car featured a &#8220;Trump 2020&#8221; theme painted in red, white and blue at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.
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NEWS: Patriots of America PAC partners with GFR, for nine races in 2020 season. <a href="https://twitter.com/CoreyLaJoie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoreyLaJoie</a> will debut this patriotic red, white, and blue scheme at <a href="https://twitter.com/IMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IMS</a> this Sunday. <a href="https://t.co/BojiLaYIxD">pic.twitter.com/BojiLaYIxD</a>
&mdash; Go Fas Racing (@GoFasRacing32) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoFasRacing32/status/1278411516937723906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Although Corey LaJoie&#8217;s No. 32 Ford car got totaled when several cars attempted to enter pit road simultaneously 14 laps into the Brickyard 400, creating a huge pileup, his car will appear in eight additional races following the Brickyard 400. “The incident occurred at the entrance of pit road and in the back half of the field. Both JTG-Daugherty Racing cars driven by Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were turned sideways. The crash also resulted in DNFs for Martin Truex Jr., Justin Allgaier, Corey Lajoie and Brennan Poole,” <a href="https://www.autoweek.com/racing/a33209295/penske-pit-crew-member-injured-in-brickyard-400-pit-road-crash/">Autoweek</a> reported.
Allgaier stated, &#8220;Starting in the back trying to go forward, the No. 15 (Poole) actually got in the back of me. I didn’t know if I (hit) the gentleman on the No. 12 or not. Once the wreck started happening in front of us and we all got bottled up there, one car after another were getting run into.&#8221;
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It&#39;s a PILEUP on pit road at <a href="https://twitter.com/IMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IMS</a>!
The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brickyard400?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Brickyard400</a> is underway on <a href="https://twitter.com/nbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBC</a>: <a href="https://t.co/wKDI0aNMYn">https://t.co/wKDI0aNMYn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBCRacingWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBCRacingWeekend</a> <a href="https://t.co/FrOHnH0Rkd">pic.twitter.com/FrOHnH0Rkd</a>
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LaJoie’s car was sponsored by Go Fas Racing, LaJoie&#8217;s racing team, which joined the Patriots of America PAC, which backs Trump. Go Fas Racing team owner Archie St. Hilaire <a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Patriots-of-America-PAC--Go-Fas-Racing-partner-for-nine-races.html?soid=1118954248648&amp;aid=VVzOpO2bdwo">stated</a> in a GoFas Racing press release, &#8220;I am honored to be part of the President&#8217;s re-election campaign through the Patriots of America PAC. As a Trump 2020 supporter, this team will do everything possible to secure victory on and off the track electing President Donald Trump to a second term. Let us bring this country back and Keep America Great!&#8221;
LaJoie asserted, &#8220;With an estimated 75 million NASCAR fans out there, I was surprised that about 15 million of those fans are not registered voters. I will give my best effort to get NASCAR fans registered to vote, through our team efforts on and off the track. When they see the car, hopefully it makes them race to the polls in November.&#8221;
Speaking for Patriots of America PAC, Jeff Whaley said, &#8220;Our mission is to get voters registered and to the polls in November. We are excited about our sponsorship with Go Fas Racing No. 32 and Corey LaJoie. We feel this partnership is the best way to help us communicate this message to the NASCAR community and encourage all Americans to do their part by heading to the polls.&#8221;
Go Fas Racing was founded by Frank Allen Stoddard as FAS Lane Racing, then merged with St. Hilaire&#8217;s Go Green Racing in 2014.
In mid-June, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/us/bubba-wallace-confederate-flag-trnd/index.html">announced</a> that his car would feature a &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; theme. He stated, &#8220;I think by running this branding on our car, putting the hashtag out there, bringing more awareness to it, it lines up with the videos that we had put out as NASCAR. Listening and learning. Educating ourselves. So people will look up what this hashtag means. And hopefully get a better understanding.&#8221;
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NASCAR Driver With Trump Theme: When Fans See It, Hopefully They’ll ‘Race To The Polls In November’

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As the economy continues to open despite widespread panic among journalists and other journalists and the people who believe journalists who are also journalists, professional sports leagues are discussing changes they would like to make to placate angry hate-filled anti-Americans, who are journalists.
The NFL, for instance, has announced that from now on, its games will begin with players lining up for the National Anthem and then baring their buttocks at the American flag, not in a way meant to convey disrespect, of course, but merely as a reminder that this is the worst country on earth and every single person in it is a piece of garbage who should immediately look in the mirror and spit on his own image.
The players will then swagger to the center of the field, lifting their middle fingers and calling people racist if they refuse to enjoy the sight of men making millions of dollars by throwing a ball around, apparently for their own amusement since, at this point, no one will be watching.
NASCAR has decided it will ban the display of the Confederate Flag, as well as drinking beer, reckless driving, the wearing of cowboy hats, and the appearance of Daisy Dukes on women likely to encourage non-inclusive heterosexual thoughts.
Cars will no longer be decorated by the logos of capitalist corporate sponsors but will instead bear declarations that Black Lives Matter and rainbow pride symbols as they travel slowly but safely around in endless circles under empty grandstands because, at this point, no one will be watching.
Baseball, after a long labor dispute, has decided on a season of three games, each lasting seventeen hours, because the players union complained the old games were just too long.
Players will only participate in the games if they should happen to feel like it, and will not be required to tip their hats after a homerun since no one will be watching.
Major League Soccer has announced their games will go on just as before, with no one watching.
More satire from Andrew Klavan: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-polls-shows-americans-trust-news-media-slightly-less-than-make-believe-prince-who-is-holding-their-inheritance-satire">New Poll Shows Americans Trust News Media Slightly Less Than Make-Believe Prince Who Is Holding Their Inheritance</a>

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Sports Leagues Announce They’ll Change Games To Ensure They Don’t Offend Audience They’ll No Longer Have [Satire]

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During a conference call with reporters on Thursday following the release of the findings of an FBI investigation, NASCAR President Steve Phelps stressed that the rope &#8220;fashioned like a noose&#8221; found in African-American driver Bubba Wallace&#8217;s garage and concern that Wallace was the target of a hate crime &#8220;was real.&#8221; While he stressed that very &#8220;real&#8221; concern, he also suggested that NASCAR should have been more cautious in its initial announcement about the &#8220;noose.&#8221;
&#8220;Upon learning of and seeing the noose, our initial reaction was to protect our driver,&#8221;  Phelps said on the call Thursday, as reported by <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/noose-concern-wallace-real-nascar-president-194246795--nascar.html">AFP</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re living in a highly charged and emotional time. What we saw was a symbol of hate and was only present in one area of the garage and that was of the 43 car of Bubba Wallace.&#8221;
Phelps then admitted that he personally should have handled the situation in a more measured way initially.
&#8220;In hindsight, I should have used the word &#8216;alleged&#8217; in our statement,&#8221; said Phelps. &#8220;As you can see from the photo, the noose was real, as was our concern for Bubba,&#8221; he added in reference to the photo of the rope tied in a noose-like way NASCAR released Thursday (photo below).
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NASCAR just released a photo of the garage pull rope that was fashioned into a noose at Talladega. <a href="https://t.co/gRAUAJoYv2">pic.twitter.com/gRAUAJoYv2</a>
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Though the FBI investigation, conducted by 15 FBI agents, determined that the noose-like rope pull had been in the garage since fall of 2019, long before Wallace&#8217;s team was in the stall, and that 11 other garages had similar pull ropes, though no others were tied in the same fashion, Phelps said NASCAR will be implementing &#8220;sensitivity and unconscious bias training for all members of the industry along with additional sweeps through garage areas and installation of additional cameras in all garages,&#8221; AFP reports.
&#8220;Our ultimate conclusion for this investigation is to ensure that this never happens again, that no one walks by a noose without recognizing the potential damage it can do,&#8221; Phelps said on the call Thursday.
In his initial statement on the suspected &#8220;hate crime&#8221; on Sunday, Phelps called the supposedly deliberate hanging of the &#8220;noose&#8221; in Wallace&#8217;s garage stall a &#8220;heinous act&#8221; and said the person responsible will be &#8220;banned for life.&#8221;
&#8220;As we have stated unequivocally there is no place for racism in NASCAR,&#8221; <a href="https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/06/nascar-president-steve-phelps-bubba-wallace-social-media-react-to-heinous-act.html">said</a> Phelps. &#8220;This act only strengthens our resolve to make this sport open and welcome to all. We are going to use every effort that we can to determine who has done this, whether it is a single person or multiple people. The director of the FBI has informed its Birmingham office to use all of its resources to find it as well.&#8221;
&#8220;Unequivocally, this person will be banned for life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There is no room for this at all, and we won’t tolerate it, and they won’t be here. I don’t care who they are. They won’t be here.&#8221;
The next day, in a display of solidarity with Wallace, NASCAR had many of its drivers walk behind his car and promoted video of the moving moment on social media:
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bubba-wallace-changes-course-in-new-statement-on-emotional-past-few-days">Bubba Wallace Changes Course In New Statement On ‘Emotional’ Past Few Days</a>
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NASCAR President On Bubba Wallace: Noose, Concern ‘Was Real,’ But I Should Have Said ‘Alleged’

NASCAR has released a photo of the &#8220;noose&#8221; that they claimed that they found earlier this week in Bubba Wallace&#8217;s garage stall and which sparked an immediate federal investigation.
The photo is likely to spark more questions than it answers because it appears to be a rope that is attached to the garage door and that is tied in a <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1275630060897103872">similar fashion</a> to ropes that have been in the garages at the Talladega Superspeedway for years, according to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN0ad_nS2Hw&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=201">footage</a> available on NASCAR’s own social media accounts.
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The FBI sent a whopping 15 agents to investigate the incident, which they quickly concluded was not a hate crime as the rope at that specific garage had been tied that way since at least year.
&#8220;The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall,&#8221; NASCAR said in a statement. &#8220;This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment.&#8221;
NASCAR followed the incident by having the other drivers surround Wallace&#8217;s car and walk alongside it on the track in a show of support.
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Multiple NASCAR drivers and crew members joined Bubba Wallace, pushing his No. 43 car to the front at Talladega.
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In an interview after it was revealed that there was no hate crime, Wallace appeared on CNN with host Don Lemon where he said he was &#8220;pissed&#8221; because he felt like people did not believe him.
“And as a person, Don, that doesn’t need the fame, doesn’t need the hype, doesn’t need the media, I could care less,” Wallace said. “I could give two craps about that.”
“One thing you’ll never take away from me is how 100% I am,&#8221; Wallace continued. &#8220;How raw I am, how real I am. And how I’ll shoot it to you straight each and every time because that’s how I was brought up and that’s what I stand by and in my statement on Sunday night. This will not break me.”
“None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down,” Wallace continued. “Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono, and showcase what I can do behind the wheel. Tremendous amounts of BS, whatever it is that you want to say, you won’t break me, you won’t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I’m at.”
There were mixed reactions online to the released photograph.
Those who expressed initial skepticism of Wallace&#8217;s and NASCAR&#8217;s claims of a noose now say they are vindicated by the photo, which proves the &#8220;noose&#8221; was, in fact, a rope garage pull. Those who rushed to believe Wallace and jumped on a largely media-driven bandwagon now claim the photo vindicates them given that the garage door pull does look as though it is tied like a noose.
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NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 &#8211; Media Day

NASCAR Releases Photo Of ‘Noose’ They Claimed They Found In Bubba Wallace’s Garage Stall

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace struck a much different tone over the alleged &#8220;noose&#8221; incident in a statement issued Wednesday than he did the night before during an interview with far-left CNN host Don Lemon.
Instead of expressing anger over the FBI findings that the &#8220;noose&#8221; his team found hanging from his garage stall on Sunday was in fact not part of a hate crime, but a mere garage pulley, as he did on Tuesday night, the driver expressed gratitude that he was not the victim of a hate crime and praised NASCAR and fellow drivers over their show of &#8220;unity&#8221; and support.
&#8220;It&#8217;s been an emotional few days,&#8221; the statement started. &#8220;First off, I want to say how relieved I am that the investigation revealed that this wasn&#8217;t what we feared it was.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to thank my team, NASCAR and the FBI for acting swiftly and treating this as a real threat,&#8221; Wallace wrote.
NASCAR issued a statement Tuesday regarding the FBI findings, which clearly stated that “the garage pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall”:
<blockquote>The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBl’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.</blockquote>
&#8220;I think we&#8217;ll gladly take a little embarrassment over what the alternatives could have been,&#8221; Wallace said.
&#8220;Make no mistake,&#8221; he added, &#8220;though some will try, this should not detract from the show of unity we had on Monday, and the progress we&#8217;ve made as a sport to become a more welcoming environment for all.&#8221;
On Monday, as noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-nascar-drivers-push-bubba-wallaces-car-after-alleged-noose-found-in-locker-wallace-breaks-down">The Daily Wire</a>, dozens of fellow NASCAR drivers teamed up to help push Wallace’s race car to the front of the Geico 500 field at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, as a show of support and solidarity after the driver&#8217;s team discovered the alleged &#8220;noose.&#8221;
In stark contrast to the statement issued on Wednesday, hours after the FBI investigation was concluded and it was announced that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime, the driver took to CNN to express his anger and state that the rope was a “straight up noose.”
“None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down,” Wallace said, as noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bubba-wallace-doesnt-matter-if-we-provide-100-facts">The Daily Wire</a>. “Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono, and showcase what I can do behind the wheel. Tremendous amounts of BS (bulls***), whatever it is that you want to say, you won’t break me, you won’t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I’m at.”
“I have been racing all my life. We have raced out of hundreds of garages. They never had garage pulls like that,” the driver continued. “People that call it a garage pull and put out videos and photos of knots being in as their evidence, go ahead. But from the evidence that we have, that I have. It’s a straight up noose.”
“The FBI has stated that it was a noose, over and over again,” added Wallace. “NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car, to confirm that it was a noose.”
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Auto Club Speedway &#8211; Day 2

Bubba Wallace Changes Course In New Statement On ‘Emotional’ Past Few Days

On Wednesday, controversial race activist Al Sharpton contended the FBI findings concerning an apparent &#8220;noose&#8221; found in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace&#8217;s garage stall were incorrect, calling for further investigation.
As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case">The Daily Wire</a> on Tuesday, the FBI concluded that Mr. Wallace, who is black, was not the victim of a hate crime, noting that the garage pulley in question has been used in the garage since last fall, long before Wallace was assigned the stall.
“It was a noose, so the question is even if they did not know that Bubba Wallace was going to use that stall, why was a noose in the stall?” Sharpton <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/al-sharpton-calls-for-further-investigation-into-nascar-noose-incident-i-do-not-think-we-have-seen-closure/">said</a> on MSNBC airwaves.
“I do not think we’ve seen closure in this particular inquiry,&#8221; he added.
National Review editor Charles C. W. Cooke called Sharpton&#8217;s commentary &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/charlescwcooke/status/1275751344096382977">Deeply irresponsible</a>,&#8221; in a Wednesday morning tweet.
On Tuesday, NASCAR published the following statement regarding the FBI findings into the alleged incident:
<blockquote>“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBl’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.”</blockquote>
According to Sharpton, Wallace is also not satisfied by the FBI findings: “Clearly, from what we just saw from Bubba Wallace, it does not seem he, who is the victim and possible target in this matter seems to be satisfied with this,&#8221; the activist said during the MSNBC appearance.
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As noted by <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/al-sharpton-calls-for-further-investigation-into-nascar-noose-incident-i-do-not-think-we-have-seen-closure/">National Review</a>, Wallace told NBC earlier Wednesday morning, “The photo evidence I’ve seen and have in my possession [shows] it was a garage pull that was a noose. It was definitely in the shape of a noose. It wasn’t a functioning noose.&#8221;
Sharpton is not the only one seemingly unsatisfied with the FBI findings. Former &#8220;SportsCenter&#8221; anchor and left-wing activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jemele-hill-stands-by-suggestion-nascar-is-for-racists-after-fbi-debunks-noose-theory-it-was-a-noose">Jemele Hill</a> emphasized Tuesday night that the garage pulley &#8220;Was. A. Noose,&#8221; and perhaps directed at someone else.
&#8220;I. Was. A. Noose,&#8221; Hill posted via Twitter. &#8220;They (the FBI) just don’t believe it was directed at Bubba Wallace.&#8221;
&#8220;I know facts nor (sic) context is your strong suit, but do try to keep up,&#8221; she added, directing her remarks to OAN&#8217;s Liz Wheeler.
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Sharpton not ready to give up on the NASCAR “noose” story: &quot;It’s clear what a noose represents … And then did someone know that it was in the stall when they did belatedly assign Bubba there? &#8230; I do not think that we’ve seen closure in this particular inquiry.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xzq5hQIWC5">pic.twitter.com/xzq5hQIWC5</a>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jemele-hill-stands-by-suggestion-nascar-is-for-racists-after-fbi-debunks-noose-theory-it-was-a-noose">Jemele Hill Stands By Suggestion NASCAR Is For Racists After FBI Debunks Hate Crime Claim: ‘It. Was. A. Noose.’</a>
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Al Sharpton Contends FBI Probe Into NASCAR ‘Noose’ Wrong, Wants Further Investigation

Reports surfaced Sunday night that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was the apparent victim of a hate crime, after a &#8220;noose&#8221; was found hanging from the driver&#8217;s garage. In the midst of the reports, before the results of an investigation, The Atlantic&#8217;s Jemele Hill appeared on MSNBC airwaves to slam NASCAR and its fans for being what she suggested are anti-black racists.
“This reminder is [a] very stunning, shocking, appalling, disgusting reminder of who, again, this sport is for,” Hill <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/jemele-hill-bubba-wallace-incident-is-a-disgusting-reminder-of-who-the-sport-is-for-85703237642">told</a> MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Monday, as noted by <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/503972-jemele-hill-calls-noose-left-in-bubba-wallaces-stall-a-disgusting-reminder-of">The Hill</a>. “I’m very curious to see how NASCAR handles this, because based[on] everything I’ve read … this had to be an inside job, because this garage was only open to essential personnel. So, somebody associated with NASCAR likely may have been the culprit.”
However, by Tuesday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case">FBI concluded</a> that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime, and that the &#8220;noose&#8221; was actually a garage pull used in that garage at least a year before the black driver was assigned to it.
Despite the investigation&#8217;s findings, Hill did not back down from her racial criticism of NASCAR, refusing to offer an apology and contending that the garage pull &#8220;Was. A. Noose.&#8221;
&#8220;It. Was. Not. A. Noose.,&#8221; posted OAN&#8217;s Liz Wheeler, captioning the MSNBC clip of Hill. &#8220;But [Jemele Hill] used this fake news as justification to call ALL fans of NASCAR racist. Hill called the original (fake news) report a, &#8216;stunning, shocking, appalling, disgusting remind of who this sport is for.'&#8221;
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It. Was. Not. A. Noose.
But <a href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JemeleHill</a> used this fake news as justification to call ALL fans of NASCAR racist.
Hill called the original (fake news) report a, “stunning, shocking, appalling, disgusting remind of who this sport is for.”
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Hill responded, &#8220;It. Was. A. Noose.&#8221;
&#8220;They just don’t believe it was directed at Bubba Wallace,&#8221; claimed the left-wing activist. &#8220;I know facts nor (sic) context is your strong suit, but do try to keep up.&#8221;
Hill added a screenshot of the statement from NASCAR regarding the FBI findings, which clearly states that &#8220;the garage pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall&#8221;:
<blockquote>“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBl’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.”</blockquote>
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It. Was. A. Noose.
They just don’t believe it was directed at Bubba Wallace.
I know facts nor context is your strong suit, but do try to keep up. <a href="https://t.co/dxsqLeSp7A">https://t.co/dxsqLeSp7A</a> <a href="https://t.co/xSfeY0wRVq">pic.twitter.com/xSfeY0wRVq</a>
&mdash; Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/1275608611276730368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Journalist Megyn Kelly similarly hit Hill for &#8220;unfairly besmirch[ing]&#8221; NASCAR fans.
&#8220;Now that we know the [Bubba Wallace] &#8216;noose&#8217; was not a racist attack at all, will ⁦[Jemele Hill] apologize to the NASCAR fans she unfairly besmirched?&#8221; questioned Kelly, referencing the Mediaite headline: &#8220;Jemele Hill Condemns NASCAR Noose Incident: ‘Disgusting Reminder of Who This Sport is for.'&#8221;
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Now that we know the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BubbaWallace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BubbaWallace</a> “noose” was not a racist attack at all, will ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jemelehill</a>⁩ apologize to the NASCAR fans she unfairly besmirched? Jemele Hill Condemns NASCAR Noose Incident: ‘Disgusting Reminder of Who This Sport is for’ <a href="https://t.co/BPF9YRgFQl">https://t.co/BPF9YRgFQl</a>
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Hill deflected from the criticism, posting, &#8220;I’m old enough to remember NASCAR banning the Confederate flag from races a couple weeks ago,&#8221; and adding the follow-up tweet, &#8220;Let me go pray to white Jesus for Megyn Kelly.&#8221;
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I’m old enough to remember NASCAR banning the Confederate flag from races a couple weeks ago. <a href="https://t.co/PUWvqVIofq">https://t.co/PUWvqVIofq</a>
&mdash; Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/1275575213418139648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Let me go pray to white Jesus for Megyn Kelly.
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Wallace told far-left CNN host Don Lemon on Tuesday night that the garage pull was a &#8220;straight up noose.&#8221;
“None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down,” Wallace said, as noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bubba-wallace-doesnt-matter-if-we-provide-100-facts">The Daily Wire</a>. “Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono and showcase what I can do behind the wheel. Tremendous amounts of BS (bulls***), whatever it is that you want to say, you won’t break me, you won’t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I’m at.”
“I have been racing all my life. We have raced out of hundreds of garages. They never had garage pulls like that,” the driver said. “People that call it a garage pull and put out videos and photos of knots being in as their evidence, go ahead. But from the evidence that we have, that I have. It’s a straight up noose.&#8221;
&#8220;The FBI has stated that it was a noose, over and over again,&#8221; added Wallace. &#8220;NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car, to confirm that it was a noose.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-bubba-wallace-slams-simple-minded-skeptics-of-noose-incident-fbi-no-federal-crime-committed">WATCH: Bubba Wallace Slams ‘Simple-Minded’ Skeptics Of ‘Noose’ Incident; FBI: ‘No Federal Crime’ Committed</a>
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Jemele Hill Stands By Suggestion NASCAR Is For Racists After FBI Debunks Hate Crime Claim: ‘It. Was. A. Noose.’

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace appeared on CNN on Tuesday night for an interview after federal investigators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case">concluded</a> that there were no crimes committed over allegations that a noose had been left in Wallace’s garage stall.
When asked how he was doing after the FBI found that there was no hate crime, Wallace responded that he was &#8220;pissed,&#8221; saying that he is angry because people are questioning his character over the incident.
&#8220;And as a person, Don, that doesn’t need the fame, doesn&#8217;t need the hype, doesn&#8217;t need the media, I could care less,&#8221; Wallace said. &#8220;I could give two craps about that.&#8221;
After explaining the series of events that led to him finding out about the noose, which apparently was a garage pull rope that had been tied that way at least a year ago, Wallace responded to people who questioned his story by saying, &#8220;One thing you’ll never take away from me is how 100% I am. How raw I am, how real I am. And how I’ll shoot it to you straight each and every time because that&#8217;s how I was brought up and that&#8217;s what I stand by and in my statement on Sunday night. This will not break me.&#8221;
&#8220;None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down,&#8221; Wallace continued. &#8220;Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono and showcase what I can do behind the wheel. Tremendous amounts of BS, whatever it is that you want to say, you won&#8217;t break me, you won&#8217;t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I&#8217;m at.&#8221;
&#8220;I have been racing all my life. We have raced out of hundreds of garages. They never had garage pulls like that,&#8221; Wallace claimed. &#8220;People that call it a garage pull and put out videos and photos of knots being in as their evidence, go ahead. But from the evidence that we have, that I have. It’s a straight up noose. The FBI has stated that it was a noose, over and over again. NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car, to confirm that it was a noose.&#8221;
Later, when asked if he was worried about backlash, Wallace said, &#8220;You get backlash every day. We talked about that. Whatever, I’m used to it. It stings a little bit worse when they are trying to test your character and take something away from me that’s false. But the backlash will always be there. It doesn’t matter if we provide 100% facts and evidence, photo evidence. People are going to photoshop it to make me look like the bad person at the end of the day.&#8221;
&#8220;I will always have haters, I will always have the motivators to go out there and to try to dethrone me from the pedestal that I am on,&#8221; Wallace continued. &#8220;For all the kids that are watching and that want to be in sports, just know that you will automatically become or be put on a pedestal. Whether you like it or not. That happens when you have a voice and you have a platform. People are going to try to take that away from you with all their power. They will lose sleep over making sure you don’t succeed. So you have to be strong, always keep your head on a swivel, and always watch your back.&#8221;
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<blockquote>CNN&#8217;s DON LEMON: I want to hear from Bubba Wallace himself. He is back with me tonight. Bubba, good evening to you. I think you have handled this like a champ. And I’m appreciative that you came to speak to us tonight because we first talked about the Confederate flag on this show and many other issues. So again, thank you. So much has happened in the last few hours. The federal investigation shows this wasn’t a hate crime. Talk to me about what’s going through your head? How are you feeling right now?
NASCAR DRIVER BUBBA WALLACE: I’m pissed. I’m mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that I am and my integrity and they’re not stealing that from me but trying to test that. And as a person, Don, that doesn’t need the fame, doesn&#8217;t need the hype, doesn&#8217;t need the media, I could care less. I could give two craps about that. To sit there and read and that&#8217;s my problem, I&#8217;m reading too much into it, investing too much time into it.
LEMON: Don&#8217;t, don&#8217;t, don&#8217;t do that.
WALLACE: I know. I’m trying hard not to and after tonight I’ll probably turn my phone off tonight. Unfortunately until about 7:30 A.M. When interviewing start again. But Don, to hear my side of the story and I don’t mean to steal your spotlight on the show, but my side needs to be heard. I don’t know what time it was about 5:30-6:00 on Sunday evening after the race has been called, garages are closed. Crews, my crew was on a plane back to North Carolina. We were I was about it go out to dinner with a couple fellow competitors and we were talking about what time to leave and where we were going and I get a phone call from the president Steve Phelps. And it&#8217;s a phone call, Don, that I’ll never forget. It’s one of those calls where you can automatically tell within the first couple seconds that something is wrong. And it immediately made me think of, what did I do? What am I getting suspended for? What did I say wrong in an interview? Whatever it was, I’m thinking bad things that I had done. Whatever I said. &#8230; He walks down and opens the door. And the look that he had on his face, alerted me in a way I’ll never forget as well and I&#8217;m still thinking like, okay what did I do, let me know. And mind you I got to the racetrack at 10:00. And slept all day. Just because that’s what we were able to do. Go to the motor home. I’m not allowed to be in the garage. The conversation that I had with Steve Phelps was I would say, and I’m speaking for him — I would say one of the hardest things if not the hardest thing he’s ever had to tell somebody. Tears rolling down his face. Choked up on every word that he was trying to say that the evidence that he had brought to me that a hate crime was committed. And I immediately thought my family was in danger. And so I was about ready to call my mom and dad and make sure everybody was okay. It was in the garage stall where our car was at. I was kind of like taken back and not really comprehending everything. &#8230; But I never seen the noose. I never reported it. I was going to dinner.
LEMON: Let me jump in. No one is accusing you of doing anything wrong. The knuckle heads who are criticizing you, &#8230; fair minded people are not accusing you of doing anything wrong. You were simply reacting to what NASCAR what the head of NASCAR told you happened. Listen, this is how I feel about it. People can think what they want. Did NASCAR get it wrong? I shouldn’t say that. Did they jump the gun maybe, yes. I am extremely happy with what I think most Americans are, what NASCAR is doing. And I think in this environment and I have said it before, this hyper charged environment that we should all cut each other some slack, okay? Because if NASCAR hadn’t done the right thing and didn’t act the way they did people would be criticizing them for moving slowly. And so, I think what they said was we are investigating. And they investigated. And found out that it wasn’t a hate crime. So, did they perhaps act quickly? Yes. Did they get wrong, somewhat. I think that people will forgive them for the mistake because of the times that we’re in. And so I think that you have conducted yourself in — amazingly. So, I don&#8217;t think you should be worried about that. I think you and NASCAR should pick up from here and go on and continue to do what you’re doing. You have the support of team members and NASCAR. And so, look at this as something that happens when you are evolving and changing. Everything is not perfect. I mean that about everyone. We&#8217;re in such a hypercharged environment with the coronavirus, with racism, with watching people die on television, with seeing Confederate flags that were banned. Let’s not forget the people feel the way a certain kind of way about you and the flag. So I don’t think that you should feel badly about what happened.
WALLACE: I know. I’m with you on that. I appreciate the words. You talk about it earlier the people who don’t want to hear the truth and — people that want to know me and get to know me the new fans that have come into the sport I appreciate it. One thing you’ll never take away from me is how 100% I am. How raw I am, how real I am. And how I’ll shoot it to you straight each and every time because that&#8217;s how I was brought up and that&#8217;s what I standby and in my statement on Sunday night, this will not break me. None of the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down. Will it piss me off? Absolutely. But that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the race track next weekend in Pocono and showcase what I can do behind the wheel tremendous amounts of BS, whatever it is that you want to say, you won&#8217;t break me, you won&#8217;t tear me down. Again, I will still stand proud of where I&#8217;m at.
LEMON: You&#8217;re going to continue to be out front, right?
WALLACE: That&#8217;s it. That&#8217;s all you got to do.
LEMON: I mention this when we talk about the flag. The reports of the noose came on the same day. This is why you can understand what happened. On the same day we saw a Confederate flag flying over Talladega that said &#8220;defund NASCAR,&#8221; there were people who had flags on their trucks and on their cars and across the the street. Do you think the controversy over that flag issue affected the response to the incident?
WALLACE: We were worried about as I say &#8216;we&#8217; I say NASCAR was worried about Talladega. It’s one of the best to go to. We always tell new fans and family and friend that Talladega&#8217;s one of the races you need to go to because of the atmosphere. I love going there. We had that circled on the radar with everything going around let’s be extra careful. That definitely intensified everything that went on. And unfortunate that everything played out the way it did. But there has some parallels to that, for sure.
LEMON: Have you seen ropes like that hanging from garages? Is that typical?
WALLACE: Don, the image I have and I have seen of what was hanging in my garage is not a garage pull. I have been racing all my life. We have raced out of hundreds of garages. That never had garage pulls like that. People that call it a garage pull and put out videos and photos of knots being in as their evidence, go ahead. But from the evidence that we have, that I have, it’s a straight up noose. The FBI has stated that it was a noose, over and over again. NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car, to confirm that it was a noose. And never seen anything like it. It’s not something — I talked to the crew chief, I said, is this something like — I want to make sure we weren’t jumping the gun. &#8230; This is something that took time.
LEMON: What are you saying? Are you saying that you don’t believe — do you believe it was intended for you in that way? Or are you — what are you saying?
WALLACE: It was a noose. Whether tied in 2019 or whatever. It was a noose. So it wasn’t directed to me. Somebody tied a noose. That’s what I’m saying. It is a noose.
LEMON: Yeah. Let me just read from NASCAR here, they said, &#8216;We appreciate the FBI&#8217;s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional racist act against Bubba. We remain in the commitment to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing. What do you think about that? It seems like NASCAR has your back. Are you worried about the backlash?
WALLACE: You get backlash every day. We talked about that. Whatever, I’m used to it. It stings a little bit worse when they are trying to test your character and take something away from me that’s false. But the backlash will always be there. It doesn’t matter if we provide 100% facts and evidence, photo evidence. People are going to photoshop it to make me look like the bad person at the end of the day. I will always have haters, I will always have the motivators to go out there and to try to dethrone me from the pedestal that I am on. For all the kids that are watching and that want to be in sports, just know that you will automatically become or be put on a pedestal. Whether you like it or not. That happens when you have a voice and you have a platform. People are going to try to take that away from you with all their power. They will lose sleep over making sure you don’t succeed. So you have to be strong, always keep your head on a swivel. And always watch your back. Stand up for what’s right.
LEMON: Let me ask you this, because I felt this before as someone in the position as sometimes the only African-American in the room. And on the job. Do you feel like you’re on the ledge by yourself because you’re the only one speaking out? I haven’t seen representatives of NASCAR, not to be critical of them, on television. You know what I’m saying?
WALLACE: Yeah. I don’t feel alone. I don’t. I have had really good conversations with numerous amounts of drivers. &#8230; This is about what you feel in your heart. I feel like there’s a ton of support. We have seen everybody come together on Monday. That was one of the coolest things that I have ever been able to be a part of. Not saying that I wanted that. Drivers wanted to do that and show support of me and now it kind of looks bad, but it doesn’t.</blockquote>
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Bubba Wallace: ‘Doesn’t Matter If We Provide 100% Facts,’ People Will Use ‘Photoshop’ To Make Me Look Bad

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On Tuesday, NASCAR&#8217;s Bubba Wallace slammed those skeptical of the claim that the driver was the victim of a racist hate crime after an apparent &#8220;noose&#8221; was found hanging from his garage by his team on Sunday.
&#8220;What would you say to those people that are doubting that this even happened, or that it&#8217;s true?&#8221; asked Sunny Hostin, co-host of &#8220;The View.&#8221;
At the time of Hostin&#8217;s question, the FBI findings were yet to be released, and a photo of the alleged noose had not been disclosed.
“It offends me that people would go to those measures,&#8221; replied Wallace. &#8220;But, again, I&#8217;m not shocked.&#8221;
&#8220;People are entitled to their own opinion, to make them feel good, whatever, to help them sleep at night, but it is still an ongoing investigation with the FBI,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;It’s simple-minded people like that,&#8221; said Wallace of the skeptics, &#8220;the ones that are afraid of change, they use everything in their power to defend what they stand up for, instead of trying to listen and understand what’s going on.”
Hours later, however, the FBI concluded that there was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case">no federal crime committed</a> regarding the alleged &#8220;noose&#8221; found by Wallace&#8217;s team on Sunday. Moreover, in a statement released Tuesday, NASCAR said the rope in question had likely been in the garage since last fall, well before Wallace was assigned the garage.
“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime,” the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case">statement</a> from NASCAR said. “The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment.&#8221;
&#8220;We appreciate the FBl’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba,&#8221; NASCAR added. &#8220;We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.”
In a statement posted Sunday night, Wallace said he was “incredibly saddened” by the alleged &#8220;noose.&#8221;
“Today’s 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,” Wallace said.
“Over the last several weeks, I have been overwhelmed by the support from people across the NASCAR industry,” he continued, “including other drivers and team members in the garage.”
“Together, our sport has made a commitment to driving real change and championing a community that is accepting and welcoming of everyone. Nothing is more important and we will not be deterred by the reprehensible actions of those who seek to spread hate.”
Wallace added, “As my mother told me today, ‘They are trying to scare you.’ This will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in.”
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WATCH: Bubba Wallace Slams ‘Simple-Minded’ Skeptics Of ‘Noose’ Incident; FBI: ‘No Federal Crime’ Committed

Federal law enforcement officials announced on Tuesday that no federal crimes were committed in the case of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace&#8217;s team finding what they believed was a &#8220;noose&#8221; in his garage stall over the weekend.
In a statement, the FBI said:
<blockquote>On Monday, fifteen FBI special agents conducted numerous interviews regarding the situation at Talladega Superspeedway. After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we have concluded that no federal crime was committed.
The FBI learned that garage number 4, where the noose was found, was assigned to Bubba Wallace last week. The investigation also revealed evidence, including authentic video confirmed by NASCAR, that the noose found in garage number 4 was in that garage as early as October 2019. Although the noose is now known to have been in garage number 4 in 2019, nobody could have known Mr. Wallace would be assigned to garage number 4 last week.
The decision not to pursue federal charges is proper after reviewing all available facts and all applicable federal laws. We offer our thanks to NASCAR, Mr. Wallace, and everyone who cooperated with this investigation.</blockquote>
“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime,” NASCAR said in a statement. “The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team&#8217;s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBl&#8217;s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.”
On Sunday, Wallace released a statement about the now-debunked story, writing: &#8220;Today’s 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.&#8221;
&#8220;Over the last several weeks, I have been overwhelmed by the support from people across the NASCAR industry including other drivers and team members in the garage,&#8221; Wallace continued. &#8220;Together, our sport has made a commitment to driving real change and championing a community that is accepting and welcoming of everyone. Nothing is more important and we will not be deterred by the actions of those who seek to spread hate.&#8221;
Wallace concluded, “As my mother told me today, ‘They are just trying to scare you.’ This will not break me. I will not give in nor will I back down.”
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Popular sports host Clay Travis responded to the whole ordeal by writing on Twitter: &#8220;This NASCAR mess should be yet another wake up call for the far left wing sports media, which is so desperate for awful things to happen they stop &amp; ask no questions any time there’s a report of bad things happening. But, sadly, it won’t be. They’ll keep doing what they do.&#8221;
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This NASCAR mess should be yet another wake up call for the far left wing sports media, which is so desperate for awful things to happen they stop &amp; ask no questions any time there’s a report of bad things happening. But, sadly, it won’t be. They’ll keep doing what they do.
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1275548397550874624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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This report has been updated to clarify that Bubba Wallace&#8217;s team were the ones who found the alleged &#8220;noose.&#8221;
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FBI Concludes ‘No Federal Crime’ Committed In Bubba Wallace ‘Noose’ Case

The mother of Bubba Wallace, the lone black NASCAR driver who allegedly had a noose placed into his garage stall, has claimed that other drivers in the sport have previously called her son the N-word.
Speaking on Sirius XM&#8217;s <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.siriusxm.com_clips_clip_0469a9b1-2Dfd7d-2D4257-2Dab28-2Df76acc8fa2aa_110cb46d-2D5bba-2D4d88-2D9436-2Da4ad2325c5c1&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=cnx1hdOQtepEQkpermZGwQ&amp;r=f1esVnU16ZzZFKOAOmlFNX0mlfS_i6710cLn9L6zpSM&amp;m=-3-CNdxXpW4epm8vaiKNkh4FGj_upFS2_G5Hy74B_g0&amp;s=SVw7jYeOYF-vtx_tAvlSTz3nrcPY0MU_4KPD5QItPtc&amp;e="> “The Joe Madison Show,”</a> Desiree Wallace said that the noose incident is not the first time that her son had hate directed his way.
“This is not his first incident,” Desiree Wallace said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/auto/bubba-wallaces-mother-nascar-drivers-called-him-n-word">Fox News</a>. “If he gets into it with another driver, they’re quick to bring out the N-word.”
“There were video cameras but there were not cameras where the noose was hung. See, everybody thinks there are cameras around there, they know who’s done it. Unfortunately it&#8217;s not that simple” she said of the noose incident. “It is an insider as far as NASCAR. I&#8217;m just praying that it&#8217;s not one of his team members …”
The noose allegedly found in Bubba Wallace&#8217;s garage came after he publicly supported NASCAR banning the Confederate flag from all events.
“It’s been a long time coming for sure,” he <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/12/876347528/nascar-driver-bubba-wallace-on-confederate-flag-ban-a-long-time-coming">told NPR</a>. “And I know a lot of people are satisfied with the direction and the choices that NASCAR would make to change the image and move forward with the message that we’re trying to push across these days.”
Upon reports of the noose in Bubba&#8217;s garage, NASCAR announced that it would be investigating the incident, denouncing any and all racist activity in the sport.
&#8220;This is a difficult time for our sport but we are going to react swiftly and again we’re going to use all the means, resources at our disposal and of those of the FBI to make sure this person or persons are caught and dealt with swiftly and severely,&#8221; said NASCAR President <a href="https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/06/22/bubba-wallace-steve-phelps-nascar-president-vows-those-caught-will-be-dealt-with-severely/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Phelps on Monday</a>. &#8220;There’s no room for this at all and we won’t tolerate it.&#8221;
Richard Petty Motorsports, for whom Bubba Wallace races, equally denounced the act of racism.
“I’m enraged by the act of someone placing a noose in the garage stall of my race team,” Petty <a href="https://twitter.com/RPMotorsports/status/1275100860515848199/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said in a statement.</a> “There is absolutely no place in our sport or our society for racism. This filthy act serves as a reminder of how far we still have to go to eradicate racial prejudice and it galvanizes my resolve to use the resources of Richard Petty Motorsports to create change.&#8221;
As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/auto/bubba-wallaces-mother-nascar-drivers-called-him-n-word">Fox News</a>, dozens of NASCAR drivers stood in solidarity with Bubba Wallace by pushing his car &#8220;to the front of the field before Monday’s race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend.&#8221;
Despite the Confederate flag ban at NASCAR events, the flag was flown outside of Talladega Speedway on Sunday along with the message, &#8220;Defund NASCAR.&#8221;
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Bubba Wallace’s Mother: Other NASCAR Drivers Have Called Him The N-Word

On Monday, dozens of fellow NASCAR drivers teamed up to help push driver Bubba Wallace&#8217;s race car to the front of the Geico 500 field at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, following reports of a noose allegedly being found hanging from Wallace&#8217;s garage stall the day before.
&#8220;Wallace was surrounded by all 39 other drivers in the moments before the race, and they were joined by their crews in a march down pit road as they pushed his No. 43 to the front of the line,&#8221; <a href="https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29347848/richard-petty-attend-talladega-support-bubba-wallace">ESPN</a> reported Monday. &#8220;Wallace climbed out of his car and wept.&#8221;
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Wallace, who is black, took to Twitter following the moving gesture and captioned a photo of himself and his fellow drivers with the caption: &#8220;Together.&#8221;
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During the national anthem, Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty stood alongside Wallace.
&#8220;Sources told ESPN&#8217;s Marty Smith that Petty decided to travel to Talladega after the noose was found and that he said the &#8216;most important thing for me right now is hugging my driver,'&#8221; the <a href="https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29347848/richard-petty-attend-talladega-support-bubba-wallace">ESPN</a> report said. &#8220;This marks the first race Petty has attended since the sport was shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.&#8221;
As noted by <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-doj-investigating-noose-found-in-bubba-wallaces-garage-stall-11592842066">The Wall Street Journal</a> on Monday, &#8220;just a small number of racing personnel had access&#8221; to the area where the noose was reportedly found on Sunday, according to NASCAR.
&#8220;Steve Phelps, Nascar’s president said a crew member on Wallace’s team found the noose late Sunday afternoon,&#8221; the Journal noted. &#8220;Phelps said he had personally informed Wallace of what had happened.&#8221;
In a statement posted Sunday night, Wallace said he was &#8220;incredibly saddened&#8221; by the alleged act.
“Today’s 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,” the statement said.
&#8220;Over the last several weeks, I have been overwhelmed by the support from people across the NASCAR industry,&#8221; Wallace continued, &#8220;including other drivers and team members in the garage.&#8221;
&#8220;Together, our sport has made a commitment to driving real change and championing a community that is accepting and welcoming of everyone,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Nothing is more important and we will not be deterred by the reprehensible actions of those who seek to spread hate.&#8221;
Wallace added, &#8220;As my mother told me today, &#8216;They are trying to scare you.&#8217; This will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in.&#8221;
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“This is a very, very serious act and we take it as such,” NASCAR head Phelps said of the alleged incident, noting that the perp would be &#8220;unequivocally&#8221; banned from NASCAR for life, &#8220;I don’t care who they are.”
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WATCH: NASCAR Drivers Push Bubba Wallace’s Car After Alleged Noose Found In Locker; Wallace Breaks Down

NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from all events, but the flag was seen flying outside Talladega Speedway on Sunday in protest of the order.
&#8220;Vehicles lined the boulevard outside Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, waving the flag and a plane flew above the track towing a banner of a Confederate flag that read, &#8216;Defund NASCAR,'&#8221; reports <a href="https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29344050/nascar-sees-confederate-flags-fly-talladega-superspeedway?fbclid=IwAR1-lwMF-ROY5IVt8XFWOI5dyaD89hOXbEyI8WUUGYs1u5LdX0CjJ2BPlLQ">ESPN</a>. &#8220;NASCAR has not stated how exactly it plans to stop fans from displaying the flag on track property, though none of the instances Sunday at Talladega were inside the facility.&#8221;
In a statement earlier this month, NASCAR responded to the Black Lives Matter protests embroiling the country by banning the Confederate flag.
“The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors, and our industry,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nascar-bans-confederate-flag-from-all-events">said the organization</a>. “Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties,”
Ed Sugg, who sells NASCAR merchandise, said fans are deeply disappointed that the flag has been banned from events.
&#8220;People are disappointed that NASCAR has taken that stance. It&#8217;s been around for as long as all of us have been. I don&#8217;t think anybody really connects it to any kind of racism or anything. It&#8217;s just a Southern thing. It&#8217;s transparent. It&#8217;s just a heritage thing,&#8221; said Sugg.
Not all NASCAR fans disagreed with the decision. David Radvansky, a longtime fan of the sport, said the organization made the right decision. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s a place for it in NASCAR, to be honest with you,&#8221; he told ESPN. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t sit well with all the good ol&#8217; boys, but it is what it is.&#8221;
In response to the Confederate flag-waving, Steve O&#8217;Donnell, NASCAR&#8217;s executive vice president, <a href="https://twitter.com/odsteve/status/1274751071039209472?cxt=HHwWgIC65YvW6bAjAAAA">tweeted a picture</a> of black and white hands shaking with the caption: &#8220;You won&#8217;t see a photo of a jackass flying a flag over the track here&#8230;but you will see this&#8230;Hope EVERYONE enjoys the race today.&#8221;
Bubba Wallace, NASCAR&#8217;s only black driver, said he supports banning the Confederate flag. &#8220;It&#8217;s been a long time coming for sure,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/12/876347528/nascar-driver-bubba-wallace-on-confederate-flag-ban-a-long-time-coming">told NPR</a>. &#8220;And I know a lot of people are satisfied with the direction and the choices that NASCAR would make to change the image and move forward with the message that we&#8217;re trying to push across these days.&#8221;
Shortly after condemning the flag, Bubba Wallace claimed that he found a noose in his garage stall. NASCAR is currently investigating the incident.
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As Southern Cities Debate Removal Of Civil War Era Statues, Confederate Monument Stands In Chicago Cemetery

NASCAR Sees Confederate Flag Flying Above Track

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NASCAR announced on Wednesday that the Confederate flag would no longer be allowed at events, only days after NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, who is African American, said that the organization had “reached out” and had been “stepping up to the plate and delivering in a huge way.”
“The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors, and our industry,” said the organization in a statement.
“Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties,” said the statement.
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During an interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1270202735342891008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1270202735342891008&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Flive-updates-protests-for-racial-justice%2F2020%2F06%2F09%2F873552287%2Fnascars-bubba-wallace-wants-confederate-flags-banned-from-race-tracks">CNN</a> anchor Don Lemon, Wallace, who is African American, said that the Confederate flag didn’t bother him in the past because he was focused on chasing “checkered flags.”
But now, Wallace says he sees things differently: “Diving more into it and educating myself, people feel uncomfortable with that, people talk about that — that&#8217;s the first thing they bring up.”
“My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags,” said Wallace, who mentioned that NASCAR was focusing on its next steps. “No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.”
NASCAR President Steve Phelps held a moment of silence ahead of a race earlier this month, saying that &#8220;our sport&#8221; and &#8220;our country must do better,&#8221; and that now is the time &#8220;to listen, to understand, and to stand against racism and racial injustice.&#8221;
Earlier this week, military officials signaled that they were open to bipartisan discussions focused on renaming military bases after confederate leaders, according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/reversal-army-now-open-conversation-renaming-bases-named/story?id=71151951">ABC News</a>. However, President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday morning that he isn’t willing to consider renaming bases.
“These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom,” said Trump. &#8220;The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars.”
&#8220;Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations. Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our Military,” he said.
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&#8230;history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations&#8230;
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NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag From All Events

NASCAR is scheduled to make its return to the track on Sunday after about nine weeks of forced absence because of the coronavirus.
Professional motorsports racing is one of the first sports to return since the coronavirus outbreak led to a wave of shutdowns in mid-March and early April. NASCAR’s return may serve as a bellwether for other professional sports on how to reopen while mitigating risks from the pandemic.
Sunday’s reopening, officially the fifth race of the NASCAR season, will be held at South Carolina&#8217;s Darlington Raceway, <a href="https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/29170466/with-new-rules-new-normal-nascar-set-return-weekend">ESPN</a> reports. The May 17 date is the culmination of weeks of flurried activity to adapt to the pandemic and coordinate with dozens of partners and teams. Sunday’s race is first of seven races that will take place over 11 days.
&#8220;The conversations and decisions that have been made during this time are no different than the decisions that have to be made by everyone right now, in every corner of society,&#8221; NASCAR senior vice president Eric Nyquist said. &#8220;The news and what we know about the virus and the pandemic, it all seems to change on an hourly basis, especially during those critical first days after Atlanta. So, we have always had to be willing to react to that. And that flexibility won&#8217;t stop when racing starts at Darlington. Far from it.&#8221;
At Darlington, racers, pit crews, and other workers will have to abide by new rules. No fans will be allowed at the event. New health safety equipment and protocols will take the temperatures of each team member before and after the race, and pit crews will be required to wear protective gear in addition to the suits and gloves they normally wear.
NASCAR has advantages that other professional sports lack when it comes to adapting to a pandemic, such as being accustomed to wearing helmets, suits, and gloves. The sport also has an extensive network of health professionals because of its inherent danger to participants.
The motorsport’s restart comes as Major League Baseball is trying to salvage its season and is in talks with the MLB Players’ Union to settle on a short-term one year plan for playing amid a pandemic. The union has resisted an MLB proposal so far, likely because of the pay structure that MLB officials say is best of all parties involved considering the circumstances.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mlb-teams-reach-consensus-on-july-season-opener-but-face-major-hurdle-with-players-union">The Daily Wire</a> reported on Tuesday:
“The proposal would link player’s salaries for the 2020 season to the amount of revenue generated this year. In March, the union agreed to cut player salaries on a prorated game-by-game basis, but says the direct tie to league revenues is effectively the salary cap system that union officials have fought against for years.”
Players’ union executive director Tony Clark slammed the proposal ahead of talks between the union and the MLB.
“A system that restricts player pay based on revenues is a salary cap, period. This is not the first salary cap proposal our union has received. It probably won’t be the last,” Clark said. “None of this is beneficial to the process of finding a way for us to safely get back on the field and resume the 2020 season — which continues to be our sole focus.”
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NASCAR Plans Return To The Track After 2-Month Pause

UPDATE: On Wednesday evening, Roush Fenway Racing posted a photo of Ryan Newman walking out of the hospital, daughters in hand. Newman was apparently discharged.
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Ryan Newman has been treated and released from Halifax Medical Center <a href="https://t.co/J0twhGgQm7">pic.twitter.com/J0twhGgQm7</a>
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Original story:
Driver Ryan Newman is showing &#8220;great improvement&#8221; after enduring a ghastly crash during the final lap of the Dayton 500 racing competition Monday night, Roush Fenway Racing announced in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.
&#8220;Ryan Newman continues to show great improvement after Monday night&#8217;s last-lap accident at Daytona International Speedway,&#8221; the statement said.
&#8220;The veteran driver is fully alert and walking around Halifax Medical Center,&#8221; Roush Fenway Racing continued. &#8220;True to his jovial nature, he has also been joking around with staff, friends and family while spending time playing with his two daughters.&#8221;
A photo of a smiling, standing Newman alongside his two young daughters accompanied the heartening update. &#8220;Ryan Newman Continues Great Improvement,&#8221; the photo is captioned.
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Ryan Newman Continues Great Improvement <a href="https://t.co/xIZRiaRApi">pic.twitter.com/xIZRiaRApi</a>
&mdash; Roush Fenway (@roushfenway) <a href="https://twitter.com/roushfenway/status/1230173060143161344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, NASCAR released a statement informing viewers that Newman was in serious condition and being treated at Halifax Medical Center for non life-threatening injuries, though nothing more was known, at the time, of the driver&#8217;s condition.
“Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center,” the statement said. “He is in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and ask that you respect the privacy of Ryan and his family during this time.&#8221;
As reported by <a href="https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/big-race-daytona/driver-ryan-newman-rushed-to-hospital-after-horrific-wreck-at-daytona/">Everything Lubbock</a>, “Safety crews rushed to Newman’s No. 6 Ford and worked to extricate the 42-year-old driver from his seat&#8221; on Monday night. &#8220;The car was on fire as it skidded to a stop and had to be turned onto its tires before they could get him out.&#8221;
Compounding the horror of the scene, “Fox opted not to broadcast Newman’s removal, which was shielded by large black screens put up by track crews,” the report noted. Media was reportedly asked to leave the scene while emergency crews worked.
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You don’t fully understand the magnitude of a crash until you see a picture like this. 
Ryan Newman has been taken to an area hospital. 
The sports world is praying he’s ok🙏🏼 <a href="https://t.co/t9aJM9ZLXl">pic.twitter.com/t9aJM9ZLXl</a>
&mdash; Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanFieldABC/status/1229586759782215681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Absolutely brutal crash at the end of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DAYTONA500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DAYTONA500</a> 
Praying that Ryan Newman is okay🙏🙏<a href="https://t.co/2RTVvZWOg8">pic.twitter.com/2RTVvZWOg8</a>
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As outlined by Bob Pockrass, wiring at <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/ryan-newman-denny-hamlin-daytona-500-021820">Fox Sports</a>, the crash reminded NASCAR enthusiasts and drivers of the danger looming in the sport.
“That NASCAR hasn’t had a fatality in its three national series since Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500 has conditioned fans and those in the industry that every wreck is survivable,” said Pockrass. &#8220;That even the vicious hits don’t do more than bruise.”
“But everyone in the grandstands saw the reality, as Newman’s crushed car initially caught fire while upside-down,” he explained. “They saw safety workers hold up screens as they put him in an ambulance, which then sped to leave the track to Halifax Health Medical Center.”
Similarly, famed retired NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon said Monday night, “Safety’s come a long way in this sport, but sometimes we are reminded that it is a very dangerous sport. Thoughts and prayers, right now, are with Ryan Newman and his family.&#8221;
As noted by Everything Lubbock, Denny Hamlin won the race for Joe Gibbs Racing and celebrated near the finish line. They did not understand the full scope of Newman’s crash &#8212; only that a driver behind Hamlin had hit the wall &#8212; and later apologized.
“Some people may have saw us and said, ‘Those guys are celebrating when there’s a serious issue going on.’ I apologize to everybody,” Gibbs said afterward. “We really didn’t know. We got in the winner’s circle and then that’s when people told us. I wanted to explain that to everyone.”
“That’s what makes it so hard,” Gibbs added. “Such a close-knit community, you know everybody. … If you think about all the wrecks that we’ve had over the last how many number of years, some of them have been real serious. We’ve been real fortunate.”

Ryan Newman Car Wreck Daytona 500

[UPDATE] Roush Racing Provides Update On Ryan Newman After Horrifying NASCAR Crash

On Monday night, NASCAR released a statement announcing driver Ryan Newman was in serious condition and being treated at Halifax Medical Center for his non-life threatening injuries following a horrific crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
&#8220;Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;He is in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening.&#8221;
&#8220;We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and ask that you respect the privacy of Ryan and his family during this time,&#8221; the statement continued. Newman has a wife and two young daughters.
&#8220;We appreciate your patience and cooperation and we will provide more information as it become available,&#8221; NASCAR added.
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&#8220;Safety crews rushed to Newman’s No. 6 Ford and worked to extricate the 42-year-old driver from his seat. The car was on fire as it skidded to a stop and had to be turned onto its tires before they could get him out,&#8221; reported <a href="https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/big-race-daytona/driver-ryan-newman-rushed-to-hospital-after-horrific-wreck-at-daytona/">Everything Lubbock</a>.
&#8220;Fox opted not to broadcast Newman’s removal, which was shielded by large black screens put up by track crews,&#8221; the report noted.
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You don’t fully understand the magnitude of a crash until you see a picture like this. 
Ryan Newman has been taken to an area hospital. 
The sports world is praying he’s ok🙏🏼 <a href="https://t.co/t9aJM9ZLXl">pic.twitter.com/t9aJM9ZLXl</a>
&mdash; Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanFieldABC/status/1229586759782215681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Absolutely brutal crash at the end of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DAYTONA500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DAYTONA500</a> 
Praying that Ryan Newman is okay🙏🙏<a href="https://t.co/2RTVvZWOg8">pic.twitter.com/2RTVvZWOg8</a>
&mdash; Sports ReUp (@SportsReUp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsReUp/status/1229574682749415426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Before Newman&#8217;s condition was known, Fox Sports analyst and former NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon looked visibly upset talking about the crash in the moments after the race.
“Safety’s come a long way in this sport, but sometimes we are reminded that it is a very dangerous sport,” Gordon said.
&#8220;Thoughts and prayers, right now, are with Ryan Newman and his family,&#8221; he added.
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Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon provide an update on Ryan Newman&#39;s status. <a href="https://t.co/1lppd0zazz">pic.twitter.com/1lppd0zazz</a>
&mdash; FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX/status/1229573664217141248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;That NASCAR hasn’t had a fatality in its three national series since Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500 has conditioned fans and those in the industry that every wreck is survivable,&#8221; wrote Bob Pockrass, reflecting on the ghastly crash at <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/ryan-newman-denny-hamlin-daytona-500-021820">Fox Sports</a>. &#8220;That even the vicious hits don’t do more than bruise.&#8221;
&#8220;But everyone in the grandstands saw the reality, as Newman’s crushed car initially caught fire while upside-down,&#8221; Pockrass explained. &#8220;They saw safety workers hold up screens as they put him in an ambulance, which then sped to leave the track to Halifax Health Medical Center.&#8221;
Thoughts and prayers poured in for Newman. For example, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who lost his father in the race in 2001, quickly tweeted: &#8220;Big prayers for Newman.&#8221;
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Big prayers for Newman
&mdash; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/1229574532488474624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As noted by Everything Lubbock, Denny Hamlin won the race for Joe Gibbs Racing and celebrated near the finish line. They did not understand the full scope of Newman&#8217;s crash and later apologized for the celebration.
“Some people may have saw us and said, ‘Those guys are celebrating when there’s a serious issue going on.&#8217; I apologize to everybody,&#8221; Gibbs said afterward. &#8220;We really didn’t know. We got in the winner’s circle and then that’s when people told us. I wanted to explain that to everyone.&#8221;
“That’s what makes it so hard,&#8221; Gibbs added. &#8220;Such a close-knit community, you know everybody. … If you think about all the wrecks that we’ve had over the last how many number of years, some of them have been real serious. We’ve been real fortunate.&#8221;

NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500

NASCAR Provides Update On Ryan Newman Following Horrific Crash

If Barack Obama had done it, the mainstream media would&#8217;ve gone nuts.
But it was President Trump who took a lap on the Daytona International Speedway, so of course it was the worst thing that&#8217;s ever happened in the history of the world.
Trump flew into Daytona on Sunday (swooping over the crowd at just 800 feet in Air Force One) and served as grand marshal for the big NASCAR race (he even got to say, &#8220;Gentlemen, start your engines!&#8221;).
And in a fantastic first, Trump took his presidential limo known as The Beast out onto the 2.5-mile track to serve as pace car for the full field of 40 racers (which at least one driver <a href="https://streamable.com/rvm2r">really loved</a>).
But one New York Times reporter — clearly suffering from TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) — found the whole thing objectionable.
&#8220;Using the official apparatus of government for what appears to be a political event,&#8221; Maggie Haberman wrote on Twitter, linking to another post from an NBC reporter.
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Using the official apparatus of government for what appears to be a political event <a href="https://t.co/GWNm8io8O1">https://t.co/GWNm8io8O1</a>
&mdash; Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1229128575988699136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Other Twitterers quickly pointed out the absurdity of Haberman&#8217;s claim.
&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, but this is just an absurd characterization of what&#8217;s actually happening here and describing it this way betrays a real bias,&#8221; wrote Mark Hemingway, senior writer at RealClearInvestigations.
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I&#39;m sorry, but this is just an absurd characterization of what&#39;s actually happening here and describing it this way betrays a real bias. <a href="https://t.co/V4D7iQDcq4">https://t.co/V4D7iQDcq4</a>
&mdash; Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href="https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1229130723745026050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;To be blunt, get a life, Maggie. Obama went to a #MarchMadness game and that was fine. Relax. I know the #Daytona500 is the opposite of what The Times represents readership-wise, but chill,&#8221; wrote Curtis Houck, managing editor at NewsBusters.
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To be blunt, get a life, Maggie. Obama went to a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarchMadness</a> game and that was fine. Relax. I know the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Daytona500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Daytona500</a> is the opposite of what The Times represents readership-wise, but chill.
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1229142091948838913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;What did you want him to ride in? An Uber?&#8221; wrote another.
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What did you want him to ride in? An Uber?
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&#8220;Wait until you learn that the president rides in that thing to literal campaign events,&#8221; wrote yet another.
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Wait until you learn that the president rides in that thing to literal campaign events.
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One person pointed out that Obama had used the presidential limo in a bit for a comedian&#8217;s TV show.
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Remember when Obama was interviewed by Jerry Seinfeld in it? <a href="https://t.co/HOu24kKEx1">pic.twitter.com/HOu24kKEx1</a>
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Haberman eventually defended herself, saying she would have made &#8220;the same observation if it was Obama in this car.&#8221;
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I’d make the same observation if it was Obama in this car. Would you? <a href="https://t.co/BU6Ep84J7m">https://t.co/BU6Ep84J7m</a>
&mdash; Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1229131452543111168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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When Air Force One on Sunday flew into the Daytona International Airport, right next to the speedway, the plane first swooped over the track at an estimated altitude of 800 feet. The crowd went nuts.
Fox showed the flyby live.
&#8220;I have been to a lot of Daytona 500s,&#8221; one commentator said as Air Force One flew in, &#8220;never have I felt the excitement and energy. We&#8217;ve got great racing on the track but we&#8217;ve got the president landing right now, the fans are pumped up, I mean, wow, what a day!&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s one of the most incredible things I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; said another commentator. &#8220;They said that plane&#8217;s 800 feet above the racetrack right now. What an entrance by the president of the United States!&#8221;
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Trump buzzing the entire Daytona 500 with Air Force One. 
If your heart doesn’t skip a beat watching this you’re a communist. 
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Trump, with First Lady Melania by his side, gave a short speech as grand marshal just before the race. When he was introduced, the crowd applauded loudly, with some chanting &#8220;four more years.&#8221;
&#8220;My fellow race fans,&#8221; Trump said, &#8220;the Daytona 500 is a legendary display. &#8230; Rubber will burn, fans will scream and the great American race will begin.&#8221;
Trump also thanked the &#8220;tens of thousands of patriots&#8221; gathered at the speedway and touted the race as &#8220;pure American glory.&#8221; No matter who wins, he told the crowd, &#8220;what matters most is God, family and country.&#8221;
After Trump as grand marshal said, &#8220;Gentlemen, start your engines!&#8221; Trump boarded The Beast and, with a U.S. and presidential flag on the front fenders flapping in the wind, headed out onto the track. The limo stayed down on the apron throughout its lap because the turns are steeply banked for speeds of at least 70 mph as it paced the full field of cars, another first.
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The drivers loved it, too.
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NY Times Reporter Gets Shredded After Criticizing Trump For Lap At Daytona 500

New York Times

President Trump might just have earned a couple hundred thousand votes on Sunday &#8212; even before he arrived at Daytona International Speedway.
That&#8217;s how many people are attending the Daytona 500 in Florida, where Trump visited to serve as grand marshal for the annual NASCAR race. When Air Force One flew into the Daytona International Airport, right next to the speedway, the plane first swooped over the track at an estimated altitude of 800 feet. The crowd went nuts.
Fox showed the flyby live.
&#8220;I have been to a lot of Daytona 500s,&#8221; one commentator said as Air Force One flew in, &#8220;never have I felt the excitement and energy. We&#8217;ve got great racing on the track but we&#8217;ve got the president landing right now, the fans are pumped up, I mean, wow, what a day!&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s one of the most incredible things I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; said another commentator. &#8220;They said that plane&#8217;s 800 feet above the racetrack right now. What an entrance by the president of the United States!&#8221;
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I don&#39;t care about politics. It&#39;s freaking cool to see Air Force One fly over Daytona International Speedway.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DAYTONA500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DAYTONA500</a> <a href="https://t.co/QY9kgbiGq4">pic.twitter.com/QY9kgbiGq4</a>
&mdash; Vincent Bruins (@VincentJBruins) <a href="https://twitter.com/VincentJBruins/status/1229104210123395078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trump buzzing the entire Daytona 500 with Air Force One. 
If your heart doesn’t skip a beat watching this you’re a communist. 
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&mdash; Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1229117704415645696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The crowd went crazy.
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Wow. Listen to that crowd! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/aff3YIzZD2">pic.twitter.com/aff3YIzZD2</a>
&mdash; Erin Perrine (@ErinMPerrine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErinMPerrine/status/1229110217511784451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trump, with first lady Melania by his side, gave a short speech as grand marshal just before the race. When he was introduced, the crowd applauded loudly, with some chanting &#8220;four more years.&#8221;
“My fellow race fans,” Trump said, &#8220;the Daytona 500 is a legendary display. &#8230; Rubber will burn, fans will scream and the great American race will begin,” he said.
Trump also thanked the “tens of thousands of patriots“ gathered at the speedway and touted the race as “pure American glory.” No matter who wins, he told the crowd, “what matters most is God, family and country.”
But is attending a NASCAR race really enough? Not for Trump. Word began circulating Saturday night that Trump might actually take a lap around the famed track in the presidential limo known as The Beast.
&#8220;SCOOP: Multiple Sources tell @FoxNews that @realDonaldTrump is planning to take a lap at the @DISupdates Daytona International Speedway in the &#8216;Beast&#8217; presidential limo ahead of the Daytona 500. It’s not 100%, but that is the plan at the moment,&#8221; Fox News&#8217; John Roberts wrote on Twitter.
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SCOOP: Multiple Sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> that <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> is planning to take a lap at the <a href="https://twitter.com/DISupdates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DISupdates</a> Daytona International Speedway in the “Beast” presidential limo ahead of the Daytona 500. It’s not 100%, but that is the plan at the moment.
&mdash; John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrobertsFox/status/1228497773026258944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Memes started moving right away, like this video found on reddit.com.
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Trump&#39;s getting ready for a a lap around Daytona. <a href="https://t.co/TjBCHKPp4g">pic.twitter.com/TjBCHKPp4g</a>
&mdash; Joseph Curl ❎ (@josephcurl) <a href="https://twitter.com/josephcurl/status/1228705433235394565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Beast isn&#8217;t exactly the kind of vehicle built for speed. The heavily modified Cadillac costs millions to produce and it&#8217;s so weighted down with armor that it weighs somewhere in the vicinity of 20,000 pounds (no one knows for sure, so secretive is the production of the vehicle).
The Beast has eight-inch thick steel doors that weigh as much as those on a Boeing 757, and the five-inch thick front windshield can protect the president from armor-piercing bullets. The Beast also has “run-flat tires,” an air-tight interior that seals against chemical attacks, along with some offensive capabilities, such as rocket-propelled and smoke grenades, pump shotguns in the front doors, and a tear gas cannon.
Toss in night vision optics, onboard oxygen tanks and an armored fuel tank filled with foam to prevent explosions and you’ve got one of the most secure cars in the world.
Sure enough, after Trump as grand marshal said, &#8220;Gentlemen, start your engines!&#8221; Trump boarded The Beast and, with a U.S. and presidential flag on the front fenders flapping in the wind, headed out onto the track. The limo stayed down on the apron throughout its lap because the turns are steeply banked for speeds of at least 70 mph as it paced the full field of cars, another first.
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The drivers loved it, too.
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Trump isn&#8217;t the first to attend the venerable race. Former President George W. Bush attended the Daytona 500 in 2004 and his father, former president George H.W. Bush, attended a July race at Daytona in 1992. Ronald Reagan also attended a race in 1984. But Daytona named Trump the grand marshal of Sunday’s race, making him the first sitting president to hold the honor.

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