— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) April 5, 2020. All NASCAR garage doors have them. Wallace, a 26-year-old, clean-cut, biracial driver from Alabama, was reportedly targeted by a racist who objected to his demand that all Confederate flags be banned from NASCAR events. The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last Fall, federal authorities said … Wallace lost his only sponsor -- Blue-Emu muscle pain cream -- when he threw a "rage-quitting" tantrum midstream during an eNASCAR virtual iRacing series in April. The “noose” in the garage assigned to African-American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace in Talladega turned out to be a pull rope for the door that was there before, and not a hate crime, the FBI has confirmed. The noose was found at the Alabama racetrack on Sunday, by a crew member for Richard Petty Motorsports. The series first tried to ban the Confederate flag five years ago, but did nothing to enforce the order. "That's it. The FBI says no-one will be charged over the discovery of a noose in a garage used by black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, after an investigation found it was tied in a door pull-down rope and had been there since at least last October. A video game. NASCAR released its own statement referring to the 'noose' as a 'garage door pull rope' and accepted the FBI's finding that 'this was not an intentional, racist act'. The 26-year-old Alabama native has worn an "I Can't Breathe" shirt and his car has sported a Black Lives Matter paint scheme. Many are asking why NASCAR made the announcement before doing any investigating. On Monday, it was announced that a noose was found hanging in Wallace's garage at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Sunday. Afterwards, Wallace took to Twitter to laugh at the fan backlash to his rage-quitting. Damn quarantine life is rough??? EXACTLY as we outlined: NASCAR STATEMENT: FBI STATEMENT: (Insufferably the FBI keep calling it … A rope found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race Sunday was a garage door pull, and had been there since 2019, federal authorities and NASCAR said Tuesday. The noose was found at the Alabama racetrack on Sunday, by a crew member for Richard Petty Motorsports. NASCAR president Steve Phelps said the series was continuing its own investigation. The auto racing company lost big money sponsors as a result of the lack of fan support. The federal statement said the garage stall was assigned to Wallace last week, in advance of the race, which was scheduled for Sunday but delayed by a day because of rain. LeBron James and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton were among those expressing their outrage. That's why I don't take this shit serious," Wallace said before disconnecting in anger. The "noose" turned out to be a garage door pull-down rope. We're interested in drivers, not quitters. All 39 of his rival drivers and their crews helped push Wallace's car to the front of pit road before the national anthem on Monday, and stood behind him in solidarity. We're interested in drivers, not quitters. NASCAR was alerted and contacted the FBI, which sent 15 agents to the track to investigate. US attorney Jay Town and FBI special agent in charge Johnnie Sharp Jr said "nobody could have known Mr Wallace would be assigned" to the garage, at the Talladega Superspeedway. As a driver, Wallace has not won a race in 220 attempts. GTK where you stand. Follow ABC Emergency for the latest information on 45 bush and grass fires burning across NSW, Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. When Wallace painted his car with the Black Lives Matter insignia at a racing event last month, his car was unsponsored. NASCAR said it had viewed video showing the "garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose" had been there in October 2019, "well before" the garage was assigned to Wallace's 43 team. In the wake of the incident, teams and fellow drivers rallied around Wallace. He said the news it wasn't directed at Wallace was "a great conclusion for us" but was adamant NASCAR would have conducted its investigation the same way even if it had known it was not dealing with a hate crime. I ruined so many peoples day by quiting..a video game.. Bahaha. “After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we have concluded that no federal crime was committed,” FBI Special Agent Johnnie Sharp Jr. and US attorney Jay E. … "We would have done the same investigation. There's a reason why NASCAR didn't provide any photos or videos of the "noose" found hanging in Bubba Wallace 's garage at Talladega on Sunday. DMCA | But his Black Lives Matter activism thrust him into the headlines. NASCAR reportedly paints the seats multi colors to simulate fans in the stands at every race (see below). Look no further than the empty stands for the answer. The stands have been empty for years -- ever since NASCAR changed its own rules to make every stock car driver equal. It took a lot longer than it should have; and it created buckets more intentional controversy than it should have; but the FBI and NASCAR have finally admitted the “noose” claimed by Bubba Wallace was nothing more than a simple garage door rope tied in a loop and had been there since October 2019.
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