Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win NASCAR race since 1963
The HinduBubba Wallace got his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series victory when he cashed in on a rainstorm that ended Monday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after 117 of a scheduled 188 laps. At about 3:30 p.m. CT, officials declared the race official because of the wet track and advancing darkness on a track without lights as Wallace became the first African American to win a race in NASCAR's premier series since Wendell Scott did it in 1963..@BubbaWallace becomes the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race since #NASCARHOF inductee Wendell Scott in 1963. pic.twitter.com/5lVzMFxjnB — NASCAR October 4, 2021 "I never think about those things," Wallace said when asked about his historic achievement. "I know a lot of history was made today, I believe, which is really cool," Wallace said, "but it's about my guys, it's about our team, it's about what we've done. The noose, according to NASCAR, was actually a garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose and the US Justice Department said after an FBI investigation that Wallace was not the target of a hate crime.
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