Bubba Wallace noose photo was real, NASCAR releases image of noose found in garage

" Bubba Wallace ose photo was real," said NASCAR President Steve Phelps on Thursday as stock racing company released findings of investigation into . 43 gar stall. NASCAR ose photo confirms that  gar door pull-rope was indeed tied into a ose in Bubba Wallace's gar stall at Tallega Superspeedway. 

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Bubba Wallace ose photo released by NASCAR

ose, which was discovered late last Saturday was initially feared to be a racist attack against Bubba Wallace, who has been at forefront of NASCAR's attempts to combat racism. However, FBI's investigation into incident revealed gar door pull-rope h been at . 4 stall at  Tallega Superspeedway since October 2019. Bubba Wallace happening to be at same gar was just a coincidence, said FBI. federal investigation concluded that 26-year-old racer was t a victim of a hate crime and charges were filed.

Since FBI released its findings, NASCAR, as well as Bubba Wallace, have faced social media backlash from fans accusing racing company of overreaction. 'Bubba Wallace hoax' was one of common sentiments fired at NASCAR's only full-time African-American racer.

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However, NASCAR releasing  Bubba Wallace ose photo confirms that fear of a racist attack was real for company as well as racer. "As you can see from photo, ose was real, as was our concern for Bubba," Steve Phelps said in an official statement released by NASCAR. "With similar emotion, ors across our industry and our media stood up to defend NASCAR family. Our NASCAR family. Because y are part of NASCAR family, too. We are proud to see so many stand up for what’s right.”

After discovery of ose in Bubba Wallace gar, NASCAR ted that it asked officials to check each track and ir respective gars for similar findings. statement mentions that across 1,684 gar stalls at 29 tracks at Tallega Superspeedway, only 11 stalls h a pull-down rope tied, out of which only one was fashioned into a ose - one which was found in . 43 gar stall. 

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FOX Sports' Bob Pockrass initially shared  Bubba Wallace ose photo on social media, a picture that was taken in 2019. Pockrass ted  stall at that time was occupied by . 21 Wood Brors Racing team. 

Along with NASCAR ose photo, Steve Phelps ted that his "ultimate conclusion" from recent events is to ensure that something like this never happens again. Phelps said NASCAR will make sure that every competitor feels safe during events. "I would also like to reinforce that what we did see at Tallega in pre-race on Monday, our drivers, crews and officials proudly demonstrated that we are united in belief that re is place for racism in our sport," Phelps said, referring to NASCAR's unified front in support of Bubba Wallace before race on Monday. 

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(Im Credits: NASCAR Official Website, Bubba Wallace Instagram Handle)