NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway postponed by rain

Thunderstorms washed out NASCAR Cup Series race at Tallega Superspeedway, an event furr dampered Sunday night when news broke that a ose was found in Black driver Bubba Wallace's gar stall.

Hours after Confederate flags were displayed outside track some flying from pickup trucks in protest of NASCAR's Wallace-led ban of flags, sanctioning body said it was me aware of ose late in afteron.

"We are angry and outrd, and cant state strongly eugh how seriously we take this heius act," NASCAR said. 

"We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify person(s) responsible and eliminate m from sport." 

Wallace, lone Black driver in elite Cup Series, drives . 43 Chevrolet for racing icon Richard Petty.

" despicable act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly sdened and serves as a painful reminder of how much furr we have to go as a society and ow persistent we must be in fight against racism," Wallace said on Twitter. 

"As my mor told me today, 'y are just trying to scare you.' This will t break me, I will t give in r will I back down. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in." 

Outside track Sunday, vehicles waving and flying Confederate flags lined boulevard running past massive speedway, while a plane flew above track pulling a banner of Confederate flag that said "Defund NASCAR." 

NASCAR has t stated how exactly it plans to stop fans from displaying flag on track property and ne of instances Sunday at Tallega were inside facility.

race, which was pushed back to 2 p.m. CDT on Monday, is first amid coronavirus pandemic in which NASCAR opened gates for up to 5,000 fans. Those in grandstands were urged to seek shelter roughly 30 minutes before scheduled start, leing to a two-plus hour wait.

NASCAR allowed 1,000 military members to attend last weekend's rain-disrupted race at Homeste-Miami Speedway. event was stopped several times for more than three hours of total delays.

Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing were set to run with an all-black paint scheme horing National Civil Rights Museum, with museum's logo on hood. Sponsor FedEx won't be displayed on car.

flag ban is ar statement for NASCAR.

Fan David Rvansky, who started coming to Tallega in 1990s when his far parked cars at races, was among fans applauding NASCAR's decision to ban Confederate flags.

"I don't think re's a place for it in NASCAR, to be honest with you," 32-year-old said. 

"That doesn't sit well with all good ole boys but it is what it is."