Bubba Wallace made international headlines and social media trends at the height of the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020 when he publicly supported the organization and called a Talladega garage pull rope a ‘noose’ creating a backlash in the more conservative NASCAR fanbase. Now he’s made headlines again for his behavior.
Wallace’s PR situation has not significantly improved in the last three years with the driver becoming involved in varied controversies and his debunked ‘hate crime’ accusation lingering. Still, according to The American Tribune, Wallace’s behavior in response to the victory of NASCAR Champion Ryan Blaney is now center stage.
Reportedly after Wallace’s friend and colleague Blaney won the Championship in Phoenix in November, rather than join the celebration, Wallace abruptly flew back home.
He did, however, post briefly to X.
Brother. Champ. pic.twitter.com/2zZphuGIAi
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) November 6, 2023
As reported by the Tribune, Wallace later wrote another post about Blaney’s victory and why he flew home, as noted by the Associated Press “for five hours in silence.”
He wrote,
“Sitting here on the…
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