NASCAR drivers, crew members and other team members displayed solidarity with Bubba Wallace on Monday, one day after a noose was found in the garage of the circuit's only Black driver.
Wallace's No. 43 car was at the top of pit row prior to the start of Monday's GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama with the other drivers close behind him, along with the other members of their teams in a long procession. Numerous drivers and team members greeted Wallace with either a hug, a handshake or a pat on the back.
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