What Are the Differences Between Pikes Peak and NASCAR?
While many race fans in Alabama are familiar with NASCAR by watching races at the Talladega Superspeedway, there are some key difference between those races and the one at Pikes Peak.
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7-Time NASCAR Cup Winner Jimmie Johnson Retires
Jimmie Johnson waves to the crowd during driver introductions prior to the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) Jimmie Johnson closed out a stellar NASCAR Cup career with a fifth-place finish at Phoenix Raceway in the season finale. The seven-time Cup champion is heading off to race a…
Chase Elliott Is the 2020 NASCAR Cup Champion
Chase Elliott holds up the race trophy in Victory Lane as celebrates his season championship after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) NASCAR’s most popular driver is now a Cup Series champion. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup…
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag, rope
President Donald Trump is criticizing NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag at its races and is going after its only Black driver. After a weekend spent stoking division, Trump wrongly accused Bubba Wallace of perpetrating “a hoax” after one of his crew members discovered a rope shaped like a noose in a garage stall. Federal authorities ruled last month that…
Speedway Owner Loses Staff, ‘All but 2’ Sponsors After Post
PINE HALL, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina racetrack said he has faced death threats, lost employees and seen “all but two” of his sponsors evaporate amid the backlash over his social media post invoking the noose found in the garage stall of Black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. Mike Fulp, who owns the half-mile, dirt track 311…
FBI determines NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace was not the Target of a Hate Crime
Statements from the FBI and NASCAR are as follows: Categories: National Sports, Sports Tags: bubba wallace, FBI, GEICO 500, nascar, noose, talladega
FBI: No Charges Planned in Noose Incident at Talladega Superspeedway
The noose found hanging in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, according to investigators. Federal authorities say no charges are planned. Wallace, a native of Mobile, is the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. He successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its…
Noose found in NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — A noose was found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Alabama on Sunday, less than two weeks after he successfully pushed the stock car racing series to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks and facilities. NASCAR said it had launched an immediate investigation and will do everything…
NASCAR Investigating Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage
A noose was placed in the team garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at the Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend. Wallace, the only black driver in NASCAR’S top circuit, was among those who pushed for banning confederate flags at NASCAR events. Last week his race car had a black lives matter paint scheme. Wallace released a statement on twitter saying…
NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag from Events and Properties
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from all events and properties. NASCAR says the Confederate flag “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry.” Former chairman Brian France in 2015 tried to ban the flying of Confederate flags at race tracks, a proposal too broad to enforce and…
