NASCAR probes alleged hijacking of Bubba Wallace’s radio during race.

Polarizing NASCAR Star Bubba Wallace’s Radio Allegedly Hijacked During Race

Allegations of Racial Slurs

Allegations have surfaced that someone hijacked Bubba Wallace’s team radio during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. The radio interloper allegedly made a disparaging comment about Wallace, the only full-time driver in the Cup Series who is black, not belonging in NASCAR. Wallace’s team, 23XI Racing, confirmed with Motorsport.com that someone had keyed into the team radio channel. NASCAR told Motorsport.com the incident was under investigation and it would be seeking “to determine who accessed his radio channel and how.”

Similar to Infamous Incident

The ordeal strongly calls to mind an ugly moment in Wallace’s career — the faux “noose” from June 2020. In that incident, the driver claimed he found a “noose” hanging in his garage, with the obvious implication, again, being that Wallace is “out of place” in NASCAR. Despite Wallace’s insistence otherwise, an FBI investigation ultimately found that the “noose” was nothing more than a garage door pull rope that had been in the garage the year prior.

Controversial Gesture

Wallace, who finished in second place at the All-Star Race, came under public scrutiny for flashing a middle finger for all of NASCAR to see while being interviewed after the race. Many felt that the obscene gesture was directed at his critics. NASCAR has not addressed the middle finger.

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