Following an investigation into the noose that was found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, a Black NASCAR driver, the FBI has determined that no federal crime was committed. Their reasoning is that the noose in question has been in the garage since Oct. 14, 2019, and that nobody outside of NASCAR officials could have known Wallace would have been assigned that garage until a few days before Sunday’s race at Talladega, which was ultimately rained out and ran on Monday.
NASCAR’s statement about the incident adds a lot more color, noting that the noose was actually a garage door pull rope that was fashioned in a loop. The decision to tie the rope that way during a race at the track last year ultimately resulted in a rather misfortunate understanding, per the statement.
“The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment. We appreciate the FBI’s quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against Bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing.”
This information about the noose being around since 2019 was also discovered in NASCAR’s independent investigation. Wood Brothers Racing, the team that had Wallace’s garage during the Talladega race in Oct. 2019, released a statement of their ownabout the incident. Apparently an employee had remembered seeing the garage rope tied in that way and quickly alerted NASCAR about what the team refers to as “coincidence of our stall from 2019.”
“We are thankful that there was no one involved in perpetrating hate during this weekend’s race. Just like the rest of the NASCAR garage, we were shocked and appalled to learn of the existence of the rope fashioned like a noose. One of our employees alerted us yesterday morning that, without knowing the details of the incident, he recalled seeing a tied handle in the garage pull-down rope from last fall. We immediately alerted NASCAR and have assisted the investigation in every way possible. What transpired over the past day plus is a unity that has only served to strengthen the bonds between each and every crew member, fan and non-fan alike. The Wood Brothers organization is proud to stand with Bubba Wallace and the entire industry as we work to make every race fan a part of our NASCAR family.”
Wallace received an outpouring of support from members all over the NASCAR community, including his fellow drivers, after the noose was discovered in his garage.
Credit: CBS Sports
But this asshole won’t be charged but can go on all networks making sure to stir the racial divide. Stereotypical democrat move
Bob Maloney typical asshole Republican move to not know facts. HE didn’t find it. What would you like to charge him for ??????? Oh wait… I already know. Take a seat bigot.
Charged for what?
Lenny Train really it is illegal to create a fake hate crime
Magically you snowflakes think hate crimes only apply to white people
Bob Maloney the rope existed. He didn’t fabricate anything. NASCAR and the FBI investigated the rope. So again. Charged for what?
Bob Maloney now I know you’re stupid lol
Lenny Train it was not a hangman’s noose it was a loop with knot that every single garage door had for over a year to pull down the door. Please get a clue before you respond with your troll account
Bob Maloney exactly charged with what? You still haven’t answered the question Mr. Smarty Pants. Because something was investigated and turned out unsubstantiated that doesn’t designate a criminal offense. Use logic buddy. And its my real account. So again. Defend your well informed statement. Charged with what? Not knowing the rope had another meaning? ???? Come on. What charge would you bring up that wouldn’t be laughed out of court
Lenny Train ????
Lenny Train troll account… ????
Em Carne not quite. Its an honest question. What charge?
Lenny Train coward… fake account
Lenny Train hate crime… stirring up more trouble… shame on him
Thats not a charge. Reporting a rope in your workplace to your employer is a crime? That’s not stirring up trouble. He had a legitimate concern. He didn’t place a rope there and call the cops, which would be easily chargeable. As far as anyone can tell the investigation followed all the rules
So what charge?
Okay…so what IF he did find a rope fashioned like a noose and was threatened by it? Why would that be something to be concerned with? As if nooses weren’t around since the beginning of hangings, which if you’re at all educated, has been around longer than you or anyone you’ve ever known can remember. This is hypersensitive racial division, which is now the calling card of so many whom claim to be ‘tolerant’ and call others who think rationally and with logic ‘racists’ because their argument doesn’t hold water. Yes, let’s waste more taxpayer dollars to send FBI agents on another goose chase to investigate a ‘hate crime’, which last I checked, isn’t relegated only to non-white and non-heterosexual individuals. If someone hurts someone intentionally, it is done with hate, regardless of color or sexual preference.
Lenny Train…the guy’s a f**king asshole…that’s the charge…Smollett wanna-be…
Lenny Train you don’t know shit…. like i said… another coward shooting your mouth off under a fake account
Em Carne Thats not a charge. His crew finding a rope that he was informed of by NASCAR? That’s not stirring up trouble. He had a legitimate concern. He didn’t place a rope there and call the cops, which would be easily chargeable. As far as anyone can tell the investigation followed all the rules So what should he be charged with when he didn’t even discover it and his employer brought it to his attention?
He is a joke
Who?
What a shock?
https://dailysnark.com/breaking-noose-in-bubba-wallaces-garage-was-rope-that-had-been-there-since-last-year/
I knew this was a scam!!! He should be ashamed of himself!!!! Adding fire to the flame as if we didnt have enough to worry about… Jessie Smollet Jr. POS!!!!! SHUT UP AND DRIVE YOUR CAR CHRIST ALMIGHTY ENOUGH!!! nobody knew who you were before all of this!! You should be put in jail for this!!!!
Brianna James how was it a scam if the investigation concluded that it was in fact there and had simply already been there? Do you know what every space you’ve been in looks like a year prior to you entering it? No, right? So stfu and let this be a point in favor of law enforcement, rather than using it as an excuse to be a racist hag.
Krista Vengen why dont you SHUT THE FUCK UP you witch looking ghoul!!!! Halloween is in October and the goth look was so yesterday. Watch the news u idiot none of it happened it was a pull rope that has been there for months stupid!!! Just looking to create more division which u obviously like as well. Whatch the news and get informed you liberal loser!! Go get a porta potty in Chaz chop to live in you’ll fit right in there. Dont u have a statue u need to pull down..lol
Brianna James the fact that you would rather insult my appearance than simply read the article proves my point. It was a garage pull that was fastened in the likeness of a noose. In the current political climate, doing their due diligence and fully investigating was absolutely the right thing to do. Thankfully it was just, and I quote (because I actually read the article before commenting), “an unfortunate misunderstanding”.
Krista Vengen You mean fastened as in a slip knot? ????
Jeff Marchesano
Jeff Marchesano NASCAR alerted authorities and started the investigation themselves.
Krista Vengen Point being, it wasn’t a noose.
Krista Vengen I’m not picking sides who started it, but whoever it was just wanted to be relevant in today’s world of being SJWs.
Jeff Marchesano Again, NASCAR alerted authorities and set off the investigation in the first place. Take it up with them. And again, I commend them for doing their due diligence in the current political climate and I am choosing to take this as a point in favor of law enforcement doing their jobs to serve and protect, as it should be.
Krista Vengen They created fake outrage. That’s all.
Jeff Marchesano I don’t think it’s got anything to do with being a social justice warrior, I think the main problem in the world today comes down to everyone wanting to point the finger at other people rather than just having empathy and compassion for others. I don’t understand what’s so wrong about educating oneself on issues that may not necessarily affect you personally and trying to be better and do better than we have in the past.
Krista Vengen no his people started it SCAM
Jennifer Scarfo Hartman Sica actually, NASCAR themselves stated that the 43 team had nothing to do with the incident so try again.
this thread is fire
Krista Vengen Lol. You’re just pissed because this story was bullshit
Laura Schneider Lange no, I’m just sad that the older generations are so grounded in their ignorance that they can’t even begin to comprehend that you all are exactly why the world is the way it is right now. Y’all have no idea how much you disappoint every generation after you.
Brianna James some of us knew who he was…
Oh, and since HE wasn’t the one to report it or ask for an investigation, he shouldn’t be put in jail for anything. Nice try though.
Shouldn’t he be charged with something? Like Smolett
Melanie Nau Keating just like the NYPD with their poisoning
Melanie Nau Keating no because it wasn’t planted. He probably did think that’s what it was because everyone would have you believe all white people are racist
Melanie Nau Keating he was not even the one who found it!
Ellen Higney doesnt matter. He said he was the victim
Melanie Nau Keating do you realize his response wasn’t illegal?
Tammy Watson but it was claimed to be (lied about)
Melanie Nau Keating for what? Someone else thinking it was a noose? ????
Marni Peterson Kociban and him going along with it!
Melanie Nau Keating he knew what they told him. He was called into the office of Nascar’s president to learn of it, he wasn’t present when it was discovered. ????♀️
Marni Peterson Kociban he should have looked himself and not have all these statements made. And all the drivers push his car
He should push everyones car this weekend.
Melanie Nau Keating he couldn’t look himself, he wasn’t there.????♀️ They didn’t leave it up after it was found! Nascar took this and ran with it, he followed their lead.
Omg people, he wasn’t even the one who found it in the garage. Someone else found it so your argument isn’t valid.
Ellen Higney Oh stop he played it up to boot. He needs the publicity he absolutely sucks as a driver and should be fired.
Tee Rod just sounds like youre mad a black driver is not only in nascar, but hes changing your sport for good.
Daniel Z. Green Nice try take your protest elsewhere.
Tee Rod what protest? Lmfao
Ellen Higney Lol. Oh Puh-lees. He played this story like a violin
Daniel Z. Green lol. This is the dumbest comment yet
Laura Schneider Lange its not dumb. All of you are legit mad a black guy is in nascar amd a black guy is for black people. You’ll jump on any megative story about the man just to prove that “niggers dont belong in nascar” just like all lives matter, right?
Daniel Z. Green Cool! your wokeness allows you to drop N bombs!
Being anti racist and anti ignorance is not “woke” it’s being a decent human being. You should try it.
Daniel Z. Green so funny how someone can think a person sucks as a driver and suddenly someone like you claims it’s bc the person is racist ???????? for fuck sakes. Reminder to all white people: you HAVE to LOVE everything that every black person does or you’ll be accused of racism. Love these times!
Danielle April lesrn to read between the lines. Also, why would an entire thread be full of white people calling the only black nascar driver garbage and other such words not seem racist to you? Just like its not racist to fly the confederate flag?
Daniel Z. Green gee, idk i only saw maybe 3 people say anything about his driving ability.. could it be bc they are Nascar fans and actually know who’s good at racing? That would be too complicated of a thought tho right? It’s easier to ASSUME it’s solely based on his skin color, definitely. Reading between the lines isn’t “he didn’t like this guy as a racer but the racer is black so he’s definitely racist” fuck off lmfao ????
Danielle April naw. Y’all are racist and it shows. But I’ll ” fuck off” back to my real job.
Daniel Z. Green I understand completely. Only black people can acknowledge a black person being a shitty Nascar racer. When white people do it, they’re only doing it because they’re racist. Thank you for the lesson! Makes sooooo much sense!
Danielle April im fucking off remember?
Daniel Z. Green perhaps because after 89 races, his average finish position is 21st. He is a mediocre driver compared to the rest of the field. His on track performance is not commensurate with the media coverage he receives.
I cant answer. I was told to fuck off.
Daniel Z. Green it s like beating a dead horse anyway.
Ellen Higney its satisfying seeing racists and ignorant people trying to justify their ignorance and hate.
Ellen Higney but yes youre right.
Ellen Higney he’s literally defending it ? You look stupid
Thomas Hynes III whatever, thanks!
Ellen Higney pssst it’s the same garage that he’s had before lol
Tee Rod he sucks because he hasn’t won in his 2 1/3 seasons in the Cup races? There are a lot of good drivers that took a few years before they started winning when they moved up.
Ellen Higney I’d agree with you if he didn’t double down on the matter on CNN. He obviously wants this attention instead of just dismissing it as a mistake made by him or whomever
He tried to get publicity because he sucks at racing. ????????♂️And also Jimmie Johnson will get his payback Kevin!
Bubba Smollette
Another Jussie Smollet
It’s all bullshit if you can’t tell the difference between a Garage door rope and a noose please
NASCAR sucks anyway with the pandering to the cry babies
Fred Soper so people fed up with being oppressed and treated like less than are just cry babies? Good. I’ll remember that the next time Murphy shuts the state down again and yall start whining about , “I just want to go outside”.
Daniel Z. Green where are all these oppressed persons?
Robert Endrzejewski found the racist ignorant fool.
Fred Soper mixed Race lives mater
Bubba smollett ????
So you mean to tell me… A garage full of mechanics and engineers being paid to pay attention to details didn’t know a door handle? The FBI had to tell them.
So done with all sports , I’m guessing they all want race wars .
Jail this idiot
Anyone who watches sports of any kind is a low IQ booze guzzling loser with no life. Change my mind!
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson can’t change a mind that isn’t there…
And to try to keep it going he went on the Don Lemon show last night and still says it was a noose. You would only see a noose if you wanted to see a noose.
What a douche bag!
OMG!!!
They keep saying racism is alive, but it’s not on the people you would think. It’s the people crying racism and protesting it.
Okay…so what IF he did find a rope fashioned like a noose and was threatened by it? Why would that be something to be concerned with? As if nooses weren’t around since the beginning of hangings, which if you’re at all educated, has been around longer than you or anyone you’ve ever known can remember. This is hypersensitive racial division, which is now the calling card of so many whom claim to be ‘tolerant’ and call others who think rationally and with logic ‘racists’ because their argument doesn’t hold water. Yes, let’s waste more taxpayer dollars to send FBI agents on another goose chase to investigate a ‘hate crime’, which last I checked, isn’t relegated only to non-white and non-heterosexual individuals. If someone hurts someone intentionally, it is done with hate, regardless of color or sexual preference.
Perpetrators were caught on camera.