A noose was found in the garage stall of NASCAR’s only black driver, Bubba Wallace, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Ala. on Sunday.
On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey called the act a “disgusting display of hatred in our state.”
“I am shocked and appalled to hear of yesterday’s vile act against Bubba Wallace in Talladega – there is no place for this disgusting display of hatred in our state,” said Ivey. “Racism and threats of this nature will not be condoned nor tolerated, and I commit to assisting in any way possible to ensure that the person responsible for this is caught and punished.”
“While the important conversation of racial reconciliation is ongoing all over our country, it is clear there is much work to do. Bubba Wallace is one of us; he is a native of Mobile and on behalf of all Alabamians, I apologize to Bubba Wallace as well as to his family and friends for the hurt this has caused and regret the mark this leaves on our state. I ask the NASCAR family to rally around Bubba and his team as they compete today, and I know that there are more people who are wishing him well today than ever before.”
Wallace himself weighed in on the situation on Twitter Sunday night calling it
