NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace to drive 'Black Lives Matter' car at Martinsville

[bullwinkle428]

Bubba Wallace will drive a car supporting the Black Lives Matter movement three days after he wore a shirt supporting the movement before he raced at Atlanta.

Wallace’s Richard Petty Motorsports car Wednesday night at Martinsville will be all black and feature a handshake on the hood and the words “Black Lives Matter” on the sides and “compassion, love, understanding” on both the front and back of the car.

On Sunday, the only black driver racing full-time in any of NASCAR’s top three series wore a shirt that said “I can’t breathe” in honor of George Floyd’s last words as he was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis.

After Wallace wore the shirt for pre-race ceremonies and the national anthem, NASCAR held a moment of silence before the green flag as president Steve Phelps spoke to drivers and teams over the radio about racial injustice and the move for social change.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bubba-wallace-to-drive-black-lives-matter-car-at-martinsville-213641481.html

[tulipsandroses]

1. Its going to be interesting to see how rednecks and magats respond to the shift with NASCAR and NFL

What are they going to do?Stop watching or stop going to the races and games?

[vercetti2021]

3. They'll have to settle for bowling or cornhole

Mean what other sport makes you just as lazy as anybody else

[herding cats]

2. That's beautiful. ❤️

My full respect to him!

[stonecutter357]

4. K&R

[nevergiveup]

5. Wow!

Never thought I would see the day. Maybe we can actually do this.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Twitter video reveal of design...

Tomorrow night at @MartinsvilleSwy, @BubbaWallace will run a special #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme promoting racial equality. #CompassionLoveUnderstanding

Learn more: https://t.co/MHWwNzIzFJ

Link to tweet

[Norbert]

7. I lurk on the racing websites from time to time

This unfortunately is not going over well. Some are lashing out at Wallace, Petty Motorsports and NASCAR in general.

Change is needed and is coming but some will not accept change easily, if at all.