The importance of Bubba Wallace and NASCAR working in unison go beyond racing. Especially if the sport is going to tap into more diverse audiences.
of Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, LeMoyne-Owen College and Tennessee State on his car.
Car owners Joe Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Jack Roush and Richard Petty have hired Wallace at various stages of his career, helping him to develop into a two-time race winner now aligned with NBA legend Michael Jordan. Jordan and Hamlin formed the 23XI Racing team Wallace will compete for again this season. CL: Do you ever think there will come a time when you won’t be known a Black driver to win a race or just a driver?Yeah, I don’t know if that will ever come. Until we start looking like the NBA or NFL, I don’t know. We have a lot of work to do to get to that point, but I understand my position and role outside of driving race cars and so it is just take it one day at a time and try to navigate through it the best way you can.
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