BUBBA Wallace, who is currently Nascar’s only black driver competing at the top-level Cup Series, will race in a car bearing the words #BlackLivesMatter. Wallace, 26, recently made headlines for calling on Nascar to ban the use of the Confederate flag at its events. His team is preparing the new car to race today, according […]
BUBBA Wallace, who is currently Nascar’s only black driver competing at the top-level Cup Series, will race in a car bearing the words #BlackLivesMatter.
Wallace, 26, recently made headlines for calling on Nascar to ban the use of the Confederate flag at its events.
His team is preparing the new car to race today, according to LMTonline.
In a WKRG video interview posted on Wednesday, Wallace said he thinks the new design will “speak volumes.”
Nascar itself bans the use of the Confederate flag on its cars and merchandise, but currently does not prevent fans from bringing it to fly during races.
“Why not dive straight to the root? Putting #BlackLivesMatter on the car, the most powerful hashtag going around,” Wallace said in the WKRG interview.
The car, a No. 43 Chevrolet, will be painted black with a logo on the hood of a black hand holding a white one.
The front and back of the car will read “Compassion, Love, Understanding.”
“I’m excited for this opportunity to run #BlackLivesMatter on the car for Martinsville,” Wallace said according to LMTonline.
Martinsville refers to the Cup Series race in Virginia scheduled for Wednesday evening.
“We are trying to figure out next steps. My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags,” Wallace told CNN on Monday.
“No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. So it starts with Confederate flags.”
“Get them out of here. They have no place for them.”
