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Bubba Wallace's fellow Nascar drivers pushed his car to the start-line for the Geico 500 at Talladega, Alabama, to show their support for him a day after a noose was found in his team garage.
The 26-year-old, who is the sole black full-time driver, was overcome with emotion by the show of solidarity.
On the racist incident, Nascar chief Steve Phelps said: "We're going to use every effort to find who has done this.
"They will be banned from this sport for life."
The latest round in the Nascar series was moved to Monday from Sunday because of rain. The American, who races for Richard Petty Motorsports, posted a selfie on social media in front of his car with his fellow Nascar drivers standing in unison in the background.
And just before the driver began his race his team communicated to him: "Let's go shut these haters up."
The 26-year-old, who is the sole black full-time driver, was overcome with emotion by the show of solidarity.
On the racist incident, Nascar chief Steve Phelps said: "We're going to use every effort to find who has done this.
"They will be banned from this sport for life."
The latest round in the Nascar series was moved to Monday from Sunday because of rain. The American, who races for Richard Petty Motorsports, posted a selfie on social media in front of his car with his fellow Nascar drivers standing in unison in the background.
And just before the driver began his race his team communicated to him: "Let's go shut these haters up."
Wallace emotional at Nascar support
Posted from bbc.com
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