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1:32 PM ET NASCAR on Thursday completed its investigation into the garage pull rope formed as a noose that was found in Bubba Wallace‘s garage at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, with president Steve Phelps saying “our initial reaction was to protect our driver.” NASCAR released a photo of the noose that was found in the

2:27 PM ET ESPN News Services New Hampshire Motor Speedway will allow fans in the grandstands and suites for the Aug. 2 NASCAR Cup Series race. Fans will be subject to social distancing requirements and additional health and safety protocols. New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s modified protocols will include social distancing in the grandstands and concession

1:46 PM ET Bubba Wallace is thankful that a noose found in his garage at Talladega Superspeedway wasn’t intended for him, but he doesn’t think the ensuing investigation was an overreaction. “Are we hypersensitive to everything that’s going on in the world now? Absolutely,” Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, told ESPN’s First Take on

7:39 AM ET It’s difficult to recall a more emotional, confusing and yet inspiring 48 hours during NASCAR’s 72-year history than what unfolded from 10:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 21 through 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 23. The roller-coaster began when NASCAR released a statement Sunday night that a noose had been found

5:33 PM ET ESPN News Services The FBI has determined that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that a pull rope fashioned like a noose had been on a garage door at Talladega Superspeedway since as early as October, NASCAR said Tuesday. “The FBI report concludes, and photographic

4:37 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he is proud of NASCAR’s show of solidarity with Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway. 1 Related On Monday Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, was joined by all 39 other drivers and their crews in a march down pit road as they pushed his No. 43 to the front

10:39 PM ET To the person or persons who tried to ruin everyone’s weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, I have something I need to tell you. To the one(s) who thought they could dip into the tired old 1934 or ’64 racist playbook and elicit fear by placing a symbol of hate — a noose, for

8:45 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go Monday, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day that began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace. Blaney nipped Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the finish line for

9:20 PM ET Sonoma Raceway officials are conducting an investigation after “a piece of twine tied in what appeared to be a noose” was found “hanging from a tree on raceway property” on Saturday, the California track’s president said in a statement. “Our staff, on-site business tenants and local law enforcement have been contacted and

11:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Racing icon Richard Petty will attend Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to stand in solidarity with Bubba Wallace, sources tell ESPN’s Marty Smith. Petty decided to travel to the Alabama superspeedway after a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall Sunday. Sources tell Smith that Petty

11:01 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR said it is investigating after a noose was found in the garage of black driver Bubba Wallace on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. “Late this afternoon, NASCAR was made aware that a noose was found in the garage stall of the 43 team. We are angry

4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from being displayed at its events, but supporters of the symbol still managed to be seen Sunday. Vehicles lined the boulevard outside Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, waving the flag and a plane flew above the track towing a banner of the Confederate

9:02 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Justin Haley took the lead on the final lap — with help from Kaulig Racing teammate Ross Chastain — and held on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for his first Xfinity Series victory. Haley passed Jeb Burton, the fellow Chevrolet driver who held the lead going into a

4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR’s return to racing shifts to Talladega Superspeedway, with new rules in place after Ryan Newman‘s frightful crash in the season-opening Daytona 500. The Alabama track will admit up to 5,000 fans Sunday — with at least two organizations facing a coronavirus scare — while NASCAR will be on

2:44 PM ET Associated Press Texas Motor Speedway is planning to have some fans in its massive grandstands when NASCAR runs its rescheduled Cup race there July 19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a comprehensive action plan to allow fans for the race. The track said the grandstands and suites would be open to

10:46 PM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega, Alabama, on Sunday for the Geico 500. Denny Hamlin raced to his third victory of the season and 40th overall with his win last Sunday at Homestead, his record-tying third NASCAR Cup Series victory at the track. Who will take the checkered

7:58 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and now is in quarantine. The 63-year-old Jarrett broke the news during NASCAR’s Hall of Fame announcement, explaining that this is why he did not return to NBCSN’s studio with the other hosts. The three-time Daytona

5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services All Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed was a chance to prove he could win in stock cars. Turns out, he was a natural — on and off the track. Now, the longtime fan favorite and two-time Daytona 500 winner will join his famous, late father in NASCAR’s Hall of Fame