NASCAR driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr. made his first late-night appearance on TheDailyShow Wednesday night, where he opened up about the support he's received after being targeted in a racist act
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
"Ever since being vocal in being a human being, I've been proud to kind of step away from Bubba Wallace the athlete and to step up as Bubba Wallace the human and not be so, 'I don't know If I can touch that,' 'I don't know if I can say these types of things.' I'm letting that guard down," Wallace told Noah of deciding to speak out about the Confederate flag's presence in NASCAR.
Prior to making a statement regarding the noose, Wallace admitted he had fears that he would receive public scrutiny that it was a hoax and would be compared to that ofactor Jussie Smollett. "My crew member checked each and every garage around us. Not one of them had anything close to resembling what we had," he said. "When they found that evidence, it was good. My family wasn't targeted, I wasn't targeted.
"That was powerful. From the moment I was being pushed down the lane... there I was bawling, gathered my thoughts, turned around and seen all the drivers there, started bawling again. It shows that we can let down that side and be human beings and show love and compassion for our fellow competitors, our fellows brothers and sisters to come together as one," he told Noah.
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