'No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race,' Bubba Wallace said
Following"No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race," Wallace, who is the only black driver in the Cup Series, toldon Monday. "So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them."
Wallace added that he knows some fans may be upset with his opinion, but he firmly believes that taking down Confederate flags from tracks will be the right step for the NASCAR community. "We should not be able to have an argument over that," he continued. "It is a thick line we cannot cross anymore."RELATED: NASCAR’s Only African American Driver Bubba Wallace on Kyle Larson Using Racial Slur: I'm ‘Hurt’
"Our country is in pain, and people are justifiably angry, demanding to be heard," Phelps said, according to. "The black community and all people of color have suffered in our country, and it has taken far too long for us to hear their demands for change. Our sport must do better. Our country must do better."
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