(Reuters) - Ryan Blaney claimed a wild last lap victory at the rain-delayed Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday, in a race run under a cloud of racism and tight-security after a noose was discovered in the garage of Bubba Wallace. "I know I should've won that damn race but we ran out of gas. Just the stars didn't align for us completely but all in all we won today." Security at the sprawling superspeedway was stepped up on Monday and Wallace's Richard Petty Motorsports team allowed to inspect his number 43 Chevrolet to ensure it had not been tampered with. "The pre-race deal was probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to witness," said Wallace, fighting to maintain composure.

Source: thestar June 23, 2020 00:56 UTC