Photo: Getty ImagesThe noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said today in announcing there will be no charges filed in an incident that rocked NASCAR and its only fulltime Black driver. A crew member for Richard Petty Motorsports discovered the noose Sunday at the Alabama race track. NASCAR was alerted and contacted the FBI, which sent 15 agents to the track to investigate. Through video confirmed by NASCAR it was discovered the noose "was in that garage as early as October 2019." The team said it immediately alerted NASCAR and assisted the investigation.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 23, 2020 21:33 UTC