A North Carolina racetrack has lost some partnerships after its owner advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale online days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top series’ only Black driver. A concrete company and a driver series ended their partnerships Friday with the half-mile, dirt track 311 Speedway in Stokes County, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. BUBBA WALLACE KNOWS 'NOOSE' PHOTO WON'T CHANGE SKEPTICS' MINDSThe racetrack owner's “Bubba Rope” post on Facebook Marketplace earlier this week sparked a backlash on social media and condemnation from a spokesman for Gov. “Buy your Bubba Rope today for only $9.99 each, they come with a lifetime warranty and work great," the post said. The incident came less than two weeks after NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from its venues and races at Wallace’s urging.

Source: Fox News June 28, 2020 15:11 UTC