Posted on 06/23/2020 10:11:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
When NASCAR rolled in to Alabama and the Talledega motor speedway, the story of a “rope noose” in the garage of Bubba Wallace grabbed media attention. However, a NASCAR video of the exact garage doors at the Talledega motor speedway shows all of the garages have ropes and nooses on them.
The images above are from a 2017 NASCAR “GarageCam” walk through during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage at Talladega Superspeedway. The rope with a “noose” on the end is a simple method to pull down the garage door to close it. The noose provides a place to put your hand/wrist when closing the door.
Hat Tip Tazio Nuvolari who shares: “My guess on the “noose” incident in Talledega, watch this video, look close at the Talladega garage doors. Each one has a rope hanging down with a loop on the end to pull down the doors. One probably broke and someone just tossed it aside, then the crew member found it and thought it was something it wasn’t, now NASCAR is trying to figure out how to explain their stupidity.”
The ropes and “nooses” are clearly visible [particularly at 03:20] as the cameraman goes from garage bay to garage bay. There are several rope nooses visible and a few of them are severely worn from use. Check it out:
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Is this just a simple misunderstanding amid a climate where NASCAR is sensitive to the current racial narrative sweeping the nation?
Did the Bubba Wallace team accidentally make a major headline grabbing story out of a simple mistaken perspective? Or was the mistaken impression purposefully misunderstood by either the team or the organization to gain attention? You decide.
According to the media:
ALABAMA – […] The discovery of the noose Sunday afternoon in Wallace’s garage stall comes as the United States, and NASCAR in particular, more squarely address America’s systemic racism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR’s top circuit, has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and the corresponding protests against racism and police brutality. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt before one event, repainted his car with the “Black Lives Matter” phrase and pushed NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag.
NASCAR said it is investigating the noose, and federal investigators said they will review the incident as well.
“We are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act,” NASCAR’s statement read. “We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify the person(s) responsible and eliminate them from the sport.”
The racing organization said there is no place for racism in NASCAR and that the incident “only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all.”
In addition, the US Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Alabama, FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are reviewing the incident, US Attorney Jay E. Town said in statement.
“Regardless of whether federal charges can be brought, this type of action has no place in our society,” Town said.
A source with Richard Petty Motorsports told CNN that Wallace never saw the noose. A member of his team discovered it and immediately brought it to NASCAR’s attention, the source said.
Wallace tweeted Sunday that the “despicable act” left him “incredibly saddened and serves as a painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism.”
“This will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down. I will continue to proudly stand for what I believe in,” Wallace said. (read more)
The odds that almost every garage door in the Talladega motor speedway has these garage door pull-downs that look like nooses, and this was not exactly what the “member of the team discovered”, is very small. These are the exact garages that housed Bubba Wallace’s car.
These pull-downs are almost certainly what Wallace’s team reported to the NASCAR officials that started this international headline story. [A Shorter Video to SEE]
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MAJOR UPDATE: We were finally able to locate a picture of Bubba Watson’s garage door. The picture below was taken Monday, June 22, 2020 while FBI investigators were reviewing the incident. The source of the picture is HERE: Racing News.
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – The #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, driven by Bubba Wallace (not pictured), waits in the garage area prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Getty Images)
Now here’s the same picture with some important notations. Look at the manual garage door pull-down rope on bay #4. Notice how short it is compared to the adjacent bay #5.
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We have a video from November 2019 at Talladega speedway showing the garage door pull-down for bay #4. Many of the garage bay doors have those “noose” looking pull-downs to make it easier to use your hand. Clearest visibility of Bay #4 at 00:53
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You can clearly see in the video that Garage Bay door #4 had a hand loop tied into it.
That hand-loop, which could be claimed as a noose if that’s what you are predisposed to be looking for, was there in November of 2019 when the video was taken. That hand loop, possibly misconstrued as a “noose” has been cut-off in the picture taken yesterday.
It wasn’t a noose, it was a hand loop to help make closing the garage door easier; and it wasn’t put there for Bubba Wallace, because it was there in November 2019.
Additionally, in November of 2019 no-one would know what garage bay would be assigned to Bubba Wallace in June of 2020. It’s absolutely ridiculous to see this as targeted hate.
That’s it.
100% proof positive evidence of the situation.
Now, the questions remain:
(1) Was this incident purposefully misconstrued as a “hanging noose” to drum up racial controversy by Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR team?
(2) And was that intentional mistake made exponentially worse, purposefully, by NASCAR going public and orchestrating a ridiculous PR campaign around it?
(3) Were all those involved pulling off a demonstrable hoax in an effort to politicize and capitalize on a controversy? With full forethought and selfish intent?
(4) Or was this some big, stupid, oversensitive misunderstanding?
You decide.
It will be interesting to see how NASCAR responds; but the clarity of the situation is beyond debate. This “noose in a NASCAR garage” story was false. This was not targeted racial hate toward Bubba Wallace; and it wasn’t even a noose in a NASCAR garage.
Adam Stern
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Desiree Wallace, @BubbaWallace’s mother, “said in a text message Monday that the cameras were ‘not where the noose was hung,’” per @NYTimes.
[[Idiotic. They are on EVERY SINGLE door????????? And nobody took 3 seconds to explain to Bubba what they are there for?????]]
they probably did, but very likely, Bubba, like most black folks with a chip on their shoulders against white folks, refused to accept facts and declared it was racist- screamed about it till NASCAR was forced to ‘address the systemic racism in the world’
I’m not saying this is what happened- but it is a possible scenario- Given how many times we see the left and blm etc ignore facts and declare something that isn’t racist to be racist- They exchange truth for lies in order to further the racist narrative-
the left and blm, and folks like Jessie Smollett, sharpton, jackson etc are all professional victims looking for offenses to be victimized by- I had hoped that Bubba wasn’t one of them but seeing how NASCAR is bending over backerds coddling him, and placating blm, and his support for the racist terrorists in blm, I have to now suspect he’s one of the professional victims who spend their lives just searching for things to be offended by- prove me wrong Bubba- please- restore some faith- DENOUNCE this hoax and expose the reaction to the whole affair as nothing but race baiting and a product of throwing fuel on the fire-
This whole hoax is a huge stain on a dwindling NASCAR sport- and it’s becoming evident the publicity stunt was pulled to try to get more viewers, more customers to watch the increasingly intolerable sport of NASCAR
>They have a list of people who were in the area
One is Bubba Wallace
Where is a picture of the “noose”? Virtually EVERYONE carries around a camera in their pockets. Not ONE person took a picture of the “noose”?
Bubba Wallace said he didn’t see the noose. I say this looks like another mountain from a mole hill.
Innocent pull ropes will bad design.
I’m glad this wasn’t another set up and also glad it wasn’t a real race based incident.
Nascar likely went along with the complaint because they didn’t want to admit that ALL the garages have racist nooses in them. They didn’t want to explain that nooses were normal at NASCAR.
LOL I’m going to need more popcorn.
[[This is worse than a hoax. It would’ve taken exactly three seconds for somebody to say, “Uhhhhhh, Bubba. Those are on EVERY garage door. We use them to roll the doors up.”]]
I’m really beginning to think this was a publicity stunt to try to get more people to watch NASCAR since the sport is dwindling in recent years thanks to idiotic race changes and rules and regulations-
Of course, it’s a hoax. Every single “noose” incident has been a hoax. Wallace should be kicked out of NASCAR and charged with a “hate crime”. But, you can bet he won’t get any kind of penalty, and the media will move on to another hoax.
Speaking of Smollet, when does he get back into court for his hoax?
oh my word- if that wasn’t staged i don’t know what was- pathetic really- Nascar is building the racist rage up by staging crap like that scene-
Why was his car camera rollign when he wasn’t racing? All for this staged event- thats’ why
His Mommy also said that little Bubba has been called the N word by other drivers he’s had incidents with on the track. So she basically called al of Nascar racist I guess. Maybe little Bubba will get a big reparations check out of it.
Who are these morons who embarrass themselves with their ignorance of the common, everyday world? I have rollup doors on one of my barns and the pull down ropes look just like this. What, do I need to hide them now or untie them so I don't go to prison for a suspected hate crime? Unbelievable.
This is what happens when the culture focuses too much on racism and not on the freedoms available under our constitution.
This has got to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. What's next, there was black pepper left on every table after a picnic? Or a slice of leftover watermelon was thrown in the trash as evidence of a hate crime?
This whole hoax is a huge stain on a dwindling NASCAR sport- and it’s becoming evident the publicity stunt was pulled to try to get more viewers, more customers to watch the increasingly intolerable sport of NASCAR
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I had exactly the opposite take on this…. my initial reaction was that this was a setup to make ‘somebody’ look to be either racist or foolish. At the outset, it was so obviously a case of smoletting that it looked like somebody was out to do the NASCAR brand harm by making them look racist or worse than stupid to the point where fans would give them the middle finger. The fact it came so hot on the heels of the Confederate flag announcement https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/06/10/nascar-statement-on-confederate-flag/ and the plane pulling the confederate flag https://racingnews.co/2020/06/21/plane-pulls-confederate-flag-over-talladega-superspeedway-ahead-of-nascar-race/ just in my opinion confirms it…. ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.’
For the record, if this article is to be believed, Wallace is a supporter of burn/loot/murder…. https://racingnews.co/2020/06/09/bubba-wallace-comments-on-kneeling-and-the-confederate-flag-at-nascar-races/ “Bubba Wallace was seen wearing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirt on pit road ahead of the race. A NASCAR official also kneeled during the race…..”
NASCAR fans support PDJT at much higher numbers than support Biden… by making NASCAR look like racists and fools, the fans were also made to look like racists and fools. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/17/trump-earns-his-highest-approval-rating-among-nasc/
Why are these people afraid of cartoon characters, statues, and rope?
When I was a kid we watched westerns on Saturdays, and the bad guys got hung for the crime. I liked playing with rope and figured out how to make a hangman’s noose. I never hung anyone with it, except for my sisters doll, and was never afraid of a rope.
So bubba is afraid of a door closer. What a smollet.
“ If you are a nail, everything looks like a hammer.”
If you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Fixed it for you!
And twist ties! Don’t forget the twist ties!!!
Up next:
What’s left of the “Boy(?) Scouts” are forced to remove knot-tying from their merit badges and training documents.
Screw the bastard and screw NASCAR I’m done with ‘em.
Such BS. Why would any normal person especially NASCAR fans plant a noose to intimidate Bubba Wallace? What a load of crap. If indeed one was ever planted you can bet the farm it’s a rabid leftist doing subterfuge.
bubba absolutely wore a blm shirt, and his car had blm paint scheme on it, and yes, the nascar official did indeed kneel- it was disgusting
[[NASCAR fans support PDJT at much higher numbers than support Biden…]]
Which is why they are disgusted at hat is taking place in Nascar over the years, and why numbers are dwindling so badly now- races that used to see packed stands, now are more than 1/2 empty- some not even a 1/4 full at times- they are not making nearly the money they used to with packed stadiums all the time- which is why i think this might have been a publicity stunt- a disgusting publicity stunt that is endangering lives throughout the world- as blm continues to riot, loot and burn for their racist cause-
I just don’t see Nascar doing it to make fans look racist knowing that these fans will likely reach their breaking point and quit watching and supporting altogether like many have in recent years
I don’t know their true intentions- i just suspect it was a disgusting irresponsible publicity stunt that will endanger lives-
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