Bubba Wallace stands during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 07, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia.
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As corporations all over America openly support the Black Lives Matter movement in the protests after the killing of George Lloyd by Minneapolis police, sports leagues rushed to do the same.
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 McDonald’s Chevrolet, wears a “I Can’t Breathe – Black Lives Matter” T-shirt under his fire suit in solidarity with protesters around the world taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 07, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia.
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Yet to the absolute shock of most observers, NASCAR did make an unprecedented video, denouncing racism and supporting Black Lives Matter unequivocally.
Fox Sports reports that before the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor 500 Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, NASCAR president Steve Phelps asked for a moment of silence.
