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May 18, 2022

Richard Petty Motorsports

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Richard Petty sells race team to GMS Racing

December 2, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Richard Petty, the Level Cross native who followed in his father’s footsteps and became the most legendary stock car driver of all time, is getting out of the racing business. Petty, 84, sold his majority […]

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Silly season makes way for start of Cup Series racing

February 10, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The green flag flies on the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season with Sunday’s Daytona 500, opening a schedule that features the most changes in recent memory. This year’s slate includes seven road races, five new […]

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Jordan, Hamlin partner on NASCAR team for Wallace

September 21, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Denny Hamlin has partnered with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a black majority team owner and the only […]

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FBI: Noose had been in Talladega garage stall for at least 8 months

June 23, 2020 The Associated Press

The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges filed in an incident […]

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Blaney wins wild finish at Talladega

June 23, 2020 The Associated Press

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Even in victory, Ryan Blaney thought about what happened to close friend Bubba Wallace over the weekend. And what happened afterward. Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps […]

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NASCAR Cup Series unites behind Bubba Wallace

June 22, 2020 The Associated Press

TALLADEGA, Ala. — In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR’s only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Bubba Wallace to the front of the field before Monday’s race as FBI […]

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NASCAR: Noose found in Bubba Wallace garage at Alabama race

June 22, 2020 The Associated Press

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the elite Cup Series who just two weeks ago successfully […]

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NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace finds voice

June 12, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace can count Spike Lee  and Demi Lovato in his corner since he became the leader of NASCAR’s push for change. Where he has failed to find support is from […]

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Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville

June 11, 2020 The Associated Press

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to NASCAR’s shortest track to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long last banned the Confederate flag. Truex cruised […]

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NFL, Jordan, NASCAR pledge fight against racism

June 10, 2020 Shawn Krest

The protests following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police continued for a second week. The impact has been felt both across the nation and locally, and sports have not been immune […]

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