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NASCAR 'noose' was old pull rope, concludes FBI

An FBI investigation into a noose reportedly found in the garage used at Talladega Superspeedway by NASCAR's only black driver Bubba Wallace has concluded that it wasn't a 'hate crime'. Wallace had earlier led a successful campaign to get NASCAR to ban the display of the Confederate flag at races on the grounds of its historic support for black slavery. The discovery of the noose triggered an outpouring of support for Wallace, with all drivers standing with him in solidarity during the pre-race ceremonies at the race. Lewis Hamilton was among those to praise NASCAR for coming together to show their support. But now it appears that the the noose was a pull-down rope on the door of the...
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