CBJ Morning Buzz: NASCAR, sports stars speak out after racist incident at Talladega; Customers swoop in to support east-side restaurant on the brink

CBJ Morning Buzz: NASCAR, sports stars speak out after racist incident at Talladega; Customers swoop in to support east-side restaurant on the brink

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Some of the biggest names in NASCAR — and the sports world at large — are voicing support for mainstream stock-car racing's only Black driver after a racist incident yesterday at Talladega Superspeedway. The sanctioning body says it is investigating after a noose was found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage stall. Yahoo! Sports notes the infield area was not open to any of the 5,000 fans allowed into the racetrack as spectators — meaning the perpetrator may be someone with a NASCAR credential…

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