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		</div><p>Fellow drivers united behind Bubba Wallace prior to Monday’s Nascar race at Talladega as investigations continued into the noose left in the garage of the association’s only black full-time driver.</p>
<p>Dozens of drivers pushed Wallace’s number 43 car to the front of the field at the Alabama speedway in a show of solidarity with the 26-year-old, who was made visibly emotional by the gesture.</p>
<p>It came as the FBI launched an investigation into who left the noose in Wallace’s team garage on Sunday.</p>
<p>The act followed a successful campaign by Wallace to have the Confederate flag banned from Nascar events in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">";I wanted to show whoever it was that you&#39;re not going to take away my smile."; &#8211; <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BubbaWallace</a> <a href="https://t.co/wVSaGOxXtN">pic.twitter.com/wVSaGOxXtN</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NASCAR (@NASCAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1275219352384688130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In a statement released soon after the noose was discovered, Nascar said:<em> “We are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act.</em></p>
<p><em>“We have launched an immediate investigation, and will do everything we can to identify the person(s) responsible and eliminate them from the sport.”</em></p>
<p>Wallace later issued a statement of his own on social media, saying he was left “incredibly saddened” by the incident.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/1274898390288121861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>“(It) 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,”</em> he said.</p>
<p>A host of other drivers also took to social media to express their support for the 26-year-old.</p>
<p>Ryan Blaney, who went on to win Monday’s race, called Watson his <em>“brother”</em>.</p>
<p><em>“You’re my brother and always will be,”</em> he tweeted.<em> “Don’t let the people who are lower than life to try and bring you down. They won’t scare you because you’re strong. I stand with you pal. Forever.”</em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You’re my brother and always will be. Don’t let the people who are lower than life to try and bring you down. They won’t scare you because you’re strong. I stand with you pal. Forever. <a href="https://t.co/fiIALd9XCE">https://t.co/fiIALd9XCE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) <a href="https://twitter.com/Blaney/status/1275054984732774401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Alex Bowman also expressed his appreciation for Watson’s efforts in fighting for what he believed in.</p>
<p>He said on Twitter: “<em>We may not always get along the greatest, but I have a ton of appreciation for the person @BubbaWallace is and everything he’s doing to push us all to be better.”</em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We may not always get along the greatest, but I have a ton of appreciation for the person <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BubbaWallace</a> is and everything he’s doing to push us all to be better. <a href="https://t.co/OMP2cJsxos">pic.twitter.com/OMP2cJsxos</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Alex Bowman (@AlexBowman88) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexBowman88/status/1275228653039890433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Watson went on to finish Monday’s race in 14th place.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Talladega County Sheriff Jimmy Kilgore said Nascar had contacted the FBI, which was handling the investigation into the noose.</p>
<p>The FBI field office in Birmingham did not immediately return a message.</p>
<p>The incident has rocked Nascar, which returned to racing just last month because of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>
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