Bubba Wallace

NASCAR: Federal investigation into rope found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage was coincidence, may have been there since October

NASCAR has defended its reaction and insisted it would call the FBI again. A defiant Wallace said there is no confusion and the rope had been fashioned into a noose.

Noose found in garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace who led call to ban the Confederate flag at tracks

NASCAR said it had launched an immediate investigation and will do everything possible to find out who was responsible and "eliminate them from the sport."

NASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson, Bubba Wallace drop helmet designer over company's opposition to Confederate flag ban

NASCAR's move on Wednesday to ban the Confederate flag, which many Americans see as a symbol of oppression and slavery, was widely applauded, but Beam Designs disagreed with the decision.