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Hamilton praises NASCAR for rallying around Bubba Wallace

Lewis Hamilton said he is proud of NASCAR's show of solidarity with Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway.

On Monday Wallace, NASCAR's only Black full-time driver, was joined by all 39 other drivers and their crews in a march down pit road as they pushed his No. 43 to the front of the line in the moments before the race. The gesture came one day after a noose was found in Wallace's garage stall. When the group reached the front line, Wallace climbed out of his car and wept.

Talladega Superspeedway workers also painted "#IStandWithBubbaWallace'' on the infield grass before the race, which was postponed from Sunday because of inclement weather.