NASCAR drivers Danny Hamlin and Michael Jord announced Monday night that they will be unloading cars for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Their driver: Bubba and Wal Les.
“Bubba has shown improvement since joining the Cup series, and we believe he is ready to take his career to a higher level,” Hamel wrote.
Jordan added in a statement: “Growing up in North Carolina, my parents would take my brothers, sisters and me to races, and I have been a NASCAR fan all my life. The opportunity to build my own race team in partnership with me. Driving for us is very exciting for me Hist Historically, NASCAR has struggled with diversity and there are very few black owners. NSACAR is evolving and social change is increasingly The adoption took time. “In addition to my recent commitment and donations to combat systemic racism, I see this as an opportunity to educate new audiences and open up more opportunities for blacks in the race.”
Jordan will serve as the main owner of the car. Hamelin will become a minority partner and will drive the No. 11 Cup car for Joe Gibbs racing.
Valace announced earlier this month that he would be leaving Richard Patty Motorsports after the 2020 season. He was in the last season of his contract with RPM.
“This is a unique and lifelong opportunity, which I believe is very appropriate for me at this stage of my career,” he wrote on social media. “I’m grateful and humble that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to start this adventure with them.”
Wal-Less won the Cup race in three seasons while driving for Pel. He has the top five finishers of his career this season and is ranked 23rd in Cup cricket, as well as the best of his career.
Valace Les, the lone black driver who competed full-time at the national category level in NASCAR, has gained national attention as an activist over the past several months, communicating among his peers about racial equality.
He was in the national spotlight in June, when he said during an interview with CNN that NASCAR should ban the federal flag from all its tracks. Two days later, NASCARA imposed the ban, saying the flag at its events “goes against our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment to all fans, our competitors and our industry.”
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