In an earlier interview with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace had come clean on many things in a long, candid conversation. One of those things was the ban on the controversial Confederate Flag and the 23XI Racing driver’s role in that.

Wallace admitted that for a very long time, he wasn’t quite aware of what that flag fully represented or stood for. This prompted him to do his research and fill up his tank of knowledge on the same.

“I did that and I’m like, ‘Okay, this is causing a lot of hurt and pain and isolating our demographic to where we’re at.’ It’s like, I know for a fact that NASCAR provides so much more opportunities than what it’s given and what it’s labeled as,” he described. “So, how do we get past that barrier?”

“Let’s just start with the Confederate flag. It’s going to be a bold move, risky move, a lot of people are going to lose some fans.”

Wallace revealed that everyone was on board, NASCAR, drivers, teams, crew chiefs, everyone. As for the ones who weren’t, well, they were “gladly shown the door”, he described.

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Bubba Wallace thinks he will be criticized regardless of what he does

Without a doubt, Bubba Wallace is one of the most polarizing and criticized drivers in NASCAR today. So it makes sense that he has learned how to deal with the flood of criticism that comes his way no matter what he does or says.

“Just by me waking up and saying, ‘Good morning,’ I start the criticism, I’ve learned that. There’s people that don’t like that you woke up breathing. I have accepted that a long time ago,” he said.

Wallace added that even if he starts handing out $100 bills to people on the street, he’ll still be criticized, which has forced him to arrive at the conclusion of where he stands now.

“I’ve stopped caring about what other people think,” he emphasized.

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