AUTO RACING: ‘The noose was real’ - NASCAR releases photo from Talladega

  • This photo provided by NASCAR shows the noose found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, in Talladega, Ala. The discovery prompted a federal investigation that determined the rope had been there since at least last October. (COURTESY OF NASCAR)
    This photo provided by NASCAR shows the noose found in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, in Talladega, Ala. The discovery prompted a federal investigation that determined the rope had been there since at least last October. (COURTESY OF NASCAR)

    Declaring “the noose was real,” NASCAR officials on Thursday released a photo of the rope found in the speedway garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace that prompted a federal investigation into wh…