A biography for Bubba Wallacehasn’t been written yet.
“No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race, so it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.”
“For me, it's always been to be on your toes about everything no matter what you do - my mom and dad always stressed that to me.”
“That's how I was taught. That's how I was raised, to ignore the stupidity, continue on and do what I need to do.”
“I used to go out there and think I've got to do this to help better the sport - I've got to go out there and run top five and try to win a race. Now I just go out there and do my best, and hopefully it settles it.”
“The encounters I had were very few, but they were powerful. The negative encounters I've had with law enforcement were very few, but they stood out.”
“It takes a lot to get me really excited.”
“That's a goal of mine and the sport. To become more diverse and change the demographic, bring in a new face.”
“I've seen too many comments, too many stories from a fan, or first-time fans that have come to a race in years past and the first thing they say is, 'I seen the Confederate flag flying, it made me feel uncomfortable.'”
“It all relies on teamwork. We could be running fifth all day, and we come down pit road for the last stop and the pit crew messes up, then we all go down and not just them.”
“I am looked at as an African American guy because of the color of my skin. I am darker.”
“I believe in what Richard Petty Motorsports is doing and their desire to win races.”
“From Richard Petty to Andy Murstein, everybody at RPM is standing behind me and believing in me on track and also following me through this journey off track and letting me find my way and find my voice in standing up for what's right.”
“I've already got 10,000 more eyes on me because I am of color and they're going to see what I can do in the top series. That's enough pressure in itself, so I don't need to add extra pressure.”
“I chase checkered flags.”
“I've been a part of this sport for a really long time.”
“People are entitled to their own opinion to make them feel good, to make them sleep at night.”
“I don't wreck people on purpose - unless they give me a legit reason, but it takes me a lot to do that.”
“I feel for everybody that goes through it because depression is real, and it doesn't take much to put you in that state of mind to where you think everybody's against you, you're up against the world and that's not true.”
“Once we got to the race track, everybody called me Bubba - we created a brand around it. Now it's become a household name.”
“Black lives matter just as much as White lives matter, just as much as Hispanic lives matter.”