Column: The hate follows Bubba Wallace on his biggest day
Bubba Wallace runs in the lead during a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. Wallace was ahead when a rain delay was called and pronounced the winner when the decesion was made to end the race early. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams)

Bubba Wallace runs in the lead during a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. Wallace was ahead when a rain delay was called and pronounced the winner when the decesion was made to end the race early. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams)

Oct. 04, 2021 08:00 PM EDT
FILE - In this June 22, 2020, file photo, Kyle Busch, left, and Corey LaJoie, right, join other drivers and crews as they push the car of Bubba Wallace to the front of the field prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala. In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR's only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Wallace to the front of the field before Monday's race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend. Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR's top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - In this June 22, 2020, file photo, Kyle Busch, left, and Corey LaJoie, right, join other drivers and crews as they push the car of Bubba Wallace to the front of the field prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala. In an extraordinary act of solidarity with NASCAR's only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Wallace to the front of the field before Monday's race as FBI agents nearby tried to find out who left a noose in his garage stall over the weekend. Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR's top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Oct. 04, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
Bubba Wallace stands with the trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

Bubba Wallace stands with the trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

Oct. 04, 2021 06:30 PM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 1969, file photo, Wendell Scott sits in a race car. Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace is the first Black driver to win at NASCAR’s elite Cup level since Scott in 1963. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 1969, file photo, Wendell Scott sits in a race car. Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace is the first Black driver to win at NASCAR’s elite Cup level since Scott in 1963. (AP Photo/File)

Oct. 04, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
Bubba Wallace, front left, is congratulated by Denny Hamlin, front right, after Wallace was pronounced the winner while on pit row during a rain delay in a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Bubba Wallace, front left, is congratulated by Denny Hamlin, front right, after Wallace was pronounced the winner while on pit row during a rain delay in a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Oct. 04, 2021 06:01 PM EDT
Bubba Wallace, front right, is congratulated by Ryan Blaney, left, after Wallace was pronounced the winner while on pit row during a rain delay in a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Bubba Wallace, front right, is congratulated by Ryan Blaney, left, after Wallace was pronounced the winner while on pit row during a rain delay in a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Oct. 04, 2021 05:59 PM EDT
Bubba Wallace reacts after he is pronounced the winner while waiting out a rain delay before which he was the leader during a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Bubba Wallace reacts after he is pronounced the winner while waiting out a rain delay before which he was the leader during a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Oct. 04, 2021 05:43 PM EDT