{"id":29847,"date":"2020-06-26T12:57:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=29847"},"modified":"2020-06-26T12:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:58:21","slug":"nascar-teleconference-interview-with-bubba-wallace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/nascar-teleconference-interview-with-bubba-wallace\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR: Teleconference interview with Bubba Wallace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace, who drives the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media today via teleconference. Click below to hear what Wallace had to say.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29847-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Pocono_Wallace_062620.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Pocono_Wallace_062620.mp3\">http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Pocono_Wallace_062620.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29851\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Dega_Petty_062220-scaled-e1593194216630.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/nascar-teleconference-interview-with-bubba-wallace\/nascar-cup-series-geico-500-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Dega_Petty_062220-scaled-e1593194216630.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - JUNE 22:  NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard \\&quot;The King\\&quot; Petty (R) stands with Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. A noose was found in the garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag at its facilities. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1592838157&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2020 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard &amp;#8220;The King&amp;#8221; Petty (R) stands with Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. A noose was found in the garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag at its facilities. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Dega_Petty_062220-scaled-e1593194216630.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29851\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NCS_Dega_Petty_062220-scaled-e1593194216630.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard &#8220;The King&#8221; Petty (R) stands with Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. A noose was found in the garage stall of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag at its facilities. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace, who drives the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media today via teleconference. 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