“If this were in reverse, it would be considered a hate crime,” NASCAR Twitter reacts to  Bubba Wallace shoving Kyle Larson after their Las Vegas crash

“If this were in reverse, it would be considered a hate crime,” NASCAR Twitter reacts to  Bubba Wallace shoving Kyle Larson after their Las Vegas crash

Bubba Wallace confronting Kyle Larson at Vegas (Images via IMAGO/ USA Network)

Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson was crashed out at Las Vegas. This prompted an angry confrontation among the drivers. Bubba Wallace charged at the later who was to blame for the crash and shoved him multiple times.

On turn 4 the No:5 car started drifting after making a pass on Wallace. Larson shoved the No:45 car onto the wall. The Camry lost control and got lose. Then Bubba retaliated and sends Larson to the grass. Wallace followed the last years champion to the grass.

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Though Wallace claimed he didn’t crash Larson on purpose, the video footage of the incident shows a different story. Bubba Wallace went straight at Kyle Larson after both of them were safely out of the car. He shoved the later multiple times while confronting him.

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While Bubba Wallace charged at him, Larson remained calm. The Hendrick Motorsports driver didn’t even shoved Wallace back. He didn’t even try to reason with him. NASCAR officials quickly intervene and deescalated the situation. Championship chaser Christopher Bell was also part of the collateral damage.

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How NASCAR Twitter reacted to the Bubba Wallace-Kyle Larson incident

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Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace at vegas (IMages via IMAGO/ USA Network)

Fans on Twitter had some crazy reactions to the Wallace-Larson incident. Bubba Wallace, who is of the most divisive drivers in the cup grid, has a strong supporters’ group as well as an haters group. This divined was evident in the Twitter reactions.

While some comments agreed that Wallace has the right to be angry others pointed out that he lacked class compared to Larson. There were also some comments pointing at the apparent hypocrisy of some NASCAR fans when it comes to Bubba Wallace.  

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