Wallace First African American Winner Of Major Indianapolis’ Oval Race
The victory gained Wallace his third career NASCAR Cup victory.
Bubba Wallace became the first African American driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval. The 31-year-old was driving the No. 23 car Sunday when he overcame an 18-minute rain delay, two overtimes, fears of running out of fuel late and defending against race champ, Kyle Larson, on back-to-back restarts. The victory gained Wallace his third…