As the race for the White House heats up, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace will not be touting his political beliefs after learning politics and NASCAR don’t mix.
In 2020, Wallace made multiple posts on X, then Twitter, claiming then-President Donald Trump was promoting hate.
He then allegedly was told he was “bringing politics into NASCAR.”
In this election cycle, he has shied away from making any political declaration.
“Investing my time into that seems like a waste of time,” Wallace told Fox News Digital exclusively. “I was definitely more vocal then because our sport was in desperate need of change.”
Now, Wallace is steering away from politics and urging fans to go to McDonald’s.
“Go to McDonald’s,” Wallace said when asked what beliefs he would like to tell his fans during this election year. “Buy a meal, get the 10-piece chicken nugget, fries, Dr. Pepper and then round up that money, all of that money goes to [Ronald McDonald House Charities].”
Life has changed for Wallace since 2020 — namely he became a first-time father on Sept. 29 when he and his wife, Amanda Carter, welcomed a son, Becks Hayden Wallace.
He also said he looks beyond “which side” someone is on.
“My beliefs stand strong in just being good humans to other people is the best way to go about life. No matter what side you’re on, no matter what color you are, at the end of the day we’re in this world together and we have to make it work together,” Wallace said. “And I think I’ve said that from day one and that hasn’t changed and nor will it change.”
He has also stepped away from social media being a means to post about his politics. Now, his feed is filled with posts about racing and his family.
Wallace wants to avoid the negativity that comes with social media.
“Social media nowadays is just a way for people to hide behind a screen and voice their opinions on things they don’t really know about,” Wallace said.
Wallace used to post on Twitter, which has since become X after it was bought by Elon Musk, who made vast changes since taking over.
Some have called these changes a new platform for free speech. Others, including Democrat lawmakers, say otherwise, per Fox News.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, (D-N.Y.) asked for an investigation into election-related misinformation that was published by the Grok AI chatbot on X.
California Gov. Greg Newsom (D) signed a law banning digitally altered political “deepfakes” after Musk shared an AI-generated parody video mocking Kamala Harris’ candidacy.
Facebook has also been under fire as CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted senior Biden administration officials wanted Facebook to “censor” COVID-19 content during the pandemic. Zuckerberg said Facebook would not tolerate such demands again.
This “negativity” is not worth his time, Wallace said.
“It’s just too much negativity that it’s going to take years and years and years to get rid of, and we don’t have time for that,” Wallace said. “Now, with being a dad and trying to be the best that I can be here for my race team and my team here, that’s where I’m investing my energy so that’s all you can really ask for.”
Since becoming a dad, Wallace has two-top 10 finishes in the three races he was in.
It has also changed the way he looks at things.
“You have your kid at home and a full family to provide for now, so it’s crazy to go through all that,” Wallace said.
