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Photos: NASCAR's chase to find the next Bubba Wallace

Before Bubba Wallace became the only Black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, before he became a symbol of the national movement against racial injustice, he was a reality TV star. Sort of.

In 2010, Wallace competed on BET's "Changing Lanes," where he was one of 30 young drivers living together and vying for a spot with Rev Racing, the competitive wing of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. "I found a new hate for reality TV," he says now, laughing. Jokes aside, it was a breakthrough for the 16-year-old. He finished second, then started racing for Rev in a developmental NASCAR circuit.