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Bubba Wallace: I'm speaking up for the people made uncomfortable by the Confederate flag at NASCAR races

Bubba Wallace didn’t get much sleep after finishing 11th at Martinsville Wednesday night.

Wallace was on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today” on Thursday, a day after NASCAR said that it was banning fans from displaying the Confederate flag at tracks. NASCAR’s ban is a step further than its move in 2015 when it simply asked fans to refrain from flying the flag.

“Really proud of the efforts of NASCAR for stepping up and wanting to be part of change,” Wallace told GMA. “I know it’s tough, they’re in a tough situation.