Bubba Wallace rage-quit a NASCAR esports race, then lost his sponsor

[Mary B]

Bubba Wallace rage-quit a NASCAR esports race, then lost his sponsor

It's all a game, until it isn't.

JONATHAN M. GITLIN - 4/6/2020, 3:09 PM

Enlarge / When Bubba Wallace (top left, #43 car) got into a wreck with Clint Boyer (middle, #14 car) during an iRacing event on Sunday night, he rage-quit after respawning in the pit lane.

 

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As NASCAR turns to esports as a way to continue racing in an age of social isolation, one up-and-coming driver has found out there are consequences for rage-quitting. Bubba Wallace, whose regular job is driving the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports car, was wrecked in a race held at a virtual Bristol Motor Speedway in iRacing. When his car respawned in the pitlane, Wallace told his Twitch stream "That's it. That's why I don't take this **** seriously. Peace out," as he quit the game instead of rejoining a lap or three down on the leaders.

Fans on Twitter weren't shy of criticizing Wallace's move, which is where things went quickly downhill. After Wallace made light of the fact that he "ruined so many peoples [sic] day by quiting.. [sic] a video game," his major sponsor for the race, Blue Emu, quit him, replying to his tweet with the news that "We're interested in drivers, not quitters."

 

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/04/nascar-driver-loses-sponsor-after-rage-quitting-an-iracing-event/

[Mary B]

Bubba Wallace was always a looser,if he wasn't a man of color he'd never have a nascar job

[Johnny Dinar]

Who cares about NASCAR? It died the day they let Toyota in.. NASCAR .... The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. 

Not the The Rice Burner Association of Racing

[CSM (R) Thack]

[Mary B]

1 hour ago, Johnny Dinar said:

Who cares about NASCAR? It died the day they let Toyota in.. NASCAR .... The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. 

Not the The Rice Burner Association of Racing

 

are the American cars afraid of competation

[Smokey Mtn. Dinar]

In my opinion, NASCAR died the day Dale Earnhardt died. Murdered?   😥  And BTW, my son was an Earnhardt fan. Hubby and I cheered for Dale Jarrett! Race days were always fun/interesting around here. 

[Johnny Dinar]

44 minutes ago, Mary B said:

 

are the American cars afraid of competation

 

I don't know about them, but I think it was better when it was Chevy, Dodge and Ford... There are plenty of international events.... JMHO

[Smokey Mtn. Dinar]

45 minutes ago, Mary B said:

 

are the American cars afraid of competation

 

 

Hey Mary B, ya know REAL Americans drive REAL American Made cars.  

[Mary B]

17 minutes ago, Smokey Mtn. Dinar said:

 

 

Hey Mary B, ya know REAL Americans drive REAL American Made cars.  

 

real Americans make real foreign brand cars and glad to do it 

[429]

I haven't watched NASCAR for several years. Before I stopped watching altogether, I used to refer to it as National Association of Several Chevys And Rousch. I couldn't tell you anything about the current spectacle...