NASCAR Team Runs Pro-Police 'Back The Blue' In Response To Bubba Wallace's 'Black Lives Matter' Car (PICS)

NASCAR Team Runs Pro-Police ‘Back The Blue’ In Response To Bubba Wallace’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ Car (PICS)

June 14, 2020, 2:07pm EST (Updated: February 4, 2023, 12:00pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

This is…something.

Just days after Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. ran a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, a team in the second-tier XFINITY Series seemingly responded to him by running a #BackTheBlue paint scheme Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Kyle Weatherman’s No. 47 Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet will have a paint scheme with #BackTheBlue written on the quarter panels and bumper, while the hood of the car has a black and white American flag on it with a blue line through it. That Blue line has become a symbol to support police and other law enforcement.

Mike Harmon Racing proudly releases the 47 Chevy Camaro paint scheme #ThinBlueLine piloted by @KyleWeatherman @HomesteadMiami

Mike Harmon Racing supports our LEO’s and First Responders, we THANK YOU for your service, sacrifice and dedication‼️
??? pic.twitter.com/RTddq7NY20
— Mike Harmon Racing (@mhrracing) June 13, 2020

#MHR #47 Back The Blue Chevy Camaro @HomesteadMiami
Piloted by @KyleWeatherman who will start the #Hooters250 today at 3:30pmET on FOX pic.twitter.com/OBMSGp2Vgz
— Mike Harmon Racing (@mhrracing) June 13, 2020

Nobody on the team has stated it’s a response to Bubba Wallace’s car, but it is painfully obvious that it is, and not only that, it is incredibly tone deaf to do it right now with the widespread protests of police after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police.

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RACEDAY here in Miami have something special on the car this weekend. A lot going on in the world right now and I wanted to express that most first responders are good people. My uncle is a firefighter and he would do anything to help save lives. ?? please repost LOVE everyone?? pic.twitter.com/ZWYdM8Dio1
— Kyle Weatherman (@KyleWeatherman) June 13, 2020

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NASCAR fans had mixed reactions to tweets of the paint scheme Saturday:

https://twitter.com/Mayflower_set/status/1271827073024360452

https://twitter.com/BradyCzar/status/1271810395020410880

Then drive a car supporting firefighters, none of this is about them. And I think you know that. The Blue Lives Matter movement was made to go directly against a cause trying to bring awareness to racism, injustice, and suppression.
— LucasLee (@LucasLeeTweets) June 13, 2020

Coming from a blue line family, thank you for doing this??
— Stephanie (@stephanie_b_89) June 13, 2020

Nice white surpremacist car.
— beezwacks, not yours LLC?️‍? (@NotBeezwacks) June 13, 2020