You know what is a bigger problem for NASCAR than someone mistaking a door pull for a noose? The fact that the culture around NASCAR, which NASCAR either passively or actively encouraged, allowed millions of Americans, including NASCAR's own drivers, to easily accept that it happened. It is entirely believable and easy to accept, in that sport and the regions it is most popular, that someone would have put a noose in a person of color's garage. NASCAR took the opportunity in our current climate to make a statement that not only is racism unacceptable, but symbols commonly associated with racism, regardless of their history, are also unacceptable (i.e, the banning of the Confederate flag). Whether this incident was truth, innocent mistake, or even a lie, NASCAR and its employees, drivers, and owners doubled down on their statement that racism is unacceptable. The truth of Bubba Wallace's matter doesn't change that. NASCAR, who is already racing in front of half empty stadiums and pulling significantly less ratings than a decade ago, is willing to risk even more decline to take a stand against racism. That, in my opinion, is the bigger story here.