car) got into a wreck with Clint Boyer (middle, # (car) during an
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. ” GTK where you stand. Bye bye Bubba. We’re interested in drivers, not quitters.
– Blue-Emu (@ BlueEmu1) (April 5,
During our last visit to a NASCAR race
, a visibly angry Wallace burned rubber in the paddock (and nearly sideswiped this writer) after being wrecked and having to retire early. As we’ve noted before , the sport is aiming to bring as much of a sense of normality as possible in its temporary switch to esports, and in that regard Wallace’s rage-quit seems par for the course. Only that time, it did not cost him a sponsor.
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