INDIANAPOLIS — Local leaders in the racing world are hoping Bubba Wallace's story opens the door for young Hoosiers in the Black community.

It was all gas and no brakes in the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Wallace pulled off a historic win Sunday , making him the first Black driver to kiss the bricks at IMS.

"We've been fighting hard for this for the last three years. To finally win before the playoffs start, lock ourselves in. It's something we've never done. Something I've never been a part of," Wallace said.

"Just hearing that news that somebody of color winning or having those kind of achievements is kind of cool. That's not something we hear often," Timdrick Stewart said.

Stewart is the community engagement director for the Indianapolis Soap Box Derby. He sai

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