Whenever the noose was originally fashioned, that was most likely a really bad attempt at humor, or to just be cute and show off some knot tying abilities. Something like “the door needs a rope anyway, I’ll make a noose out of it to show off my knot tying skills.” Mechanic type people do things like that to show their skills for everyday objects all the time.
As for the stated odds of it being in Wallace’s assigned garage...? The year long ones don’t matter. Just that particular weeks’. And the odds are still long that it was a coincidence that out of 40-50 teams, or however many their were, that Wallace would get that garage. But theyre obviously way better than lumping them into the year long odds. So whoever and whatever the garage selection process is, should be looked into.
But for anyone to expect that the lone Black NASCAR driver, finding a noose in his garage, isn’t going to garner emotional reactions, and media coverage...well I’d question their intelligence, genuineness, or motivations, or all of the above.
Further, you can be cute and try to explain the various different types of nooses...but everyone knows the thoughts and connotations that occur when basically anyone sees any sort of noose these days. I watch a lot of historical series, Game of Thrones type series, etc... Where hangings are fairly commonplace. And even I immediately think of racial stuff when I see a noose.
It shouldn’t have been there. Someone should be fired or reprimanded for it. Period. It’s good to know it wasn’t created specifically for Wallace. It is. But that doesn’t change that it shouldn’t have been there in the first place.