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Formula 1 champion wishes Darrell Wallace Jr. good luck in Daytona 500

F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 26: Second place finisher Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates with his trophy on the podium during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on November 26, 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Four-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton tweeted a good luck note to Darrell Wallace Jr. a few hours before Wallace competed in his first Daytona 500.

Wallace will become the first African-American to compete in the Daytona 500 since Wendell Scott in 1969.

Wallace will start the race seventh in the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports. Wallace posted the fastest lap in Saturday’s final Cup practice.

Hamilton has expressed an interest in NASCAR. He attended the 2015 season finale in Miami to watch Jeff Gordon race for the championship.

Hamilton said last year that he would like to try NASCAR and expressed an interest in competing in the Daytona 500.

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