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Aww! Nascar driver Wallace Jnr breaks down, hugs mom at Daytona

Indianapolis - Remember the name Darrel Wallace Jnr, the 24-year-old Nascar driver; born in Mobile, Alabama he is the first African-American to have a full-time Cup ride since Wendell Scott in 1971. 

Earlier in February, the youngster finished second at the famous Daytona 500 race in Indianapolis.

At a post-race press conference Wallace Jnr got emotional discussing the journey him and his family have been on over the last two years.

Watch the emotional clip below:

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