Lewis Hamilton, Hank Aaron offer support to Bubba Wallace in Daytona 500

RELATED: Bubba Wallace's journey to first Daytona 500 to be featured on Facebook Watch DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The biggest race of his life looming, Darrell Wallace Jr. received some well-wishes from a pair of global icons. Four-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton sent Wallace, entering his first full-time season in the historic Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Chevrolet, words of encouragement, as well as a follow, on Twitter. https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/965257305645375490 Then, before Wallace climbed into his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet for the Daytona 500, baseball Hall of Famer and one-time home run king  Hank Aaron phoned him. RPM's Andrew Murstein told the SportsBusiness Journal: Aaron, 84, broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 and held it until 2007. Wallace Jr., the first full-time African-American driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series since Wendell Scott in 1971, made his first Daytona 500 start on Sunday. Hamilton, he of 5+ million Twitter followers, has won the F1 title three of the past four years. A driver's driver like Wallace, Hamilton has made hints of competing in a NASCAR race in the future. Wallace Jr.'s journey to the biggest race at NASCAR's top level is being documented with a behind-the-scenes look on Facebook Watch. https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/965260674237681665