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AVONDALE, AZ – MARCH 12: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 23XI Racing ROOT Insurance Toyota Camry, looks on during NASCAR Cup Series Ruoff Mortgage 500 qualifying on March 12, 2022 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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AVONDALE, AZ – MARCH 12: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 23XI Racing ROOT Insurance Toyota Camry, looks on during NASCAR Cup Series Ruoff Mortgage 500 qualifying on March 12, 2022 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
When Tyler Reddick was announced as a 23XI Racing driver from 2024, many speculated who will be the existing driver between Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace who’ll make space for the RCR import. Some thought it’d be Busch, the veteran who is more or less, at the end of his career.
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But there were some who also threw Wallace’s name in the mix as well.
Now here’s the thing: those speculations of Bubba Wallace getting the axe by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin can go to bed. This is because the #23 driver is reportedly near a contract extension, and not just any extension, one that will tie him with his team for a long time.
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No medical clearance for Kurt Busch while @KyleBusch and @Erik_Jones and would rather run big track at Indy instead of the road course. Plus @BubbaWallace on contract talks and @austindillon3 on being in a big curbing induced wreck a year ago. https://t.co/mkJAoi7Gac pic.twitter.com/Dr3quQ1Kul
— Garage Pass (@PRNGaragePass) July 28, 2022
However, the report of Wallace getting a long contract wasn’t received well by the NASCAR fans.
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They must see something I don't. Oh well. Good luck
— Adam Sarver😁🇺🇸🏎️ (@Bigawv) July 28, 2022
Foolish.
— Blue Oval Domination (@CindricFan2) July 28, 2022
That sucks
— Chris (@TruthTeller3030) July 28, 2022
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Danica stuck around for awhile too$$
— paul (@pforjets) July 28, 2022
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Money for doing nothing. MJ must like to torch his 💰💵💸 pic.twitter.com/UPtYKy9vDd
— David Vaughn Pierce (@VaughnPierce4) July 29, 2022
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Bubba Wallace is “super comfortable” at 23XI Racing at this moment
While this season has been somewhat of a misfire for Bubba Wallace, largely because of no fault of his own, the Talladega winner from 2021 still insists he is feeling good in his team. In fact, the words he used to describe his situation at 23XI in a recent interview were, “Super comfortable.”
“I told them from the get go I want to make this place home for a really long time. I can see myself retiring here,” he added.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 19: Bubba Wallace gets into his car before driving around downtown Chicago in promotion of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race announcement on July 19, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Wallace admitted that he knows he must do better on and off the track to take his team to “greater heights.”
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“We have the right people in place to do that,” he described.
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This is something that he is, lately, more or less doing in a way. Wallace finished inside the top ten in the last two races, a first in his career, and right now, his eyes are locked on to the playoff berth, getting to which will take a miracle.
But hey, miracles exist.
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