23XI Racing Boss Denny Hamlin Explains the Reason Behind Bubba Wallace’s Persistent Loose Wheel NASCAR Issue

Published 04/02/2022, 2:13 PM EDT

NASCAR has been quite strict with the new rules. And, there are suspensions being handed out every weekend so far. However, the wheels have been the favorite so far. In fact, almost every race has seen a wheel come off and roll on the track or some issue or another related to the wheels. And, the most recent victim of wheel issues was the 23XI driver, Bubba Wallace.

Bubba lost his front left tire at the Circuit of The Americas, and along with the wheel, Bubba also lost his Crew Chief, Bootie Barker for the next four races.

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What Happened To Bubba Wallace at COTA According to Denny Hamlin?

It seems that team 23XI’s boss, Denny Hamlin is not too thrilled about the incident either.

With one of his 23XI crew chiefs suspended after Bubba Wallace wheel came off at COTA, Denny Hamlin’s thoughts on wheels and seeing at least one wheel come off in the majority of races this year: pic.twitter.com/8h0n16g6dZ
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) April 2, 2022

However, it seems the issue existed from the beginning of the race, at least, according to Denny who said, “from the evidence I’ve seen a loose wheel from the beginning of the race, and it just kept getting worse with each set of tires they put on.”

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Although, it seems like even the team boss is not entirely sure about what happened and how, as he added, “I don’t know what caused it, I don’t know how or why but, it looked like the problem started on Lap 1 of the race.”

Denny Hamlin talks about the Wheel Issue in NASCAR

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Wheels have been a constant issue since the 2022 season began. And Denny Hamlin had some things to say about it.

Denny said, “You would think with single lug you wouldn’t have that problem. You know, if you miss one or two nuts before you always had backups. But when you have one that’s it, it’s gonna come off.”

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All in all, it seems like there are a lot of issues with the new single-lug wheels. Yet, we remain hopeful and wish for the issues to sort out.

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.

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23XI Racing Boss Denny Hamlin Explains the Reason Behind Bubba Wallace’s Persistent Loose Wheel NASCAR Issue

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