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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 18: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, walks the garage area during practice for NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 18: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, walks the garage area during practice for NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Sunday’s race at Kansas was an incredible day for 23XI Racing as Bubba Wallace took his second-ever race win in the Cup Series. But sadly, even after one year, the fans still debate his first one at Talladega. Well, the driver has something to say about the matter. And his 3-word reply might shut down any debate in this regard.
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In an interview, a reporter asked Wallace if his recent win feels more ‘normal’ compared to last year at Talladega. Now, the race at NASCAR’s fastest track was red-flagged because of rain, rendering the track unsafe. And right before the race stopped, Bubba was leading the grid. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the race never happened. The rain refused to stop, eliminating any possibility of a dry track to race. So, the race was shortened, and Bubba got his first ever Cup Series win.
Naturally, the fans still debate if he really deserved that win or not. But this time at Kansas, he won fair and square, leading the pack until he was the first to drive the #45 to the victory lane. Now, coming back to the reporter’s question, they asked, “I don’t know if it’s because of where we are or how you did it or because it’s the second one, but this one feels so much more like normal to me. Like everything about victory lane –“
And Bubba had a very simple 3-word reply, “It’s not raining.”
Pretty blunt, but it does make sense. However, one more thing that will surprise you is Wallace even set a record in NASCAR with the win.
Bubba Wallace set a record in NASCAR with his Kansas win
Wallace sure won his second race, but it’s not just a second win. He even set a record in the books of NASCAR.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 leidos Toyota, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Echopark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 27, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Bubba Wallace is the first NASCAR driver of African-American origin to win more than one race in the Cup Series. This sure is a pretty big feat, especially for the entire community.
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Do you think he will head out to get a lot more race wins for Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan? Let us know in the comments.
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