Home

NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Splits NASCAR Fans Once Again With His ‘Track Walk’ at COTA; Ryan Blaney Reacts

Published 03/26/2022, 10:15 AM EDT

Follow Us

via Imago

Unquestionably, no current driver in NASCAR is more divisive than Bubba Wallace. The 23XI Racing driver often finds himself splitting NASCAR fans into two halves, one half that criticizes him and the other that supports him.

And this isn’t just down to his race performances or comments or statements, it’s applicable to everything that he does or says, even to the things he doesn’t do or doesn’t say.

Ahead of the race this weekend at the Circuit Of The Americas, journalist Jeff Gluck posted a picture of Bubba Wallace on a skateboard on his ‘track walk’. Most drivers do a track walk, not a track board. No one ever accused @BubbaWallace of being like most drivers though,” Gluck wrote.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

As you’d expect, even this picture resulted in split reactions from NASCAR fans. There were those who made fun of the Talladega winner, and then there were those who supported him for this, no in between.

Exclusive Invite for NASCAR Community

EssentiallySports gives you the power to decide who drives the #14 on 20th April

Bubba Wallace opens up on his biggest critic

In a recent interview with CBS News, Bubba Wallace addressed the issue of being too hard on himself. Wallace was also pretty open about this subject in the Netflix docu-series, ‘Race: Bubba Wallace’.

Throughout the six episodes, there were glimpses of how the 23XI Racing driver sometimes overthinks himself into a mess simply because of how critical he is of his performances.

The Quint-Essential NASCAR Newsletter

“I am my own worst critic,” Wallace said.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

“You know, when I make a mistake, I’m super hard on myself. And sometimes it’s okay to have a little bit of self-motivation, but when you stoop as low as I do, it’s tough to climb back out of.”

via Getty

Having said that, Bubba Wallace believes and hopes he has “graduated from that point” in his life.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

“I haven’t made a big enough mistake to let my mind tell me otherwise,” he added.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Shaharyar Khan Chauhan

1,896Articles

One take at a time

Shaharyar is an F1 & NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate in Journalism from Amity University, he has been a passionate follower of motorsports for a better part of the decade. A Max Verstappen and Ferrari supporter, he dreams of a pairing of the two in future.
Show More>

Edited by:

Ankit Sharma