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Feb 16, 2022; Daytona, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 16, 2022; Daytona, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Arguably, the biggest story from NASCAR in the past week or so has been the penalties for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and his team. This was something that Freddie Kraft, the spotter of Bubba Wallace, recently joked about to TJ Majors, the spotter of Keselowski.
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In the recent episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, Freddie Kraft pulled TJ Majors’ leg after his driver found himself on the wrong end of NASCAR’s judgment.
A judgment that saw the No.6 team short of 100 points and their crew chief, short of $100,000 along with losing some crew members.
“I hope they suspend the spotter,” Kraft said. “TJ (Majors) is the only one in the jeopardy against the spending cos he is the only one who has got no crew members left.”
“They got the crew chief out for a month. They threw the car chief out this week.”
But while Kraft was joking about this situation, TJ Majors chimed in by saying that he was expecting “the message” for real.
“I’m not gonna lie, when I saw Bob (Pockrass) tweet to this, I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m waiting for the message,'” Majors said. “I was getting ready to put my bag and be escorted out.”
Big penalty: Brad Keselowski docked 100 points and 10 playoff points and crew chief Matt McCall suspended for four races for modifying a part from a vendor. Also 100 owner points.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 24, 2022
Bubba Wallace could be on the receiving end of a penalty himself
After the race in Austin, the 23XI Racing driver could find himself and his team penalized in the coming days.
This is because, during the race, car No.23 lost its wheel in turn 16 as a lug nut came loose. This led to the wheel popping off and going away to its own race, leaving the driver in no-man’s-land and helpless.
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FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Wheaties Toyota, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, 2022 in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
This wheel incident is a direct violation of NASCAR rules. And as we know, NASCAR isn’t messing around with the rules this season.
So consequently, Bubba Wallace could lose his crew chief and a couple more crew members for four races.
And although his spotter, Freddie Kraft, won’t be suspended, he should prepare himself for retribution from TJ Majors in the coming days.
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