Bubba Wallace had a spectacular race at the Michigan International Speedway. However, later on, the 23XI Racing driver’s emotions got the best of him as he started weeping and blaming himself for only being able to clinch a second-place finish. After the race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. addressed everyone who previously hated Wallace and passed comments to put a spotlight on the amount of pressure he is under.

During his podcast, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said, “But I hope that it was a moment for everyone else to be a witness to the pressure that this guy is under. Because man there wasn’t nothing fake about that. That was as genuine as someone could be in a moment like that. I am hoping that for the people that put a lot of pressure on Bubba and give him a lot of time and feed him a lot of criticism, particularly online, I hope that those people can see really what this guy is dealing with on a daily basis. I felt pretty bad for him, man.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr felt bad for Bubba Wallace, as he seemingly got emotional during his post-race interview, he said, “I feel like as hard as it was to see Bubba in that emotion — of course, when you’re watching somebody feel that way, you can’t help but go, man, I want to put my arm around that guy and say, ‘Hey, maybe this is the point of view you should take.’”

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Despite finishing in an impressive second place, Bubba Wallace continued to blame himself for not being able to challenge for the win.

Bubba Wallace says it’s not worth celebrating coming second

Wallace Jr. has been piling up massive amounts of pressure on top of himself and he is hungry for the win. Settling for the second place does not seem like a great thing for him at the moment. Hence, the 23XI Racing driver rejected his wonderful performance at Michigan International Speedway.

Wallace’s argument was that “Second doesn’t get you in the playoffs.” He got stuck behind the widest car on the track, which was Joey Logano, and could not overtake him for a significant period of time. When he finally did, there just was not enough time left, as Kyle Larson had kicked up a significant gap at the front.

Even though Wallace did not grasp the win, he’s shown his critics that he is no slouch and when he’s in top form, he will go for the win sooner or later.

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