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DAYTONA, FL – FEBRUARY 16: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s 23XI Racing Toyota Camry, fields questions from the media during Daytona 500 Media Day on February 16, 2022 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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DAYTONA, FL – FEBRUARY 16: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s 23XI Racing Toyota Camry, fields questions from the media during Daytona 500 Media Day on February 16, 2022 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Noah Gragson had a major run-in with the outside wall during stage 2 of the NASCAR Cup Series that forced him to limp sideways back to the pits. The 24-year-old Xfinity driver was driving for Kaulig Racing and battling in the Top 5 before the incident.
After the race, Bubba Wallace commented on Gragson, which the fans did not seem to appreciate, further leading them to lash back at him.
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“Well, here’s hoping that’s a learning lesson for him,” Wallace said over the radio.
He was running somewhere behind Gragson and had to avoid hitting the spinning Chevrolet. Gragson was not the only Xfinity driver to have trouble while driving in the Cup race yesterday.
Ty Gibbs also had a brush against the wall during the same time Gragson spun out.
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Fans were quick to point out the irony of the comments coming from Bubba Wallace, as they reacted to it accordingly.
Fans react to Bubba Wallace’s comments on Noah Gragson
Although Wallace has been showcasing good form while delivering better results in the last few races, over his entire career, he has had only one win to his name and that was back in 2021 at Talladega.
Many fans took to Twitter to heckle Wallace by calling his statement to be ironic in nature.
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DOVER, DE – MAY 04: Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Switch Chevrolet, stands by his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Allied Steel Buildings 200 at Dover International Speedway on May 4, 2019, in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
They compare that Gragson has been performing really well in Xfinity, while Wallace, however, is on the opposite side of the spectrum.
Not everyone was so critical of Wallace though, some even took to defend the 23XI Racing driver.
How many cup wins Noah got?
— mack bellamy (@mackbellamy6783) August 7, 2022
His last five weeks have been arguably the best in the garage.
— Lamar Ovechkin (@NClemens48) August 7, 2022
… and Bubba learned from them lmao
— Ryæn – Bishop Sycamore MVP (@Ryan2k18) August 7, 2022
— Kgdobby (@kgdobby) August 7, 2022
lol. Bubba has 3 Top 5s in the last four races. He’s getting really close to getting that Dub and punching his ticket to the playoffs.
— Joe Simpson (@JoeSimpson928) August 7, 2022
Bubba acting like he's accomplished so much 😂😂😂😂
— Christian Byington (@cbyington14) August 7, 2022
One point that is being missed out here is that Noah Gragson is the Xfinity Series and what he does in the Cup Series can only be understood after he joins the series.
Meanwhile, Wallace sure took his time. However, we also have to consider that his team is fairly new compared to most teams on the grid, and in 2022, Wallace was also plagued by pit crew issues.
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In order to draw an accurate comparison between the two, one would have to wait for Gragson to move up to the Cup Series.
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