The Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway caused quite a stir among fans. While Hendrick Motorsports continued with its brilliant run in the season, things didn’t go as planned for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing. So, when NASCAR sent out a tweet that portrayed a seemingly frustrated, tight-jawed image of the team owner, fans dotted all I’s and crossed all T’s with their expert suggestions.

To the surprise of fans and rival team owners alike, Michael Jordan was present in the paddock. While neither of the 23XI Racing drivers seemed to get ahead of the rest, the six-time NBA champion’s presence at the Richmond Raceway combined with Bubba’s subpar performances of late gave fans another reason to bash Bubba Wallace.

Michael Jordan’s surprise turns into a disaster for Bubba Wallace

Michael Jordan is not a common face you see on the tracks. However, he was present for the Cup Series race following which NASCAR tweeted a picture of him. To announce MJ’s visit, NASCAR captioned their tweet, “His Airness is here.”

In the Cup Series race at the Richmond Raceway, both the 23XI Racing drivers didn’t perform well which is evident by Jordan’s reaction. Bubba Wallace finished 22nd while Tyler finished 16th. However, it is Wallace whose recent performances haven’t been noteworthy, which led the fans to vent out their frustration yet again.

This user made a wild guess and captioned Jordan’s thoughts into their own.

This user seconded the previous one. Decoding what they deemed to be MJ’s line of thinking, they based their thoughts on firing Bubba Wallace altogether.

While this user didn’t give two cents to Bubba Wallace, they went all heart about MJ and empathized with his dry run as an owner this season.

Displaying a lot of strong emotions for Bubba, this MJ fan made an unforgiving response. Basing their logic on Bubba Wallace, the fan went all out to trash Bubba’s post-COTA performance comments. The user wrote, “MJ get a non Cry Baby driver. Get rid of loser Bubba.”

This user seemed to have it all together. If, indeed, they would have been the owner, they would have done things differently.

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While fans continue to thrash Bubba Wallace, MJ has not yet reacted to his self-reproachful remarks. All in all, fans have given their verdict on the matter. What really is instigating such unforgiving remarks? Let’s find out!

How did Wallace become fans’ bashing material?

Bubba Wallace, in the heat of his post-COTA performance, got relatively frustrated. His poor performances in Atlanta and Austin had upset the apple cart. In a post-race interview, he said, “Just trying my hardest not to go down that slippery slope of self-doubt right here […], need to be replaced.” Later, he took a completely different stance.

His comment amassed a lot of hostility from the NASCAR community. For many, Bubba Wallace seemed more like a “Cry Baby” than a NASCAR driver.

Wallace’s fickle-minded behavior has made fans more furious than he was. While Wallace was caught in a moment of weakness, there is still a lot many miles for him to go this season.

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