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Kyle Larson Dares NASCAR To Penalize Bubba Wallace amid Kurt Busch-Alex Bowman Injury Fiasco

Published 10/17/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace’s brawl at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway got everyone hooked to their screen for sure. We all saw Wallace walk to the Hendrick Motorsports driver to confront him after their incident. But in a matter of seconds, Wallace started throwing hands at the 2021 Cup Series Champion.

Although Larson stayed calm, he dares NASCAR to take some serious measures against Wallace.

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After Bubba won the first stage, he was trying to gain back the lead he had, until Larson got wheel to wheel with the #45. And the #5 pushed Wallace wide, but some poor calculations and a very aggressive move almost shoved the 23XI car into the wall. And a furious Wallace retaliated in a way that many found quite distasteful.

He rode his Toyota Camry down the track and hit the #5 in the rear, taking both drivers out of the race and into the grass. With the yellow flags out instantly, the 23XI Racing driver got out of his car to go and confront the 2021 Cup Series Champion. Before you know it, he shoved Larson and kept fighting him. Although he didn’t retaliate then, he probably aims to harm the driver more seriously.

Larson warned NASCAR that this would keep happening unless they take some serious action against Wallace. He said, “Until they do something it could potentially keep happening.”

Moreover, Larson brought up how unsafe Bubba’s move was, especially in the very unsafe next-gen car, “It’s obviously not a safe thing to do at high speeds, the way these cars are.”

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On top of that, Bubba also got Christopher Bell tangled up in the mess, ruining his allies’ playoff chances.

What did Bubba Wallace have to say after shoving Kyle Larson?

Despite wrecking Larson pretty heavily, Wallace doesn’t seem to be apologetic about it. In fact, he stressed Larson knows he did something wrong.

Bubba said, “He knows what he did was wrong. He wanted to question what I was doing; he never cleared me. Just hate it for our team. Our McDonald’s Toyota Camry was super solid. We just needed to find a little on the short run and get the balance where we needed it, and it would have been just like Kansas. Now the car’s junk.”

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Moreover, he doesn’t seem sorry about Bell being a part of the wreck either.

Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing are allies in the Cup Series, and they are both Toyota teams. Of course, Wallace also traded his crew with the #20 car earlier this season, after numerous complaints. And when asked about how he felt about involving an innocent playoff contender from JGR in his mess, he simply replied, “Sports…”

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Read More: Innocent Victim Christopher Bell Demands Justice & Requests “Protocol” Against Bubba Wallace After Kyle Larson Incident

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Hetul Katyal

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane.
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Nizamul Haque Bhuyan