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Bubba Wallace pulled off a cheeky interview when Kyle Busch won the race at Bristol. Remembering his Talladega race-shortened win, Wallace coined the ‘Mickey Mouse’ term right at Kyle. Fans reacted as one of them asked Bubba to hire a new PR team.

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Bubba finished the race in 28th place. In a post-race interview, Wallace Jr stated, “Oh Kyle, be ready for the Mickey Mouse tweets if you win under the rain. I know how that feels”

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Well, why did he say that? Is it because Kyle was gifted the race win? Or because his Talladega race win got a similar response? Well, he only knows.

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Fans reacted to it pretty creatively. One of them wrote, “I love when Twitter gets sh*t on. Bubba is the best,” while another fan wrote, “Can’t find the lie. Even if he never wins another race they will always be crying about that one like NASCAR somehow made it rain just for him.”

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What made Bubba Wallace bring in Mickey Mouse?

NASCAR returned to Bristol for the second Food City Dirt Race this weekend. This was the ninth round of the NASCAR Cup Series to be held at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing emerged as the surprise winner.

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The last turn fight between Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick paved the way for Joe Gibbs Racing to grab the Bristol win for this season.

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Talking about this, Busch stated, “Yeah, we got one. Doesn’t matter how you get ‘em. It’s all about getting ‘em. Can’t say enough. I mean, man, I feel like Dale Earnhardt Sr. right now (as the crowd booed his unexpected victory). This is awesome. I didn’t do anything.”

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Sabyasachi Biswas is a NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. Holding a master’s degree in mass communication and journalism, he has over eight years of experience covering motorsports. Apart from being a keen enthusiast, Sabyasachi is an ardent Kyle Larson fan. Besides this, he has been a die-hard 'Madridista' for years, a big Max Verstappen and Red Bull fan, and at the same time misses Roger Federer in action. As an athlete, Sabyasachi played soccer at the sub-junior level. He's also a travel freak and likes trying out different cuisines when he's away from the keyboard.

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