At the Bristol Motor Speedway, there was a delight for race winner Kyle Busch. However, it also meant heartbreak for poor Tyler Reddick. He looked like he was about to win his first career race for Richard Childress Racing in the Cup Series. Enter a wild lunge from Chase Briscoe, hunting for his second career win. Unfortunately, the two of the tangled and spun, and third-placed Busch was not about to decline an open invitation. After the race, many consoled the distraught Reddick, including 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace.
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Others know his time is coming. @TylerReddick | @BubbaWallace
Class act 👏🏽
Respect and sportsmanship from bubba.
Or maybe, just maybe he and Reddick are friends like normal people.
Tyler is such an amazing guy. Knowing it was just a racing incident. Huge fan of him and Briscoe!
I felt really bad for Tyler. His win is coming soon! 😉
Not unless time travel is invented...🤦
Many acknowledge that Reddick is a hugely talented driver, and a win will come eventually. It’s just that, this time, it was so close yet so far for the #8 driver. Luckily for him, the 2022 NASCAR Cup season is still long, so he has plenty of time to get the monkey off his back.
Needless to say, the fans’ reaction to the photo, was mixed. Some sympathized with Reddick and praised Wallace’s sportsmanship. However, others began to troll the 23XI Racing driver for his ‘unofficial’ win last year at Talladega.
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Mar 5, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick (8) during qualifying for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
What did the fans say about the Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace photo?
Admittedly, the general consensus was that the #8 driver was unlucky to not win the race. He was just one corner away from taking a shock victory, but Briscoe’s late lunge had other ideas. However, the Twitter populace were not as kind to Bubba Wallace, and the trolls came out in full force.
😂😂😂 reddick will win a real race before Bubba does. Had Bubba been winning at end of stage 2 race would have been called again
He just wanted to act like he cares to get more publicity and camera time since he was running 20th the whole race
its a funny photo because Bubba knows nothing about winning!. lol
Reddick winning Talladega confirmed
@bubbawallace getting more nascar time for doing another 20-30 th place finish. He’s nothing more than a start and park driver but elevated over his race vs ability.
Bubba is still waiting to win a real race in cup
Bubba trying to get tv time by hanging out with the true talent
Many of the 23XI Racing driver’s haters still believe that he did not deserve his Talladega win. There is a slight element of truth to that accusation because he was leading when the race was stopped. After a lengthy wait, the officials declared the results, and he became the winner. Hopefully, the #23 driver gets a chance to truly silence his critics with a ‘legitimate’ win.
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