NASCAR has had it’s fair share of physical fights and harm between drivers, even the fans! A physical fight isn’t an common scene in this sport for sure. But would it concern a driver? Because a while before he assaulted Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace talked about it.

Does it worry or scare drivers?

Was Bubba Wallace worried about his fellow drivers or fans trying to “physically harm” him? Especially, since these talks about the time he found a noose in his garage, which fortunately turned to be something not even remotely as harmful as they initially perceived it to be. Moreover, he had also spoke against the confederate flag, amidst his struggle fighting as an African-American in the sport.

His show, Race: Bubba Wallace, featured his struggles as he gave an interview on Eauweb, where the reporter asked him, “Considering the history of this sport, how concerned were you that fans or other drivers might try to physically harm you?”

To which Wallace interestingly replied, “I wasn’t worried about physical harm. If anything I’ve gotten to see peoples true colors. And that’s good because I keep my circle small and I wasn’t looking to add anybody. The physical harm never crossed my mind. When I’m frustrated I’ll find something to bring me back to some sort of normal capacity before I start seeing red. I’m just having fun and trying to keep things lighthearted all of the time.”

What really is interesting is that he specially mentions “The physical harm never crossed my mind”, after he said, “I’ve gotten to see peoples true colors“. Because, a few months after the interview, Wallace was the one who harmed another driver.

Bubba Wallace ended up harming another driver

It’s good that Wallace has a positive point of view towards physical harm in the sport and fighting with another driver.

But Bubba turned into a bit of a hypocrite a few months after the interview because he was the one assaulting another driver. Larson and Wallace were racing when the #5 pushed the 23XI Racing car a little wide, causing him to hit the wall. But the #45 car reacted by going down and hooking the Hendrick Motorsports driver.

But he didn’t stop there. He then got out of his car to shove the 2021 Cup Series Champion, too. Naturally, he got a lot of criticism, along with a one-race suspension.

So, was Bubba really a hypocrite? Or it was just a heat of the moment reaction? Let us know in the comments.

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