“Passion”- Bubba Wallace Justifies His Nashville Radio Outburst
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Whenever a NASCAR fan now thinks of Nashville Superspeedway, arguably, the first thing that comes to their mind is the infamous radio rant by Bubba Wallas, “Leave me the f**k alone, dude. Don’t talk to me the whole f*****g race.” Now, everyone has their opinions on whether it was fair or not for Wallace to say so. But Wallace seems to have some words in his own defense.
After Bubba snapped at his 23XI Racing 23XI Racing crew members, his radio message was the talk of the town. So, naturally, he had all eyes on him. However, Wallace defended himself in an interview at Road America.
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“Passion,” Wallace said Saturday at Road America. “I want to win, need to win, gotta win. I have a team capable of winning. The car is capable of winning. So, that just creates passion. With passion comes frustration. Just gotta manage it.”
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Is Bubba’s reasoning fair? Or what he did is still unfair? Let us know in the comments.
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Of course, if the driver did something so big, the owner has to have something to say. And it seems like Denny Hamlin doesn’t support Bubba Wallace in this situation.
The 23XI Racing co-owner wasn’t happy about the comment. Hamlin spoke to the media and revealed where he stands on the situation. He’s firm in his belief that Wallace was wrong.
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Hamlin said, “You can’t embarrass the race team. That’s for sure. I think he knows where we stand on it and hopefully he continues to be better.”
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Now, whether Wallace is in the right or wrong is for the fans and his team to decide. But, should we accept an apology from the driver soon? Or is his reasoning for juggling passion and frustration fair enough?
Edited by:
Ranvijay Singh