The fact that 23XI Racing renewed the contract of Bubba Wallace despite him, realistically, not being able to fulfill the huge expectations that came from driving in a team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, is in itself a big gesture of faith. Speaking after the announcement of his renewal, the #23 driver opened up on the mutual commitment between him and his team.
Wallace described how 2022 has been, in his opinion, his best year so far in the Cup Series, one in which they’ve continuously made strides to improve and get better. “I’ve definitely enjoyed the time and glad that we can keep it going,” he added.
“I want to make this a super-long-term deal. I’d love to retire here — hopefully retirement’s not until like 10, 15 years down the road – but that was that was my goal from day one,” he said.