BUBBA WALLACE NEWS

Bubba Wallace on pressure, social media and what he has learned: 'I don’t change for anybody'

Bubba Wallace talks to Bob Pockrass about driving for MJ, getting his first Cup win, being teammates with Kurt Busch and more.

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Bubba Wallace opens up about working with team owner Michael Jordan NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace says the influence that team owner Michael Jordan has been tremendous for his career.

DECEMBER 15, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

McDonald's Expanding Sponsorship 23XI Racing and McDonald's announced that the Golden Arches will expand its partnership with the team by increasing its presence on the No. 23 Toyota Camry TRD with Wallace across...

Impact McDonald's has decided to increase their presence on the No. 23 Toyota in the upcoming season. That includes picking up primary sponsorship of Wallace for the season-opening Daytona 500. The young driver enters season two with this new race team and enjoys plenty of corporate backing. "McDonald's has really stepped up over the years and played a large part in my career," said Wallace. "Getting McDonald's back to Victory Lane for the first time since 1994 and having them on our Camry for my first win in the Cup Series this year was really special."

DECEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR's love of Nashville creates energized celebration

NASCAR celebrated the end of its season in Nashville with an energized party that had a pre-pandemic run of show

DECEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

In The Pits: NASCAR caps 2021 looking ahead to future growth

NASCAR will close its season this week with a three-day celebration in Nashville that ends with the crowning of three new national series champions

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crew Chief Confirmed 23XI Racing announced competition updates and its crew chief lineup for the 2022 season. Bootie Barker will continue with Wallace, moving from interim to full-time crew chief of th...

Impact Barker moved into the crew chief role for Wallace and the No. 23 team last season at Bristol. The duo have earned one win and five Top-20 finishes in their eight races together. 23XI has decided to keep Wallace and Barker together in 2022 and see if the two can continue to improve this team's performance.

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Why Daniel Suarez Gives Bubba Wallace Middle Finger Every Time They Race - NESN.com NASCAR currently is mired in all sorts of feuds: there’s Chase Elliott vs. Kevin Harvick, as well as Denny Hamlin vs. Alex Bowman. And, of c...

NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • NESN.COM

Column: NASCAR ends season with new champions, new energy

NASCAR ended its season with three new champions and a renewed energy based on a successful final weekend at Phoenix Raceway

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hamlin falls short one again at JGR for NASCAR championship

Denny Hamlin failed again to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bubba Wallace taken out by Corey LaJoie early in Phoenix ' NASCAR Watch as Corey LaJoie gets into the left rear of Bubba Wallace's car, sending Wallace hard into the wall.

NOVEMBER 7, 2021 • NASCAR.COM

Crash and DNF at Phoenix Wallace crashed and finished 39th in the Season Finale 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway Sunday afternoon.

Impact With a season full of ups-and-downs, unfortunately, Wallace would end the campaign on a down note. He started 25th on the grid and battled in the opening laps. However, lap 7 would see disaster strike. Wallace would get together with the No. 7 of Corey Lajoie in turn 3 and it didn't end well. The damage to the rear end of the No. 23 Toyota would be extensive, and end Wallace's day. It was his fourth DNF of the season.

NOVEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR basks in Phoenix glow of full championship experience

Phoenix Raceway is set for its first complete championship weekend after the pandemic spoiled much of last year's chance

NOVEMBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR denounces 'Let's go, Brandon' conservative rally cry

NASCAR has denounced its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry that's being used as an insult to President Joe Biden

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Column: Time for Hamlin to put up or shut up in title race

AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer says it is time for Denny Hamlin to put up or shut up in his empty quest to win an elusive NASCAR title

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Listen in: Kyle Busch frustrated, yelling on the radio ' NASCAR Listen in as Kyle Busch gets frustrated trying to pass Bubba Wallace, yelling on his radio.

OCTOBER 24, 2021 • NASCAR.COM

Larson wins at Texas for 1st spot in NASCAR's championship 4

Kyle Larson is the first driver in NASCAR's championship four

OCTOBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Huge wreck on the backstretch at Texas Motor Speedway ' NASCAR Bubba Wallace gets loose, spins and forces a huge wreck on the backstretch that collects multiple cars, including Kyle Busch, at Texas Motor...

OCTOBER 17, 2021 • NASCAR.COM

'Cheers and tears': NASCAR industry still celebrating Bubba Wallace's first Cup win ‘We toasted and cried,’ said NASCAR’s VP of diversity and inclusion Brandon Thompson. He’s known Wallace since his Rev Racing days.

OCTOBER 10, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Column: The hate follows Bubba Wallace on his biggest day It's been nearly 16 months since Bubba Wallace was waiting out a rainstorm in his motorhome in the Talladega Superspeedway infield when NASC...

OCTOBER 8, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Kyle Larson knows not to get too comfortable heading into Charlotte

Kyle Larson is in good shape in the Cup Series playoffs, but he knows that can change in a hurry, Bob Pockrass writes.

OCTOBER 7, 2021

AUTO RACING: Hamlin now the man to beat in NASCAR?

Denny Hamlin is now the man to beat in NASCAR's top series

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Some NASCAR Fans Claim Race Was Fixed For Bubba Wallace To Win - NESN.com Is it so hard to imagine Bubba Wallace winning a NASCAR Cup Series race on his own merits? Some fans claim NASCAR rigged the Yellawood 500 p...

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • NESN.COM

Roy S. Johnson: Will Bubba Wallace's historic win lure Michael Jordan's rich Black friends to NASCAR? It takes milions upon millions to field a successful NASCAR team. Enter billionaire MIchael Jordan, whose triumph as majority owner Bubba Wa...

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • AL.COM

Steve Hummer: NASCAR has a very good day: There's a new Bubba (Wallace) in victory lane While nothing much else has favored Bubba Wallace in his chosen sport these past four years, the rain did him a great solid Monday.

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Michael Jordan Congratulates Bubba Wallace After First NASCAR Win Bubba Wallace won his first NASCAR race and is the first Black driver to win a Cup Series race since Wendell Scott in 1963.

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • AJC.COM