Bubba Wallace expressed some vindication in getting into the NASCAR Playoffs. He said the critics about him not getting into the playoffs were 'wrong.'
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace, #23, on the grid prior to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Aug. 25, 2023."All those comments that people throw on your videos about Bubba Wallace making the playoffs, they’re wrong," Wallace toldWallace thanked his family and colleagues for helping him get to this point.Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, and Martin Truex Jr.
"It was kind of a surreal situation I was in mentally. I was just proud to make it all work and having the people behind me — my team, my wife helping me navigate all the obstacles getting to this point."However, he expressed some belief in his and his team’s abilities to create something special in the postseason.
"I think we can do some damage," he said."Looking back in our first round of the owner playoffs last year was really, really solid. We’ve got to create the longevity of that, making the most of it." NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace, #23, races during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Aug. 26, 2023.
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