Bubba Wallace makes NASCAR Cup Playoffs for first time with solid 12th-place finish in regular-season finale.
Bubba Wallace was exhausted but elated when he stepped from his 23XI Racing Toyota following Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. With his 12-place finish, the 29-year-old Wallace had made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for the first time in his career. He said the accomplishment goes on his Mt. Rushmore.
“We have really good people and I always tell my people how good they are,” Barker says. “Now there’s proof. It makes us stronger … the sky’s the limit. I believe in momentum. We have positive momentum going in .” Wallace’s teammate Tyler Reddick gained entrance into the playoffs with a victory earlier this year at Circuit of the Americas.Sean GardnerTy Gibbs entered Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona 32 points below the playoff cutline. He knew if the 160-lap race didn’t have a new winner this season, the final playoff position would come down to him and fellow Toyota driver Bubba Wallace.
Blaney said he was glad there was a SAFER barrier where he hit and the way his car reacted was a “big testament to the new front clips.”
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