NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace had a tough finish on Sunday, crashing out of the Jack Link’s 500 in Talladega.
Wallace, driving the No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing, crashed out and caused a huge wreck on Lap 115.
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“Got wrecked there, unfortunately,” Wallace said. “Our Xfinity Toyota Camry was a little unstable getting pushed, but manageable. Maybe that hard of a hit was too much, and so unfortunately, we wiped out a bunch of cars. Got to debrief, figure out how to be better. Just kind of riding around, not doing much in the first stage and nothing to show for it at Talladega, unfortunately. This is a place we come to with a lot of confidence, and it is what it is. We will put this one behind us and go on to Texas and have some fun.”
Wallace was speaking with FOX’s Jamie Little.
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Wallace’s postrace interview, as always, sparked some debate.
Some NASCAR fans felt that Wallace should have been more apologetic, while others praised him for the way he handled things.
NASCAR fans debating Wallace’s post-race interview
NASCAR fans were split on him.
“Can’t be bothered to apologize for all the cars he wrecked… doesn’t say he hopes everyone is ok… what an entitled driver,” one shared.
“How about you don’t pull out in front of a freight train?” one added.
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“How come the rest of the toyotas dont have a hard time getting pushed? He would blame it on toyota,” one fan added.
“What is it going to take for him to finally just get fired. How many other drivers have to lose their day because he can’t make logical choices?” one added.
“Bubba has been involved in ~9 major crashes on superspeedways and blamed for initiating at least 5-6,” one fan added.
“It’s kind of nice to see Bubba not putting the blame on another driver,” another added.
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“Wallace needs to make better choices. He needed to stay in the bottom lane. Ross got pushed also but was able to hang on to it,” one added.
What did you make of Wallace’s post-race interview on FOX?
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