Bubba Wallace came into the 2024 NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum after having one the best seasons of his career. He finished the 2023 season in 10th place, the highest rank of his seven-year career.
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace goes into the 2023 season with a new car and a new hope to reach the playoffs. He will be competing in the Daytona 500 on February 19 at 11:30A.M. PST.
Waiting anxiously in a rain delay, Bubba Wallace joyfully cheered with his team once learning he had accomplished everything that he worked so hard for. A historic moment.
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Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level.
After a NASCAR race at Talladega was postponed to Monday, a noose was found in the garage stall of driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. on Sunday. Wallace is the only African American that is a full-time NASCAR driver.
Richard Petty Motorsports has signed rookie driver Darrell Wallace Jr. to a two-year contract extension through 2020. More commonly known by his childhood nickname “Bubba,” Wallace was second in the Daytona 500 for the highest finish for a Black driver in the race.