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Mar 12, 2022; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during qualifying for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 12, 2022; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during qualifying for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
At the Dover International Speedway, Bubba Wallace endured a bad day in the office. Apparently, he had been running well for a while, after starting in the Top 10. Unfortunately, as the race progressed, his car began to feel very loose. As a result, he was forced to spend the rest of the race just wrestling the car.
According to crew chief Bootie Barker, the #23 car’s sway bar link broke. Owing to that, the car began to become a real handful. On the bright side, Wallace was somehow able to salvage a 16th-place finish. Speaking about his race on Twitter, he acknowledged that having a loose car at Dover was not good at all.
Yep. Another bum end to what we thought we would be a great day.. We fell off hard at the end, bootie called and said our Sway bar link had broke at some point..
Loose at Dover is no bueno.
Maybe next week we can get it turned around🤬
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) May 2, 2022
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So far, Wallace has not been enjoying such a great season. There were many times when he was so close, yet so far from a Cup win. After a fine 2nd place at the Daytona 500, the African-American driver has not managed to breach the Top 10 at all since then.
Can Bubba Wallace turn things around?
Truthfully speaking, he got extremely unlucky at the Dover International Speedway. Now, he will be hoping that he can turn his fortune around at the next race at Darlington. Though if we’re being honest, Darlington could be a bit of a tough ask, especially since Wallace excels on superspeedways.
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Fortunately for him, there are still a couple of superspeedways on the calendar. This includes the Daytona International Speedway, which will host the Coke Zero Sugar 400.
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Apr 24, 2022; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch (45) hits Bubba Wallace (23) while racing to the checkered flag behind Martin Truex Jr (19) and Ross Chastain (1) during the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
While he may excel at superspeedways, Bubba Wallace will want to prove that he can perform well at other race tracks. If he can somehow sneak in a win at one of the next few races, he will confirm a Playoff berth.
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This could undoubtedly set him up for a career-best finish. However, saying it is one thing, but executing it will be a whole different kettle of fish.
