Fast food conglomerate McDonald’s has been a sponsor for the Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing for years now. In a recent revelation, it was announced that both the team’s drivers will be sporting McDonald’s-inspired paint schemes on their cars in the upcoming Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami. With McD being one of the team’s biggest sponsors, it’s not surprising that marketing efforts would be targeted at making use of the food giant’s mascots.

Being a part of one such initiative, the No. 23 driver Bubba Wallace faced a funny encounter that has left fans in a puzzle. The driver posted a video of this unexpected meet-up that left him in splits on his “X” handle.

The unexpected encounter of Bubba Wallace with Roland McDonald’s best friend

After holding an online poll asking fans to choose the paint scheme for Bubba Wallace’s car, McDonald’s made their call a couple of days back. As a result, 23XI Racing announced that both #23 and #45 cars will be paying homage to the mascots of McD. The first car that was unveiled was the #23 of Bubba Wallace. Cast in a dark purple and gold color, the scheme was dedicated to celebrating Grimace, a character featured in the infamous McDonaldLand commercials.

In the wake of this announcement, Wallace has now put up a jovial recording of Grimace—The Mascot following him around a McDonald’s outlet. Captioning the hilarious video, “Been feeling watched lately…,” the driver has raised many questions amongst his followers, with some even funnily claiming that the man behind the costume could be his best friend, Ryan Blaney.

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The close friendship between Wallace and Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney is no secret. The duo can frequently be found pulling jokes on each other and spending a lot of time together. It was just a few days back that they got into an online banter about their past misfortunes at the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami track. Considering these shenanigans, fans were left wondering if the Wallace-Grimace encounter was another such prank.

As another fan wrote, “I bet it’s @Blaney in disguise”, the driver’s followers were impressed with the promo. Loving the idea of seeing Wallace with a legendary mascot, one user wrote, “Bubba and #Grimace. Seems pretty damn #McAwesome to me! Well played, @McDonalds and @23XIRacing!” 

Driving the Grimace car at Miami, Wallace took P2 in the qualifier round. Though the driver is not yet in the playoffs, he will look to secure wins before the season ends. With the purple flames setting the mood for the race, the Toyota looked fast and ready to take on the intermediate. In just a few hours we will get to see if Grimace visits the NASCAR victory lane in Wallace’s No. 23 car.

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