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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 leidos Toyota, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Echopark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 27, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 leidos Toyota, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Echopark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 27, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Bubba Wallace simply can’t catch a break. No, not from the bad luck that tainted his performances on track for the majority of the current season, something that has gotten better recently as his finishes reflect.
He can’t catch a break from senseless, needless, and unwarranted hate from completely unexpected and irrelevant sources, like Nick Adams, the political activist and author sponsored by former President Donald Trump.
This time, Adams took to Twitter to criticize the 23XI Racing driver’s P2 finish in Michigan, describing it as “another tough loss.”
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Bubba Wallace had another tough loss on the racetrack today in Michigan.
Maybe it's time for him to accept that racing is not his sport.
NASCAR would be better off without him.
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) August 7, 2022
Naturally, NASCAR fans jumped in the defense of the driver who has recently shown just how good and competitive he can be under the ideal circumstances and consistency.
This right here is the bullshit Bubba Wallace has to deal with for simply existing. pic.twitter.com/ayBdr7goPy
— Andy Marquis 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@amarquis32) August 8, 2022
look man, i support you being a conservative and your ideas but your sports takes are god awful. Bubba drove his ass off today and would’ve won if Logano didn’t block him the entire time. Open your eyes and look at the big picture man.
— Chase ➐ (@DeerSlayer518) August 7, 2022
You realize there are 35 other losers in the race as well if that’s the dipshit take you want to have? Keep hating loser
— Chaos Ball is Back! (@brandonsblog) August 8, 2022
Four top-10s these past four races.
Maybe it's time for you to accept that journalism is not your calling.
America would be better off without you.
— Trevor Tuominen 🇺🇦 (@TrevorTuominen) August 8, 2022
he finished 2nd, a bit like Trump a few years ago, only Bubba’s 2nd place finish is a lot more respectable and impressive
— Patrick🇮🇪 (@poggerspatrick) August 7, 2022
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Holy crap, you're obsessed. Bubba doesn't live rent free. He literally owns your soul.
— Alex Kerner (@psychedalex68) August 8, 2022
What did Bubba Wallace say after his P2 finish in Michigan?
In the post-race interview on the front stretch, a distraught Bubba Wallace couldn’t hold back the frustration and heartbreak he had after finishing, what was really a good spot, P2.
Wallace beat himself up for his result, emphasizing just how he has failed his team, and fans.
“Replaying everything I could have done. Took the top there on the restart,” Wallace said.
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“All in all an incredible weekend. Appreciate my team. Wish we could have got Toyota in Victory Lane. Wish we could have got McDonald’s back in Victory Lane. She was fast all week. I’ll wear this one on my heart for a while. I failed everybody.”
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Aug 7, 2022; Brooklyn, Michigan, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the race at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Now, this was something for which Wallace received a lot of criticism, for criticizing his own result and being too hard on himself. However, one also has to understand the circumstances he’s in terms of his playoff chances.
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A win and he’d have turned his season potentially, and on the other hand, it’d be a disappointment, at least in his own words.
