Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlin Reported to Have Banned Bubba Wallace Regardless of NASCAR Verdict

After his suspension from the Miami-Homestead race, Bubba Wallace is set to drive again at Martinsville. Owing to his actions at the Las Vegas Speedway, NASCAR penalized the 23XI Racing driver with a single-race suspension However, what would have happened if the governing body had failed to take action on it?

According to NASCAR spotter Brett Griffin, 23XI Racing co-owner, Denny Hamlin would have anyway parked out Wallace irrespective of NASCAR’s decision. This is because Hamlin seemed pretty upset with Wallace after his retaliation at the South Point 400.

In an episode of ‘Door Bumper Clear’, Griffin revealed; “I am spot off for suspending him. I mean Denny may have parked him anyway. I think Denny was pretty upset about what happened and upset to the point that he took his name off the door.”

Furthermore, he reiterated that Hamlin’s action was a huge statement. He said; “People are like ‘Oh they should take his name off the door.’ Look, man, watching at home is one thing, watching another guy drive your car is one thing. ‘Your name ain’t even on the door.’ –  That is a huge statement from the ownership of the team.”

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Furthermore, Griffin said that Hamlin’s statement was a big deal. Moreover, he shared that he has seen drivers running into each other purposely every week. But now it is time to draw a line.

Brett Griffin on why Bubba Wallace deserved to be called out

During the South Point 400 at Las Vegas, Bubba Wallace retaliated against Kyle Larson. As a result, he spun Larson out which wrecked Larson’s car. Furthermore, the contact left Wallace’s car damaged and also affected Christopher Bell in the process.

However, after his race, Wallace denied allegations of him wrecking Larson on purpose. Moreover, he blamed the Hendrick Motorsports driver for shoving him into the wall which locked his steering wheel. But in NASCAR’s investigation, Wallace’s retaliation was categorized as a ‘dangerous act.’

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Talking about NASCAR’s decision, Brett Griffin said; “This is targeting. Right-rearing somebody and sending them head-on into the fence is a form of targeting. It needs to be written in the rule book. If you do this, you are gonna be suspended. But now we gotta be consistent with it. And now we gotta draw line of when is it dangerous and when is it okay.”