Michael Jordan’s NASCAR Team Handed Double-Blow as Toyota “Sh*tbox* Threatens Bubba Wallace’s Momentum

After a horrible first half to the season thanks to factors like bad luck, poor pit road incidents, and more, Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing in general, made somewhat of a recovery in the last few months. However, it seems now, that Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team is once again falling down on their luck.

For the past two weeks, Wallace’s #45 has suffered through some mechanical problems along with his current teammate, Ty Gibbs also facing some issues of his own, albeit some were self-inflicted.

Regardless, 23XI Racing headed into Talladega, and even before the race started, they announced some bad news.

“Bubba Wallace team changing an engine and will go to the rear but it was not an engine issue per se as much as an overheating issue … Ty Gibbs had an oil leak that was repaired and will go to the rear,” journalist Bob Pockrass reported.

This led to a lot of criticism from NASCAR fans. Most of them argued how Wallace, who is looked as the star driver in the Jordan-Hamlin project, would ever be able to reach his potential if he has such equipment.

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The strange admission Bubba Wallace once made about driving for Michael Jordan

It’d be very tough to find someone who doesn’t get star-struck by Michael Jordan, but his NASCAR driver, Bubba Wallace, recently admitted in an interview that he, for one, doesn’t.

Wallace described how cool it is to be part of MJ’s team and to be “under his wing.” The #23 driver revealed that he enjoys every conversation and every interaction he has with Jordan.

“I rarely ever get starstruck… I don’t know if I ever really have. And to me, MJ’s just another guy that is passionate about what he likes to do, and is competitive and we share a lot of the same core values,” Wallace said.

“So, it’s really cool.”

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