The Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson incident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is something that not many will forget. However, it seems that the Hendrick Motorsports driver is quick to get over it. Although Wallace’s actions will follow him to the Miami-Homestead race, it looks like Kyle Larson has already put all of it behind him.
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Last Sunday, Bubba Wallace shoved Kyle Larson several times on the Las Vegas field after their altercation on the track. Wallace, who had spun out Larson was suspended for one race by NASCAR. This was mainly because the governing body found his on-track actions to be a “dangerous act.”
Following this, Wallace also shared an apology on his Twitter feed. In his apology, he expressed his remorse for shoving the Hendrick Motorsports driver and wrecking Christopher Bell while spinning Larson out. However, fans were eager to know if the 23XI Racing driver apologized to Larson personally.
In a recent interview with Fox reporter Bob Pockrass, Kyle Larson opened up on his views on Wallace’s apology. When the Pockrass asked Larson if he had talked to Wallace at all since last Sunday, Larson simply answered; “No, we haven’t talked, yet. I am sure, hopefully, we’ll eventually.”
Furthermore, he said that he is not at all expecting an apology. He stated; “I feel like a lot of people are expecting him to reach out and apologize. I don’t expect an apology for anything. So, I am all good on my end.”
Hearing that the Hendrick Motorsports driver is not expecting any expression of regret, fans lauded him for taking the high road.
One of these drivers showed their maturity in the last week. One did not.
— AB (@ABdoesracing) October 22, 2022
@BubbaWallace how’s watching from the sidelines?? You need to learn to calm down your toxic masculinity
— Did Kyle Larson win? (@DidLarsonWin) October 22, 2022
Bubba Wallace has been taught by this world that he’s a victim so he knows only how to be the victim. Expect nothing different.
— Shawn Daniels (@_WinRockyWin_) October 22, 2022
Shows you why Larson is a champion s as bd bubba is not
— T1M (@Timbo481) October 22, 2022
Imagine if other way around. Entire world would be waiting for a Larson apology.
— Jeffrey Brooks (@jebrooksjr) October 22, 2022
Kyle Larson on getting over it so easily
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It seems that a lot of NASCAR fans were stuck at how Larson moved on this quick. In fact, Bob Pockrass too reiterated the point by asking that Wallace didn’t text either. To this, Larson said; “No, we haven’t had a conversation.”
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 16: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, speaks to the media during the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Moreover, Pockrass told the 2021 Cup Series champion that if he was in his place, he would have definitely expected an apology. To this, Kyle Larson replied; “I don’t know, I am a big boy, I guess. (laughs) So, I don’t get my feelings hurt easy. So, I guess I don’t expect an apology at all. Nothing like that.
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Furthermore, Larson added that he is excited to be here and happy to put all of it behind him. He shared; “Like I said last week, it is what it is. And I move on from things really fast so excited for being here at Homestead. And this is one of my favorite tracks. Would love to get away here this weekend.”
