It’s celebration time for Bubba Wallace. After all, the 23XI Racing driver has recorded back-to-back Top 5 finishes in the last four Cup Series races. Having finished fourth at the Kansas Speedway, fifth in Darlington, second in North Wilkesboro, and fourth at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wallace is on a roll. However, does this close the ‘replacement’ chapter?
The 2023 season has not been easy for Wallace, especially after the streak of DNFs he had to suffer. Moreover, during the COTA race, the 23XI driver slammed into Kyle Larson as he completely mishit the brakes at Turn 12.
Bubba Wallace and the “replacement” chapter
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Disappointed in himself after COTA, Wallace told Fox, “Broke a toe link in the rear and then oil line. Just trying my hardest not to go down that slippery slope of self-doubt, right here,” Wallace said. “Two weeks in a row making rookie mistakes. Six years in the Cup. Need to be replaced.”
Criticizing his actions and harsh comments, many people from the NASCAR community expressed concern with Wallace’s choice of words. In fact, veteran driver Kenny Wallace reminded Bubba that he is backed by some big sponsors like McDonald’s and Doordash who would not be happy to hear something like that.
Hence, after going down that “slippery slope” of self-doubt, registering four back-to-back Top 5 finishes is a cause for celebration for Wallace. Not only has he overcome the negative thoughts he had about himself, but the #23 driver has also proved the haters wrong who demanded his team owner Michael Jordan fire him.
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Amanda Wallace celebrates Wallace closing the ‘replacement’ chapter
Proud and happy with Bubba Wallace’s performance at the Charlotte Motorspeedway, his wife Amanda Wallace took to Instagram to celebrate the achievement. Posting a picture with Wallace, Amanda wrote,
“Proud doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel right now! 4…5…2…4 the last 4 weekends! bW on a roll baby! Time to keep in rolling in St Louis.”
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Appreciating the efforts of the 23XI Racing driver, some other Instagram users joined Amanda to support Wallace. One of them wrote, “Bubba Wallace Szn is among us… keep grinding! 🤟🏾” Whereas another commented, “Love seeing the success! he deserved these results in a bunch of the early season races so it’s nice to see the hard work pay off! It’s only a matter of time until you guys get that win 😁”
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With 327 points over 14 starts, Bubba Wallace is currently standing in the 15th position on the points table. With no wins to his name yet, Wallace has registered 4 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes till date this season.