“Not Classy Whatsoever” – When a Rash Bubba Wallace Was Condemned By NASCAR for His Actions Against Hendrick Motorsports Driver

NASCAR has never had a lack of temper tantrums or off-track fights between drivers. In one such incident back in 2019, Bubba Wallace walked up to a dehydrated Hendrick Motorsports driver and emptied a Powerade bottle on his face. Soon his actions were noticed by the officials, who stated that they desired to have a word with him.

The NASCAR vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell stated, “I would say I will be having a conversation with Bubba Wallace.”

“I think that was really not classy whatsoever. I understand that drivers have issues with each other during a race, and we totally get that, but when a driver is on the ground being attended to by medical personnel, you need to be smarter than that.”

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He concluded by stating, “We’ll have that conversation with Bubba and see how that goes”

What happened between Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace on the track that led to this altercation

The two drivers had a constant tussle between them throughout the race. Starting within the first lap itself, the fight reached its boiling point on lap 42.

That is when Bowman deliberately spun Wallace. The then Richard Petty Motorsports driver decided to continually give Bowman the bird thereafter. However, that angered Bowman to the point where he punted Wallace down the track all the way to the chicane.

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Bubba, seemingly infuriated, marched up to Bowman at the end of the race and made the infamous move. He emptied the bottle of Powerade, a sports drink, on Bowman and NASCAR’s medical chief.