William Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver who was born on October 8, 1993. We will discuss about Jason Tatum: Draft class| Return| Trade draft| Tonight.
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Wallace at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021
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| Born | William Darrell Wallace Jr. October 8, 1993 Mobile, Alabama |
| Achievements | Highest finishing African-American in the Daytona 500 (2nd, 2018) Highest finishing African-American in the Brickyard 400 (3rd, 2019) 2017 U.S. Short Track Nationals Super Late Model 100 Winner (inaugural race) First African-American to win in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (Martinsville, 2014) Youngest driver to ever win at Franklin County Speedway (15 in 2008) |
| Awards | 2010 K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year 2008 UARA-Stars Rookie of the Year |
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |
| 148 races run over 5 years | |
| Car no., team | No. 23 (23XI Racing) |
| 2021 position | 21st |
| Best finish | 21st (2021) |
| First race | 2017 Axalta presents the Pocono 400 (Pocono) |
| Last race | 2021 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix) |
| First win | 2021 YellaWood 500 (Talladega) |
He drives the No. 23 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series and the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for Spencer Davis Motorsports part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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The test came 45 minutes after Wallace grabbed the lead, when the skies opened up and he sat in the rain, hoping, wanting, and praying that NASCAR would cancel the rescheduled race and proclaim him the winner.
With a crowd chanting his support behind his pit stand — one man told his 6-year-old son, who was dressed in a Wallace shirt and jumping up and down along the fence, that he was “witnessing history” — NASCAR pulled the plug, and Wallace became only the second Black driver to win a Cup Series race.
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In 2021, Bubba Wallace will not be a part of Richard Petty Motorsports. Bubba Wallace will not return to Richard Petty Motorsports’ No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the team announced Thursday.
In 2021, Wallace will face a familiar number.
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin revealed on Thursday that their newly founded NASCAR Cup Series team, 23XI Racing (pronounced twenty-three eleven), will drive Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 vehicle next season.
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Michael Jordan has stated that he will form a single-car NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin beginning in the 2021 season.
Jordan’s influence, according to Dr. Brett Boyle, a marketing expert at Saint Louis University, could lead to Tiger Woods’ success on the PGA Tour.
The sports legend and Charlotte Hornets owner has invested in and joined the board of directors of sports betting business DraftKings, as well as becoming a new NASCAR team owner.
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Bubba Wallace won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday, which was shortened due to rain. He joins Hall of Famer Wendell Scott (Jacksonville, Fla.) as the second Black driver to win a Cup race.
Bubba Wallace won the rain-shortened Yallawood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday, becoming only the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. Wallace took the lead late in Stage 2 and was still in front when the race was stopped with seven circuits remaining.
