William Darrell "Bubba"Wallace Jr.[1] (born October 8, 1993) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He competes full-time in theNASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23Toyota Camry XSE for23XI Racing.
Wallace was previously adevelopment driver inToyota'sdriver development program where he drove part-time forJoe Gibbs Racing in theXfinity Series and full-time forKyle Busch Motorsports in theCamping World Truck Series. He then moved over toFord andtheir driver development program and competed full-time forRoush Fenway Racing in the Xfinity Series. After competing in select Cup Series races forRichard Petty Motorsports in their famous No. 43 as an injury replacement forAric Almirola, Wallace became a full-time driver for RPM in the same car when Almirola left the team, which was his first full-time ride in the Cup Series.
Wallace has been the only full-timeBlack American driver in NASCAR's three national series (Cup, Xfinity, and Truck) each year he has competed in them.
Wallace started racing in theBandolero andLegends car racing series, as well as locallate model events, at the age of nine.[2] In 2005, he won 35 of the Bandolero Series' 48 races held that year;[2] in 2008 he became the youngest driver to win at Franklin County Speedway in Virginia.[3]
In 2010, Wallace began competing in theNASCARK&N Pro Series East, a regional and developmental series. Wallace drove forRev Racing as part of NASCAR'sDrive for Diversity program,[4][5] and was signed as adevelopment driver forJoe Gibbs Racing.[6] He won his very first race in the series, atGreenville-Pickens Speedway, becoming the youngest driver ever to win at the track,[4] he was also the youngest driver to win in the series history, which began as the Busch North Series in 1987.[7] He also won later in the year atLee USA Speedway in New Hampshire,[8] on his way to finishing third in series points and winning the series' Rookie of the Year award.[6] He was the first African American to win the Rookie of the Year award in a NASCAR series.[9] Wallace's 2011 season would see him winning three times, atRichmond International Raceway,Columbus Motor Speedway, andDover International Speedway, and he finished second in points toMax Gresham.[4]
Wallace moved to race directly for Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2012 season.[2] Racing the entire K&N East Series season along with four to six selected races in the Nationwide Series,[10] Wallace won the second East event of the year at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, his first win with JGR.[11]
In 2018, Wallace returned to K&N East atWatkins Glen driving the No. 27 Chevrolet for Jefferson Pitts Racing to provide him with extra road course seat time before the Cup Series race later that weekend.[12]
Wallace made his national series debut in theXfinity Series in late May, driving the No. 20Dollar General Toyota for JGR atIowa Speedway;[13] he ran in the top ten for most of the event, finishing ninth.[14] After posting further top ten finishes in his next two starts in the series, Wallace won his first career Nationwide Series pole atDover International Speedway in late September.[15]
In 2014, he returned to theNationwide Series forJoe Gibbs Racing in the No. 20, starting in May atTalladega Superspeedway where he would finish 34th after being involved inThe Big One while running thirteenth.[16] He ran only one more Nationwide race that year, atDaytona in July withCoca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign sponsoring where he would finish a strong seventh.
Following the 2014 season, it was expected that Wallace would move up to theXfinity Series withJoe Gibbs Racing in a full-time ride, with the ownerJoe Gibbs claiming they would have "a big program" for the young driver.[17] After the team struggled to find sponsorship for more than fifteen races, on December 8, 2014, Wallace announced he had been granted his request to leave JGR and seek other opportunities.[18] Later, it was reported he had signed a deal to compete in the Xfinity Series forRoush Fenway Racing for 2015 with Chad Norris as his crew chief. On December 18, 2014, RFR officially announced that they had signed Wallace to compete full-time in the No. 6Ford Mustang in 2015, with sponsors and crew members to be announced at a later date. On January 28, 2015, at NASCAR Media Day, it was announced that Wallace would drive the No. 6Ford EcoBoost Mustang.[19] Wallace started the season with a twelfth place finish at Daytona and earned fourteen top-tens to finish seventh in the final point standings. He was beaten byDaniel Suárez for Rookie of the Year by a single top-ten finish.
Wallace finished sixth in the season opener at Daytona.[20] He got his first top-three of the season atCalifornia Speedway, in which he claimed third after a dramatic final lap saw long time leaderKyle Busch blow a tire giving the lead toDaniel Suarez temporarily as he would then run out of fuel just after passing Busch which then gave Busch back the lead, who was ultimately overtaken byAustin Dillon who would go onto win and Wallace would overtake Suarez, matching his career best finish, at the time, of third.[21] Wallace then earned his best career finish atDover International Speedway finishing second to the dominantErik Jones but at the end of the season dropped to eleventh overall in the points.[21] Wallace did make the inauguralXfinity Series chase and made it to the round of 8 before being eliminated after the penultimate race at Phoenix.
After finishing 33rd in the season-opening race at Daytona, Wallace finished in sixth place five consecutive times.[22] However, at Bristol, Wallace struggled. After starting from last, Wallace was trapped a lap down throughout the race, eventually getting caught up in a late crash. Wallace would finish the race in 33rd. At Charlotte, Wallace would run upfront for a majority of the race, even leading for three laps, but a late-race pit stop relegated him behind the top ten. Wallace got loose and hit the wall with a few laps to go costing him a top ten and finishing 28th. However, despite being fourth in the Drivers' Championship standings, Roush Fenway announced that they would be suspending operations of Wallace's Xfinity Series team following the Pocono race weekend due to sponsorship issues.[23]
Wallace signed withBiagi-DenBeste Racing to drive the No. 98 Ford at Chicagoland Speedway where he would score a tenth place finish.[24]
In February 2013, it was announced that Wallace would run a full season in theCamping World Truck Series in the No. 54 Toyota owned byKyle Busch Motorsports.[25] At Rockingham Speedway in April Wallace, following accidental contact withRon Hornaday Jr., was turned by Hornaday under a caution flag, his truck hitting the outside wall. Hornaday was penalized for the contact by being sent to the rear of the field; after the race, Hornaday was penalized 25 championship points and assessed a $25,000 fine, in addition to being placed on probation for the remainder of the season.[26] The situation was compared to an incident at the2011 WinStar World Casino 350K whereKyle Busch deliberately wrecked Hornaday atTexas Motor Speedway.[27]
On October 26, 2013, Wallace became the first African-American driver to win in one of NASCAR's national series since 1963, winning theCamping World Truck SeriesKroger 200 atMartinsville Speedway.[28][29] The only previous win by an African-American driver was byWendell Scott in the Grand National Division on December 1, 1963.[28] Wallace finished eighth in points in his rookie season.[18]
In 2014, Wallace returned to the Camping World Truck Series full-time in the No. 54. In June, Wallace won theDrivin' for Linemen 200 atGateway Motorsports Park. Three weeks later, he battledKyle Larson andRon Hornaday Jr. for the win atEldora Speedway. Wallace held off a hard charging Larson, who wrecked his car trying to catch him, and beat Hornaday by a 5.489-second margin to win the second annualMudsummer Classic.[30] Wallace switched to the No. 34 for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville in tribute toWendell Scott,[31] and led the most laps en route to his second straight victory in the race. Wallace won his final race with KBM, the season finale atHomestead Miami Speedway, beating Larson again to earn his first non-short track victory.[32] Wallace's four wins along with nine top fives and fourteen top-tens led to a third-place finish in points.[18]
Wallace returned to the Camping World Truck Series at Michigan in August, driving the No. 99 Truck forMDM Motorsports, and ended up winning the race, holding offChristopher Bell andKyle Busch who rounded out the top three.[33] However, Wallace's truck was discovered to have had illegal vent holes, resulting in an L1-level penalty that suspended crew chiefShane Huffman for one race and penalized the No. 99 team ten points.[34]
In May, Wallace once again returned to the Truck Series, driving the No. 20 forYoung's Motorsports at Kansas.[35] He finished fourteenth after running out of fuel from fifth with four laps to go.[36]
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In March, Wallace returned to the Truck Series for theTruNorth Global 250 atMartinsville andVankor 350 atTexas, driving the No. 22 forAM Racing. He filled in for the team's driver/owner,Austin Wayne Self, following his suspension. Wallace would finish tenth and twentieth, respectively, in these two races.[37] Self would then be reinstated before the next race (atDover) and he returned to his truck.
In March 2021, Wallace joinedSpencer Davis Motorsports to drive their No. 11 in thePinty's Dirt Truck Race onBristol Motor Speedway's dirt layout. For this race, the truck was fielded in a partnership withHattori Racing Enterprises. He finished eleventh in the race.[38]
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On June 5, 2017,Richard Petty Motorsports announced plans to have Wallace drive the team's No. 43 Ford in place of injuredAric Almirola, making Wallace the first African-American to race in the Cup Series sinceBill Lester in 2006.[39] In qualifying for his Cup debut at thePocono 400, he was able to advance to the second round and start sixteenth.[40] During the race, Wallace suffered from speeding penalties on pit road, including one while he was serving an earlier pass-through penalty;[41] at one point, he nearly missed his pit stall because he looked for his Xfinity pit sign instead of the No. 43.[42] He went on to finish 26th and one lap down. After congratulatingRyan Blaney in Victory Lane, Wallace passed out and required medical attention. He later stated, "This is the third time this is happened. I get so pissed off at myself that I just pass out."[41]
Wallace earned a finish of eleventh at Kentucky after being involved in a last-lap wreck.
AfterAric Almirola announced his departure from Richard Petty Motorsports, team ownerRichard Petty announced in an interview that he and the team were working on hiring Wallace as the new driver of the No. 43 in 2018.[43] Wallace was officially introduced to the team as their new driver on October 25, 2017.[44] He is the first African-American driver to have a full-time Cup ride sinceWendell Scott in 1971.[45]
Prior to the season-openingDaytona 500, Wallace received support fromNational Baseball Hall of FamerHank Aaron andFormula One driverLewis Hamilton.[45] He drove the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro to finish second behindAustin Dillon, the highest finish by a full-time rookie driver in race history, after beatingDenny Hamlin to the start/finish line by .002 seconds.[46][45] Wallace, however, scored only two additional top-ten finishes at thespring Texas race and thefall Phoenix race. He finished 28th place in the final point standings.
In October 2018, Wallace was named inEbony magazine's Power 100 list, joining the ranks ofStephen Curry,Antonio Brown,Venus Williams and former president and First LadyBarack andMichelle Obama.[47]
Despite continuing to have mediocre finishes in the2019 season, Wallace displayed his full potential with RPM at the2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race by winning the second stage of the Monster Energy Open and finishing fifth in the All-Star Race. His other highlight of the early-to-mid summer was atWatkins Glen, when he spunKyle Busch off the track on lap 61.[48]
At theBrickyard 400, Wallace had one of the best runs of his career by finishing third after running in the top ten all day long.[49] He continued to show improvements to his finishes during the season, notably atRichmond, where he started 37th and finished twelfth.[50]
At theCharlotte Roval, Wallace finished 24th afterAlex Bowman spun him out on lap 42 after Wallace gave Bowman the middle finger gesture on several laps. Wallace retaliated after the race by splashing water on Bowman's face.[51] NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said onSirius XM NASCAR Radio that officials plan to have a conversation with Wallace about the altercation.[52] On October 5, 2019, Wallace apologized toJeff Gordon,AMR NASCAR Safety medical director Dr. Angela Fiege, andHendrick Motorsports executive Jeff Andrews for getting them splashed during the incident, but stated that he does not regret what he did to Bowman.[53]
On November 9, 2019, Wallace was fined $50,000 and docked fifty points for intentionally manipulating competition atTexas when he spun his car on the track after experiencing a tire failure.[54] He once again finished 28th in the final points standings.
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For the 2020 season, Wallace was reunited with crew chief Jerry Baxter, who worked with him in the Truck Series.[55] In thePennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, Wallace finished sixth for his best finish on a 1.5-mile track.[56] When the season was halted after four races due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, he was 18th in points.[57]
During the stoppage, he participated in the NASCAR-sanctionedeNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, where he made headlines at the sim racing league's Bristol event for quitting early by choice after wrecking on the 11th lap. Wallace responded to fan criticism by mocking how easily they got offended over a video game. In response, his main sponsor, Blue-Emu, dropped its sponsorship of the virtual No. 43 car. Blue-Emu executive vice president Ben Blessing said that Wallace's outburst would have been unacceptable during a physical race. As Blessing saw it, Wallace's outburst was not the act of a NASCAR driver, but of "someone like my 13-year-old son who broke his controller playingsome game where he builds houses."[58] Later in the Pro Invitational season, after initially posting a tweet seeking a spotter for the event at Talladega,[59] Wallace announced that he would "opt-out," stating that practicing for the iRacing events was too difficult: "I simply get burnt out after a day. Not the games fault, just been like that for years."[60]
Wallace scored a second top-ten in theSupermarket Heroes 500 at Bristol after starting 36th.[61] Further top-tens came in theBrickyard 400 at Indianapolis andFireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan with ninth-place finishes in both.[62][63] In the regular season-endingCoke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, he recorded a fifth-place finish despite being involved in a late-race wreck.[64][65]
On September 10, 2020, Wallace announced he would leave RPM at the end of the 2020 season.[66] He finished 22nd in the points standings.[67]
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On September 21, 2020,Michael Jordan announced he and NASCAR veteranDenny Hamlin had created a NASCAR team, named23XI Racing with Wallace serving as the first driver in the No. 23.[68] Wallace was replaced byTy Dillon in the2021 Busch Clash as Wallace was not eligible to compete in the race.[69] After qualifying fourth for theDaytona 500, he finished second in hisBluegreen Vacations Duel toAustin Dillon.[70] He was classified seventeenth in the Daytona 500 after being involved in a fiery last-lap wreck.[71] Wallace scored a second-place finish at theAugust Daytona Race. He originally placed third, but due to a post-race car inspection failure on the No. 17 car ofChris Buescher, his result was increased to second, equaling his best ever Cup Series result at the2018 Daytona 500.[72] On October 4, 2021, Wallace earned his first career Cup win atTalladega after the race was shortened due to rain. Wallace is the first African-American driver to win a Cup Series race sinceWendell Scott in 1963.[73][74] Wallace also scored the first win for aMcDonald's-sponsored car sinceJimmy Spencer in 1994.[75]
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Wallace continued with 23XI Racing alongside new teammateKurt Busch.[76] He raced at the2022 Daytona 500 with a fullMcDonald's sponsored paint scheme, finishing runner-up toAustin Cindric by 0.036 seconds. Wallace was in contention late in the race atAtlanta, but would finish thirteenth after being involved in a wreck on the last lap.[77] On March 29, 2022, crew chiefBootie Barker was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the2022 Texas Grand Prix atCOTA.Dave Rogers was announced as Wallace's crew chief for Richmond, Martinsville, Bristol, and Talladega.[78] AtMichigan, Wallace won his first career pole and finished second toKevin Harvick.[79] Following the final regular season race atDaytona Wallace, in a must-win situation, failed to qualify for the Playoffs.[80] However, on August 31, 2022, it was announced that Bubba, along with crew chief Barker, would switch rides at 23XI for the remainder of the season, as they move over to the No. 45 car as it seeks the owner's championship.[81] On September 11, Wallace scored his second win atKansas after leading the final 67 laps and holding off Hamlin.[82] AtLas Vegas,Kyle Larson charged aggressively pastKevin Harvick and Wallace, causing Wallace to scrape the outside wall. Wallace retaliated with a right rear hook on Larson, wrecking both cars down the front stretch and severely damagingChristopher Bell's car in the process. During the caution, Wallace engaged in a shoving match with Larson.[83] Wallace was suspended for one race for the incident;John Hunter Nemechek was assigned to drive the No. 45 atHomestead.[84] He ended the campaign nineteenth in the drivers' standings.
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Wallace started the2023 season with a twentieth place finish at the2023 Daytona 500. He improved his finishes enough to make the playoffs for the first time in his career.[85] Although improving to tenth in the overall points, achieving five top-five finishes, and ten top-ten finishes, 2023 was the first winless season for Wallace since his first win atTalladega in 2021.[86] Wallace advanced to the Round of 12 following theBristol night race afterJoey Logano andKevin Harvick were eliminated due to issues late in the race.[87] He was eliminated from the Round of 12 at the conclusion of theCharlotte Roval race.[88]
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Wallace had an impressive start to 2024, achieving two fifth-place finishes in the first two races of the season.[89][90] However, following a 35th place finish atLas Vegas,[91] Wallace struggled to regain competitiveness for the next five races until a fourth place finish atMartinsville[92] Since Martinsville, Wallace has finished three times in the top-ten atTexas,Darlington, andNashville. At theChicago Street Race on July 7, Wallace was involved in a spin after he got turned byAlex Bowman, who would later go on to win that very same race. After the race, Wallace intentionally collided with Bowman's car during the cool-down lap. Per NASCAR, Wallace, "driver of the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, was fined $50,000 for violating Sections 4.4.B & D: NASCAR Member Code of Conduct, and finished the race in thirteenth and currently sits 17th in the playoff standings, 45 points underneath the elimination line for the 16-driver field."[93] Despite scoring decent finishes during the regular season, Wallace failed to make the playoffs afterChase Briscoe won atDarlington. Following theMartinsville playoff race, the No. 23 was docked fifty owner and driver points and Wallace and the team were each finedUS$100,000 for race manipulation, when Wallace faked a tire failure and slowed down to allow fellow Toyota driverChristopher Bell to pass him in an attempt to make the Championship 4. In addition, Barker was suspended for thePhoenix finale.[94]Despite a promising early season, Wallace finished the 2024 NASCAR season in eighteenth place overall with no wins, and fourteenth top-ten finishes while accumulating 878 points. This represents Bubba's second best overall finish in the NASCAR Cup Series.[95] On October 30, 23XI Racing announced that Bootie Barker, the 23 team's crew chief since 2021, would move to another position within the organization and that Charles Denike, who comes from the Truck Series, would be Wallace’s crew chief in 2025.[96]
Wallace began his 2025 season by winningDaytona Duel 1.[97] However, Wallace ended up with a 29th place DNF atDaytona. AtHomestead, Wallace was in contention to win, but got passed byAlex Bowman late in the race. Staying consistent throughout the year, Wallace would earn his first win of the season atIndianapolis on July 27, after holding offKyle Larson following a rain delay and double overtime finish.[98] This win, in theBrickyard 400, meant he was the first black driver to win any major race on theIndianapolis Motor Speedway oval.[99]
On June 21, 2020, a member of Wallace's team reported to NASCAR that a noose had been placed in Wallace's garage stall atTalladega Superspeedway, which NASCAR president Steve Phelps relayed to Wallace in the evening.[100] The organization condemned the act as "heinous" and said they would consult with law enforcement. Wallace stated that he was "incredibly saddened" by the "painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism," but also praised his fellow drivers who are "driving real change and championing a community that is accepting and welcoming of everyone."[101] Before theGEICO 500 race the next day, the drivers and crews pushed Wallace's car to the front of pit road in a show of solidarity, a gesture that driversJimmie Johnson andKevin Harvick proposed.[102]
A day after the race, an investigation by the FBI concluded that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime: the alleged noose was a pull-down rope with a loop, in the style of a hangman's knot, that was located on an overhead door, and had been in the garage since the fall Talladega race in 2019.[103] The FBI's determination led to people criticizing Wallace on social media as fake and questioning his integrity.[104][105] Wallace stated in interviews that although he was relieved that he was not specifically targeted, he was frustrated by the backlash he received.[104][105] He nonetheless vowed not to let the incident or the subsequent "hoax" allegations "break" him.[105] He added that regardless of "whether [it was] tied in 2019" or "wasn't directed at me... somebody tied a noose."[106]
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On June 25, 2020, NASCAR released a photo of the noose taken by security. In a teleconference later that day, Phelps explained NASCAR had inspected every garage at the sanctioning body's 29 tracks, with 11 garages containing pull-down ropes tied in knots but only Wallace's being tied into a noose.[107] Although the individual responsible was not identified, Phelps announced that NASCAR would require sensitivity andunconscious bias training for its personnel and that "Bubba Wallace and the 43 team had nothing to do with this."[100]
Two weeks after the GEICO 500, on July 6, 2020, PresidentDonald Trump tweeted that Wallace should apologize for the investigation, branding it a hoax while adding that it and NASCAR's Confederate flag ban "has caused lowest ratings EVER!" Trump's ratings claim was refuted byFox Sports executive vice president Michael Mulvihill, who said the ratings had increased by eight percent since the 2020 season resumed in May, while Wallace received support from figures like Johnson, driverTyler Reddick, and basketball playerLeBron James.[108]
Wallace founded and runs the Live to be Different Foundation.[109] He was also the National Motorsports Press Association's Pocono Spirit Award winner for the second quarter of 2020,[110] and the recipient of theComcast Community Champion of the Year award for 2020.[111]
In May 2020, after themurder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin inMinneapolis, Wallace began to speak out about the abuse of African Americans by the police, becoming the face of stock car racing's involvement in theBlack Lives Matter movement. Wallace has advocated for causes such as police reform, defunding, & in some cases abolishment of Police forces. On June 8, 2020, he called on NASCAR to prohibit displays of theConfederate battle flag at NASCAR races. In 2015, after the publication of photographs showing the white man who killed nine black churchgoers inCharleston, South Carolina, posing with the flag, the organization began asking fans not to display the flag at its races. However, many fans in the South continued to hoist the Confederate flag at races.[112] On June 10, 2020, NASCAR officially banned the display of the flag at its events.[113]
In the2020 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 NASCAR race atMartinsville Speedway, Wallace's car had a special paint scheme to honor Black Lives Matter when no other sponsor could be found for that race. The car featured an illustration of black and white hands interlocking together on the hood of the car, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on the side, and the phrase "Compassion, Love, Understanding" on both the hood and the back bumper.Richard Petty, owner ofRichard Petty Motorsports, contributed to the livery by adding a peace symbol on the rear quarter-panel of the car that features hands of all colors circling inside the peace symbol.[114][115] The livery was made after Richard Petty Motorsports failed to secure a primary sponsorship for the race. The team later suggested the idea to Wallace that he run an all-black car to honor the movement.[116] Wallace finished 11th after securing top-ten finishes in both stages, his career-best at Martinsville in the Cup Series.[117]
Wallace was born inMobile, Alabama and raised inConcord, North Carolina.
Born to a black mother and a white father,[118] Wallace is the son of Darrell Wallace Sr. and Desiree Wallace.[2][119] His father is the owner of an industrial cleaning company, and his mother is a social worker who ran track at theUniversity of Tennessee.[120]
Wallace is best friends with fellow NASCAR Cup Series driverRyan Blaney.[121] The two first met when they raced Bandoleros in their youth.[122]
In 2019, Wallace revealed that he dealt with and continues to deal with depression for most of his racing career.[123] After others reached out to him to thank him for bringing awareness to depression, Wallace said he did not know it was such a widespread problem; for him, being depressed was an honest answer to a media question.[124]
On July 23, 2019, Wallace posted photos ofRichard Petty autographing his left forearm. He vowed to have Petty's signature tattooed if the photos were retweeted 43,000 times. The goal was made by the morning of July 25.[125] Less than a month later, Wallace had Petty's signature tattooed on the back of his right thigh.[126]
Wallace married Amanda Carter on December 31, 2022,[127] after getting engaged on July 30, 2021.[128] The couple has a son together.[129]
Wallace is aChristian. In an interview withEsquire in 2020, Wallace clarified that his criticism ofMichael McDowell after an incident at that year's All-Star Race was not meant as an attack on McDowell's Christian faith as some had perceived. "A lot of people took that as attacking his faith and it definitely wasn't that. I have nothing against that. I'm a Christian myself. When you go disrespectful, then that shows the character that you are. That's what I was getting at."[130] Wallace's wrecked front bumper from the incident was put up for auction and raised $20,034 for the Christian non-profit organizationMotor Racing Outreach.[131]
In 2017, Wallace voiced the character Bubba Wheelhouse in the 2017Pixar filmCars 3.[132]
Leading up to the 2018 Daytona 500, he starred in theFacebook Watch seriesBehind the Wall: Bubba Wallace.[133]
Wallace and 23XI co-ownerDenny Hamlin appear in the music video forPost Malone's 2021 song "Motley Crew".[134]
In 2021, Wallace participated virtually in the2021 Pro Bowl after the event was cancelled and hosted onMadden NFL 21.[135]
In 2022, he was the subject of theNetflixdocu-seriesRace: Bubba Wallace. The six-episode series follows Wallace's career during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, including his off-track life and activism.[136]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Rev Racing | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1467 | 3rd |
| 2011 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Rev Racing | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1871 | 2nd |
| 2012 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | Joe Gibbs Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 36th |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 470 | 7th | ||
| 2013 | NASCAR Truck Series | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 22 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 704 | 8th |
| ARCA Racing Series | Venturini Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 137th | |
| 2014 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| NASCAR Truck Series | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 22 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 799 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1071 | 7th |
| 2016 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2163 | 11th |
| 2017 | NASCAR Cup Series | Richard Petty Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 348 | 20th | |
| Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| NASCAR Truck Series | MDM Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2018 | NASCAR Cup Series | Richard Petty Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 471 | 28th |
| NASCAR Truck Series | Young's Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 42nd | |
| 2019 | NASCAR Cup Series | Richard Petty Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 437 | 28th |
| NASCAR Truck Series | AM Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series | Richard Petty Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 597 | 22nd |
| 2021 | NASCAR Cup Series | 23XI Racing | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 699 | 21st |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| NASCAR Truck Series | Spencer Davis Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2022 | NASCAR Cup Series | 23XI Racing | 35 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 637 | 19th |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | 23XI Racing | 36 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2279 | 10th |
| NASCAR Truck Series | Tricon Garage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | 23XI Racing | 36 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 878 | 18th |
† As Wallace was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2017 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 43 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC 26 | MCH 19 | SON | DAY 15 | KEN 11 | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 50th | 01 | [137] |
| 2018 | Chevy | DAY 2 | ATL 32 | LVS 21 | PHO 28 | CAL 20 | MAR 34 | TEX 8 | BRI 16 | RCH 25 | TAL 16 | DOV 25 | KAN 23 | CLT 16 | POC 38 | MCH 19 | SON 29 | CHI 23 | DAY 14 | KEN 27 | NHA 24 | POC 33 | GLN 25 | MCH 23 | BRI 38 | DAR 26 | IND 38 | LVS 38 | RCH 27 | ROV 36 | DOV 23 | TAL 19 | KAN 26 | MAR 34 | TEX 25 | PHO 10 | HOM 21 | 28th | 471 | [138] | ||
| 2019 | DAY 38 | ATL 27 | LVS 26 | PHO 22 | CAL 30 | MAR 17 | TEX 23 | BRI 20 | RCH 27 | TAL 39 | DOV 27 | KAN 29 | CLT 25 | POC 21 | MCH 28 | SON 26 | CHI 25 | DAY 15 | KEN 23 | NHA 22 | POC 22 | GLN 28 | MCH 27 | BRI 14 | DAR 24 | IND 3 | LVS 23 | RCH 12 | ROV 24 | DOV 20 | TAL 24 | KAN 35 | MAR 13 | TEX 24 | PHO 25 | HOM 34 | 28th | 437 | [139] | |||
| 2020 | DAY 15 | LVS 6 | CAL 27 | PHO 19 | DAR 21 | DAR 16 | CLT 38 | CLT 37 | BRI 10 | ATL 21 | MAR 11 | HOM 13 | TAL 14 | POC 22 | POC 20 | IND 9 | KEN 27 | TEX 14 | KAN 37 | NHA 23 | MCH 9 | MCH 21 | DRC 25 | DOV 27 | DOV 21 | DAY 5 | DAR 38 | RCH 26 | BRI 22 | LVS 28 | TAL 24 | ROV 21 | KAN 18 | TEX 38 | MAR 21 | PHO 15 | 22nd | 597 | [57] | |||
| 2021 | 23XI Racing | 23 | Toyota | DAY 17 | DRC 26 | HOM 22 | LVS 28 | PHO 16 | ATL 16 | BRD 27 | MAR 16 | RCH 26 | TAL 19 | KAN 26 | DAR 21 | DOV 11 | COA 39 | CLT 14 | SON 14 | NSH 20 | POC 14 | POC 5 | ROA 24 | ATL 14 | NHA 26 | GLN 23 | IRC 13 | MCH 19 | DAY 2 | DAR 21 | RCH 32 | BRI 16 | LVS 16 | TAL 1 | ROV 14 | TEX 32 | KAN 14 | MAR 25 | PHO 39 | 21st | 699 | [140] |
| 2022 | DAY 2 | CAL 19 | LVS 25 | PHO 22 | ATL 13 | COA 38 | RCH 26 | MAR 16 | BRD 28 | TAL 17 | DOV 16 | DAR 27 | KAN 10 | CLT 28 | GTW 26 | SON 36 | NSH 12 | ROA 35 | ATL 14 | NHA 3 | POC 8 | IRC 5 | MCH 2 | RCH 13 | GLN 35 | DAY 11 | 19th | 637 | [141] | |||||||||||||
| 45 | DAR 9 | KAN 1 | BRI 29 | TEX 25 | TAL 16 | ROV 7 | LVS 36 | HOM | MAR 8 | PHO 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 23 | DAY 20 | CAL 30 | LVS 4 | PHO 14 | ATL 27 | COA 37 | RCH 22 | BRD 12 | MAR 9 | TAL 28 | DOV 12 | KAN 4 | DAR 5 | CLT 4 | GTW 30 | SON 17 | NSH 15 | CSC 31 | ATL 25 | NHA 8 | POC 11 | RCH 12 | MCH 18 | IRC 18 | GLN 12 | DAY 12 | DAR 7 | KAN 32 | BRI 14 | TEX 3* | TAL 23 | ROV 16 | LVS 13 | HOM 6 | MAR 11 | PHO 10 | 10th | 2279 | [142] | ||
| 2024 | DAY 5 | ATL 5 | LVS 35 | PHO 16 | BRI 29 | COA 15 | RCH 13 | MAR 4 | TEX 7 | TAL 36 | DOV 32 | KAN 17 | DAR 7 | CLT 11 | GTW 21 | SON 20 | IOW 17 | NHA 34 | NSH 7 | CSC 13 | POC 10 | IND 5 | RCH 4 | MCH 26 | DAY 6 | DAR 16 | ATL 29 | GLN 17 | BRI 3 | KAN 17 | TAL 9 | ROV 9 | LVS 12 | HOM 18 | MAR 18 | PHO 7 | 18th | 878 | [143] | |||
| 2025 | DAY 29 | ATL 9 | COA 20 | PHO 29 | LVS 28 | HOM 3 | MAR 3 | DAR 21 | BRI 19 | TAL 8 | TEX 33 | KAN 33 | CLT 35 | NSH 6 | MCH 4 | MXC 12 | POC 36 | ATL 22 | CSC 28 | SON 26 | DOV 7 | IND 1 | IOW 6 | GLN 8 | RCH 28* | DAY 37 | DAR 6 | GTW 8 | BRI 34 | NHA 26 | KAN 5 | ROV 15 | LVS 22 | TAL 4 | MAR 18 | PHO 37 | 11th | 2256 | [144] | |||
| 2026 | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | NWS | IND | IOW | RCH | NHA | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | KAN | LVS | ROV | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | ||||||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13 | 38 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 2021 | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 2024 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | 3 | 29 |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW 9 | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW 7 | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH 10 | CHI | KEN | DOV 12 | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 36th | 139 | [145] |
| 2014 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL 31 | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY 7 | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 94th | 01 | [146] |
| 2015 | Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | Ford | DAY 12 | ATL 11 | LVS 7 | PHO 15 | CAL 12 | TEX 6 | BRI 12 | RCH 12 | TAL 20 | IOW 6 | CLT 5 | DOV 17 | MCH 15 | CHI 10 | DAY 34 | KEN 7 | NHA 8 | IND 23 | IOW 11 | GLN 16 | MOH 8 | BRI 12 | ROA 5 | DAR 14 | RCH 14 | CHI 3 | KEN 9 | DOV 11 | CLT 8 | KAN 11 | TEX 19 | PHO 8 | HOM 10 | 7th | 1071 | [147] |
| 2016 | DAY 6 | ATL 18 | LVS 33 | PHO 12 | CAL 3 | TEX 15 | BRI 25 | RCH 16 | TAL 13 | DOV 2 | CLT 27 | POC 16 | MCH 9 | IOW 9 | DAY 20 | KEN 5 | NHA 12 | IND 14 | IOW 27 | GLN 29 | MOH 15 | BRI 7 | ROA 9 | DAR 17 | RCH 12 | CHI 20 | KEN 8 | DOV 11 | CLT 20 | KAN 33 | TEX 11 | PHO 32 | HOM 11 | 11th | 2163 | [148] | |||
| 2017 | DAY 33 | ATL 6 | LVS 6 | PHO 6 | CAL 6 | TEX 6 | BRI 33 | RCH 6 | TAL 13 | CLT 28 | DOV 8 | POC 11 | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | 20th | 348 | [149] | |||||||||||
| Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 98 | Ford | CHI 10 | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 61 | Toyota | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IRC | MCH 10 | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | ROV | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 87th | 01 | [150] |
| 2022 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA 28 | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC 35 | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 105th | 01 | [151] |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 54 | Toyota | DAY 12 | MAR 5 | CAR 27 | KAN 7 | CLT 27 | DOV 10 | TEX 6 | KEN 28 | IOW 8 | ELD 7 | POC 7 | MCH 21 | BRI 28 | MSP 4 | IOW 5 | CHI 11 | LVS 5 | TAL 17 | MAR 1* | TEX 7 | PHO 20 | HOM 15 | 8th | 704 | [152] | |
| 2014 | DAY 26 | MAR 2 | KAN 15 | CLT 26 | DOV 16 | TEX 10 | GTW 1* | KEN 2 | IOW 13 | ELD 1* | POC 8 | MCH 11* | BRI 2 | MSP 12 | CHI 6 | NHA 2 | LVS 2* | TAL 9 | TEX 26 | PHO 6 | HOM 1 | 3rd | 799 | [153] | |||||
| 34 | MAR 1* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | MDM Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH 1 | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 103rd | 01 | [154] |
| 2018 | Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN 14 | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 101st | 01 | [155] |
| 2019 | AM Racing | 22 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR 10 | TEX 20 | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 102nd | 01 | [156] |
| 2021 | Spencer Davis Motorsports | 11 | Toyota | DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD 11 | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 103rd | 01 | [157] | |
| 2022 | Halmar Friesen Racing | 52 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRD | DAR | KAN QL† | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | N/A | – | [158] |
| 2023 | Tricon Garage | 1 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR 7 | NWS 5 | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 94th | 01 | [159] |
| † – Practiced and qualified forStewart Friesen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2010 | Rev Racing | 6 | Chevy | GRE 1 | SBO 20 | MAR 3 | NHA 3 | LRP 6 | LEE 1 | JFC 15 | NHA 9 | DOV 25 | 3rd | 1467 | [160] | |||||
| 76 | IOW 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | Toyota | GRE 6 | SBO 6* | RCH 1 | IOW 6 | BGS 6 | JFC 4 | LGY 9 | NHA 30 | COL 1* | GRE 6 | NHA 3 | DOV 1 | 2nd | 1871 | [161] | |||
| 2012 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Toyota | BRI 18 | GRE 1* | RCH 28 | IOW 26 | BGS 2 | JFC 7 | LGY 16 | CNB 22 | COL 3 | IOW 11 | NHA 3 | DOV 2* | GRE 13 | CAR 2 | 7th | 470 | [162] |
| 2018 | Jefferson Pitts Racing | 27 | Chevy | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN 6 | GTW | NHA | DOV | 42nd | 38 | [163] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY 35 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 137th | 55 | [164] |
(key)
| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | CSLMTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2017 | Jamie Yelton | 6W | Ford | CON | DOM | DOM | HCY | HCY | BRI 1* | AND | ROU | TCM | ROU | HCY | CON | SBO | N/A | 0 | [165] |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | U.S. Short Track Nationals Winner 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | Brickyard 400 winner 2025 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | UARA-Stars Late Model Series Rookie of the Year 2008 | Succeeded by |
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