23XI racing driver Bubba Wallace saw his race take an unlucky turn on lap 45 at COTA.
Bubba Wallace left front wheel and tire flew off on his No. 23 Toyota Camry heading into turn 16 on Sunday.
As seen from FOX video footage below, a single lug nut pop off of the wheel, before the wheel dislodged from the car.
That's not good … 👀 https://t.co/OG7Poz8TgM pic.twitter.com/Q01oVfEVVJ
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 27, 2022
Bubba Wallace told his spotter Freddie Kraft he sucked today and laughed, Freddie replied saying he wished he could say the same about him but Bubba had actually been doing pretty well today at COTA.
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I've taken to staying on the radio until it's very clear they're off it.
Bootie just asked to be helped down.
Bubba told Freddie he sucked today and laughed, Freddie said he wished he could say the same about him but Bubba had actually been doing pretty well today
— Sarah Davis 🏁 23XI stan v2.0 // P13 @ ATL 💔 (@sarahdavisagain) March 27, 2022
A Frustrated Bubba Tweeted
All ya can do is laugh. Ha
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) March 27, 2022
Bubba crew chief Bootie Barker is now expected face a four-race Cup Series suspension for the wheels flying off and his front tire changer Michael Louria and jackman Caleb Dirks.
Bubba tells Freddie he’ll catch up with him on the plane.
And we're officially done.
Bubba tells Freddie he'll catch up with him on the plane. https://t.co/HM5Ew3fmFB
— Sarah Davis 🏁 23XI stan v2.0 // P13 @ ATL 💔 (@sarahdavisagain) March 27, 2022
Tbh bubba has a right to be frustrated
Bubba needs to grow up and accept responsibility. It seems like every week he’s blaming someone or something for coming up short. Boring and childish
Straight out of the Danica Patrick playbook… it’s not me, it’s you😁
I mean, if your pit crew doesn’t secure your tire, it’s actually not your fault, like wtf?
He was joking on the radio, you are a DA
I agree. Even if it’s another driver this had happened to the driver needs to stop and think who is the one that gets penalized. The driver will be at the next track ready to roll whereas the crew chief and others may be banned from the track. Grow up Bubba.
Bubba is nothing more than a spoiled brat
Nascar kisses his ass to accommodate his bs.
It’s getting old and sickening.
He needs to shut up and drive
You sure got that right. He complains about something every week after the race blaming eveybody but himself because he’s always messing up. He needs to get a job!!
what a cry baby. quit whining.
His is a nobody trying to be somebody in a true man sport,always blaming somebody else of his doing
Glad he doesn’t drive for Petty anymore
He sho ain’t a Harry Gant. Harry NEVER took the credit and always claimed all the blame. MR. SEPTEMBER
Glad he doesn’t drive for Petty anymore
Just to be clear here.. Bubba did not cause that tire to come off. It is the crew chief’s responsibility to make sure the tire carrier and changer are trained well enough to not to screw up a single lug tire change.
We don’t care what he’s crying about THIS week, or last week or next week!!! Just another cry baby that thinks everybody is against him, that everything is unfair, that nobody likes him. Go to a retirement home and tell his news, don’t bother us!! We don’t care!!!
Just give him a trophy and a little pat on the head ., and a ride home to mommy!!
Probably ruined a 20th place run…
Bubbles alway cry, whining and looking for others to blame. He was running so poor the only chance he had at seeing anything close to the front was to stay out when the real drivers made pit stops. Loose wheel or no, the best he would have done was bottom third.
Wallace is a great fit with Gibbs Racing, does nothing but whine and blames everyone for his problems but the driver
For whomever wrote the story, it wasn’t front wheel that fell off, it was driver side rear. Why didn’t Nascar just put the wheel/tire assembly back on? They had it up in air. Put the wheel/tire in one truck and hauled car off on the hook….
I agree with you
Was he saying the spotter sucked or was he telling the splitter that he himself sucked?
Bubba hasn’t improved one bit since he started racing in Nascar. That is why many don’t care for him. He needs to take control of himself and be the man he thinks he is!
He is a 20th place driver and only won talladega because of rain shortened race,,,,cry baby and is ruining the roots of Nascar