Bubba Wallace became the first ever African American in 60 years to win a Cup Series pole heading into Michigan.
Wallace started on the pole after dominating the qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.
Bubba left Michigan frustrated after he come up short to race winner Kevin Harvick snapping a nearly two-year winless streak in the Cup Series.
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The 28-year-old showed emotions following a runner-up finish at Michigan during his post race interview shedding tears.
“Sorry I f***ing failed y’all. Absolute f***ing failure.” said Bubba Wallace.
The 23Xi Team instantly told Wallace to stop talking like that, he did nothing wrong and turned in a great performance according to Jordan Bianchi Motorsports reporter for The Athletic.
Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota, approximately 2.9 seconds behind Kevin Harvick followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota.
“I want to win so bad, and this was the best opportunity.” – He added.
"Sorry I f***ing failed y'all. Absolute f***ing failure."
Bubba Wallace
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) August 7, 2022
Michigan International Speedway
Race Results
August 7, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
"I failed everybody."
Bubba Wallace showed emotion after a runner-up finish at Michigan, replaying what he could have done differently to get the win. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/j7M6sXWUXY
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 7, 2022
Pos | Driver
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Bubba Wallace
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Joey Logano
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Martin Truex Jr
7. Kyle Larson
8. Erik Jones
9. Alex Bowman
10. Ty Gibbs
11. Chase Elliott
12. William Byron
13. Austin Dillon
14. Ty Dillon
15. Brad Keselowski
16. Chris Buescher
17. Justin Haley
18. Austin Hill
19. Corey LaJoie
20. Chase Briscoe
21. Josh Bilicki
22. Cody Ware
23. BJ McLeod
24. Ross Chastain
25. Daniel Suarez
26. Christopher Bell
27. Todd Gilliland
28. Michael McDowell
29. Tyler Reddick
30. Noah Gragson
31. Cole Custer
32. Harrison Burton
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
34. Aric Almirola
35. JJ Yeley
36. Kyle Busch
37. Austin Cindric