Bubba Wallace Changes Tune Following Backlash to Crash, Refuses to Apologize to Driver He Attacked

Quote:NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace changed his tune Monday night after facing backlash over the last 36 hours for his role in a crash Sunday afternoon and his subsequent decision to get out of his car and attack the other driver.

In a statement Monday night, Wallace claimed that he intends “to learn from this” and he seemingly apologized to everyone except Larson:

I want to apologize for my actions on Sunday following the on-track incident with Kyle Larson and the No. 5 car.

My behavior does not align with the core values that are shared by 23XI Racing and our partners, who have played a crucial role in my incredible journey to the top of this great sport.

I want to apologize to NASCAR and the fans, along with Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Toyota for putting them in a situation in the Playoffs that they do not deserve.

I compete with immense passion, and with passion at times comes frustration. Upon reflecting, I should have represented our partners and core team values better than I did by letting my frustrations follow me outside of the car. You live and learn, and I intend to learn from this.

“It was just a piss poor move on his execution,” Wallace claimed.

“He knows,” Wallace said. “He knows that what he did was wrong. He wanted to question what I was doing. He never cleared me.”

(10-18-2022 10:46 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Can't believe I actually have to explain this to you. These incidents in NASCAR pretty much happen every year. Not positive they do as much lately since I stopped watching it much with the recent rule changes, but these types of things aren't new. I've seen dozens of fights over the years from Jeff Gordon to Kyle Busch to Kurt Busch to Dale Earnhardt to Rusty Wallace to Clint Bowyer and on and on. But somehow, this becomes a thread when the raging, self-righteous, smug, snippy, arrogant, big black guy does it...to the "diminutive" Larson. Yeah, sit down guys.

P.S.: "Sit down" like "Step off" are expressions...they're not meant to be taken literally. Again, can't believe I have to explain that.

Uh, no.

He gets the extra scrutiny because of his race hustlin’, look at me, I’m a victim crap he pulled not caring if he put all N ASCAR fans in a bad light.

(10-18-2022 10:46 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Can't believe I actually have to explain this to you. These incidents in NASCAR pretty much happen every year. Not positive they do as much lately since I stopped watching it much with the recent rule changes, but these types of things aren't new. I've seen dozens of fights over the years from Jeff Gordon to Kyle Busch to Kurt Busch to Dale Earnhardt to Rusty Wallace to Clint Bowyer and on and on. But somehow, this becomes a thread when the raging, self-righteous, smug, snippy, arrogant, big black guy does it...to the "diminutive" Larson. Yeah, sit down guys.

P.S.: "Sit down" like "Step off" are expressions...they're not meant to be taken literally. Again, can't believe I have to explain that.

Jeff Gordon 4 time cup series winner Won 93 races
Kurt Busch - 34 wins
Kyle Busch - 2 time cup champion and won 60 races
Dale Earnhardt - 7 championships and 76 wins
Rusty Wallace - 1 championship and 55 wins
Clint Bowyer - 1 championship 10 wins

Bubba Wallace - won 1 rain shortened race and lost to a garage pull

(10-18-2022 12:08 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 10:46 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Can't believe I actually have to explain this to you. These incidents in NASCAR pretty much happen every year. Not positive they do as much lately since I stopped watching it much with the recent rule changes, but these types of things aren't new. I've seen dozens of fights over the years from Jeff Gordon to Kyle Busch to Kurt Busch to Dale Earnhardt to Rusty Wallace to Clint Bowyer and on and on. But somehow, this becomes a thread when the raging, self-righteous, smug, snippy, arrogant, big black guy does it...to the "diminutive" Larson. Yeah, sit down guys.

P.S.: "Sit down" like "Step off" are expressions...they're not meant to be taken literally. Again, can't believe I have to explain that.

Jeff Gordon 4 time cup series winner Won 93 races
Kurt Busch - 34 wins
Kyle Busch - 2 time cup champion and won 60 races
Dale Earnhardt - 7 championships and 76 wins
Rusty Wallace - 1 championship and 55 wins
Clint Bowyer - 1 championship 10 wins

Bubba Wallace - won 1 rain shortened race and lost to a garage pull

Now, go name the dozens of other drivers who got into fights who didn't win dick in NASCAR.

Yeah, step off, clown.

(10-18-2022 09:25 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 08:55 AM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 06:48 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-17-2022 06:12 PM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(10-17-2022 06:01 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  Seems like the kind of self righteous arsehole who would make up a fake hate crime....

Not for nothing but they do look alike?

They all look alike, amirite?

No. But those two guys actually DO look alike. Thanks for the racist trope.

What, like the OP and several replies didn't already go there? Sit down.

Seriously - Fuk you tom..... Give me a demerit for that - I don't care.

I never implied "they all look alike".

They both have a similar background including faux-hate crime accusations and THESE TWO people also happen to resemble each other.



Why don't YOU sit the fuk down you f-ing asshat.....

This happened last freaking month!

It isn't the fight people are talking about - it's the intentional high-speed wreck. That was a pretty dangerous move, and yeah, context matters with this guy. It's not his first time in the spotlight for negative reasons.

(10-18-2022 12:51 PM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  It isn't the fight people are talking about - it's the intentional high-speed wreck. That was a pretty dangerous move, and yeah, context matters with this guy. It's not his first time in the spotlight for negative reasons.

Yeah...and? That same thing has probably happened close to 100 times in NASCAR history.

"THE CONTEXT MATTERS WITH THIS GUY - IT'S NOT HIS FIRST TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR NEGATIVE REASONS"

I know you get this.

(10-18-2022 12:47 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 12:08 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 10:46 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Can't believe I actually have to explain this to you. These incidents in NASCAR pretty much happen every year. Not positive they do as much lately since I stopped watching it much with the recent rule changes, but these types of things aren't new. I've seen dozens of fights over the years from Jeff Gordon to Kyle Busch to Kurt Busch to Dale Earnhardt to Rusty Wallace to Clint Bowyer and on and on. But somehow, this becomes a thread when the raging, self-righteous, smug, snippy, arrogant, big black guy does it...to the "diminutive" Larson. Yeah, sit down guys.

P.S.: "Sit down" like "Step off" are expressions...they're not meant to be taken literally. Again, can't believe I have to explain that.

Jeff Gordon 4 time cup series winner Won 93 races
Kurt Busch - 34 wins
Kyle Busch - 2 time cup champion and won 60 races
Dale Earnhardt - 7 championships and 76 wins
Rusty Wallace - 1 championship and 55 wins
Clint Bowyer - 1 championship 10 wins

Bubba Wallace - won 1 rain shortened race and lost to a garage pull

Now, go name the dozens of other drivers who got into fights who didn't win dick in NASCAR.

Yeah, step off, clown.

3 words

Garage pull

your posit would make more sense had you listed those other drivers who hadnt won dick instead of some of the all time winningest drivers.

NASCAR sucks now and the attendance is down due to its boring rules and drivers. There are no "personalities" in this so-called sport anymore. This is the only interesting thing that has happened in the last 10 years. Cudos to Wallace for making it interesting.

(10-18-2022 01:10 PM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  "THE CONTEXT MATTERS WITH THIS GUY - IT'S NOT HIS FIRST TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR NEGATIVE REASONS"

I know you get this.

Lemme guess, you think he actually hung the noose looking garage pull tie himself, or saw it before anyone else, and/or made a report and a racial incident out of it?

You know that's not at all what happened, right?

(10-18-2022 01:37 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 01:10 PM)MonarchManiac Wrote:  "THE CONTEXT MATTERS WITH THIS GUY - IT'S NOT HIS FIRST TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR NEGATIVE REASONS"

I know you get this.

Lemme guess, you think he actually hung the noose looking garage pull tie himself, or saw it before anyone else, and/or made a report and a racial incident out of it?

You know that's not at all what happened, right?

Did I say any of that? NO. I don't believe he hung it himself. I do believe he/his team made a racial incident out of something that was completely benign, yes.

Bubba Wallace is like the male version of Danica Patrick. I think she won 1 race in Japan. How do these drives stay on well run financed teams?

(10-17-2022 06:35 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  told ya I wouldn't make any friends .... g'damnit boy ... did y'all even watch the vid???

if I was bubba, I would've whooped his arse or gone down trying ... Larson was chickenhite bully shoving him into the corner .... stick that nose up in my shite and watch what happens ... I play chicken with stupid fkrs in real life...

I'm a NASCAR fan. I first thought Larson ran Wallace into the wall. Things happen so fast.

But upon watching several times again, I don't think Larson bumped him. Watch carefully. Happens right at the beginning of the video.





And at least one guy says Bubba ran himself into the wall b/c he has a chip on his shoulder and he didn't want Larson to pass him, although the other driver let Larson go without incident.

This guy is annoying as hell, but he makes an interesting point, and it fits in with Bubba saying he doesn't lift for anybody. Frankly, that's a dumb*** attitude.

(10-18-2022 04:50 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(10-17-2022 06:35 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  told ya I wouldn't make any friends .... g'damnit boy ... did y'all even watch the vid???

if I was bubba, I would've whooped his arse or gone down trying ... Larson was chickenhite bully shoving him into the corner .... stick that nose up in my shite and watch what happens ... I play chicken with stupid fkrs in real life...

I'm a NASCAR fan. I first thought Larson ran Wallace into the wall. Things happen so fast.

But upon watching several times again, I don't think Larson bumped him. Watch carefully. Happens right at the beginning of the video.





And at least one guy says Bubba ran himself into the wall b/c he has a chip on his shoulder and he didn't want Larson to pass him, although the other driver let Larson go without incident.

This guy is annoying as hell, but he makes an interesting point, and it fits in with Bubba saying he doesn't lift for anybody. Frankly, that's a dumb*** attitude.

watch how Larson runs him up ... then gets loose on the front b/c he's coming in hot ... if you're gonna pass, you don't do it that way at that point unless you're using the outside car as a buffer ... notice how he didn't do that to harvick when they were three wide...

yeah, I've watched it many times ... I stand by what I saw if I was behind either wheel...

(10-18-2022 04:55 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(10-18-2022 04:50 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(10-17-2022 06:35 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  told ya I wouldn't make any friends .... g'damnit boy ... did y'all even watch the vid???

if I was bubba, I would've whooped his arse or gone down trying ... Larson was chickenhite bully shoving him into the corner .... stick that nose up in my shite and watch what happens ... I play chicken with stupid fkrs in real life...

I'm a NASCAR fan. I first thought Larson ran Wallace into the wall. Things happen so fast.

But upon watching several times again, I don't think Larson bumped him. Watch carefully. Happens right at the beginning of the video.





And at least one guy says Bubba ran himself into the wall b/c he has a chip on his shoulder and he didn't want Larson to pass him, although the other driver let Larson go without incident.

This guy is annoying as hell, but he makes an interesting point, and it fits in with Bubba saying he doesn't lift for anybody. Frankly, that's a dumb*** attitude.

watch how Larson runs him up ... then gets loose on the front b/c he's coming in hot ... if you're gonna pass, you don't do it that way at that point unless you're using the outside car as a buffer ... notice how he didn't do that to harvick when they were three wide...

yeah, I've watched it many times ... I stand by what I saw if I was behind either wheel...

It doesn't matter that Larson ran in between them and closer to Wallace, Drivers do that all the time 3 wide, even away from Daytona or Talladega. And Larson did get loose.

My point is, Larson did NOT touch Wallace, and he did NOT cause Wallace to hit the wall. Wallace got pissed and turned his damn wheels into the wall, then went down and hunted Larson.

Larson's move was racing. Wallace's move was psycho. Both of them.

Wallace said afterwards that he doesn't lift for anybody. Well, that's a good way to get yourself or somebody else killed. Larson had a right to the real estate in the middle.

Now, IF Larson had shoved Wallace into the wall, I would agree with you, but to me, it doesn't look like he did.

NASCAR Suspends Bubba Wallace for Attacking Driver After Car Crash

Quote:On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that they have suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race after he attacked another driver during a race over the weekend after the two had an accident on the track.

Wallace was suspended from the next NASCAR Cup Series Championship event after he attacked driver Kyle Larson during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“Wallace was suspended for one race after he crashed Kyle Larson at Lap 94 of the South Point 400 and proceeded to shove Larson, both violations of Sections 4.3.A and 4.4.C & E of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct laid out in the NASCAR Rule Book,” NASCAR said in a statement. “Rule 4.4.C lists ‘intentionally wrecking or spinning another vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is removed from Competition as a result’ as one of five member actions that could result in a penalty.’”

(10-18-2022 05:59 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  NASCAR Suspends Bubba Wallace for Attacking Driver After Car Crash

Quote:On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that they have suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race after he attacked another driver during a race over the weekend after the two had an accident on the track.

Wallace was suspended from the next NASCAR Cup Series Championship event after he attacked driver Kyle Larson during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“Wallace was suspended for one race after he crashed Kyle Larson at Lap 94 of the South Point 400 and proceeded to shove Larson, both violations of Sections 4.3.A and 4.4.C & E of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct laid out in the NASCAR Rule Book,” NASCAR said in a statement. “Rule 4.4.C lists ‘intentionally wrecking or spinning another vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is removed from Competition as a result’ as one of five member actions that could result in a penalty.’”

Regardless of what happened up top, Wallace was absolutely in the wrong for spinning out Larson, then attacking him. Especially when it looks like Larson didn't touch him, and Wallace steered himself into the wall.

(10-18-2022 05:59 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  NASCAR Suspends Bubba Wallace for Attacking Driver After Car Crash

Quote:On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that they have suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race after he attacked another driver during a race over the weekend after the two had an accident on the track.

Wallace was suspended from the next NASCAR Cup Series Championship event after he attacked driver Kyle Larson during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“Wallace was suspended for one race after he crashed Kyle Larson at Lap 94 of the South Point 400 and proceeded to shove Larson, both violations of Sections 4.3.A and 4.4.C & E of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct laid out in the NASCAR Rule Book,” NASCAR said in a statement. “Rule 4.4.C lists ‘intentionally wrecking or spinning another vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is removed from Competition as a result’ as one of five member actions that could result in a penalty.’”

I also heard he push a Official. I would think something would happen about that.