[autotag]Bubba Wallace[/autotag] had a very solid day at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon, and it was very much needed. Wallace started on the front row and finished in fourth place. However, the driver of the No. 23 car was up front all day after almost beating Kyle Larson for the Stage 1 victory and Denny Hamlin for the Stage 2 victory.
Wallace showed a lot of speed after five straight finishes of 13th or worse. Following the event, the 23XI Racing driver spoke about his day at Martinsville, and while it didn’t end up in victory lane, he was pretty happy about the result.
“Yeah, hats off to everybody at [23XI Racing],” Wallace said. “I appreciate all of the effort. We do a lot of stuff during the week, and I’m finally starting to understand that it all pays off. You’ve got to give the effort because these guys are busting their ass. It is days like this that you appreciate it. I appreciate all of these McDonald’s guys — and the men and women at the shop.”
Stage 1: Larson (led every lap)!
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“We needed that. My Toyota was strong today. We lost a little bit on that last stop. We got too free, but all in all, I was content in finishing sixth, and that’s why you never give up. Top-5, good day, and we will go on to [Texas Motor Speedway].”
Wallace has three top-5 finishes through eight races as the NASCAR Cup Series prepares for Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 23 car was close to entering victory lane in the fall race at Texas, so expectations are heightened this weekend. For now, Wallace needed a good, mistake-free run and was rewarded with a good top-5 finish.
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