[autotag]Bubba Wallace[/autotag] showed solid speed in his 2024 NASCAR debut at the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. Wallace ran in the top 10 spots and entered the final lap in a competitive battle with Kyle Larson for fifth place. However, the 23XI Racing driver didn’t finish in the top 5 spots after Larson spun him out in the final corner.
Wallace ended up finishing in 12th place, but based on a video from the race track on the final lap, there is more to the story. According to the video, Wallace never finished the race after spinning out because he pulled into the tunnel instead. Despite the competitors passing him, the driver of the No. 23 car still managed to finish in 12th place because the others were one lap down.
Found the last lap filmed from a camera that can see the entire track including the @BubbaWallace spin n' dip pic.twitter.com/QxvTYLtY3L
— Ryan Pistana (@ryanpistana) February 4, 2024
It is an unofficial race and doesn’t count toward the point standings, so nothing is truthfully affected by not finishing. Instead, Wallace joked on social media after the race and seemed confused about how he finished in 12th place despite not crossing the line. It was a humorous ending to a chaotic day of racing, and Wallace hopes to actually cross the line at the Daytona 500 in under two weeks.
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