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Has enmity turned into respect in Bubba Wallace‘s eyes for Kyle Larson? It would certainly seem so given his comments after the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. The 23XI Racing driver inadvertently spun the Hendrick Motorsports star with just over a couple of laps remaining in the race which had a huge impact on the result. After the race, Wallace was the most apologetic man on pit road as he heartily apologized to Larson and even had a bit of a spat with a popular NASCAR journalist for trying to make a headline out of nothing.
Bubba Wallace is confident that the contact was not intentional
Larson and Wallace battled to take the green and white checkered flag in stage 1 and were uncomfortably close to one another. The Hendrick Motorsports star eventually came out on top and the 23XI Racing driver had to wait to get his next shot. However, when that shot came with just over a couple of laps remaining in the race, Wallace got loose, bumped into Larson, and sent him spinning bringing out the caution. After the race, the 30-year-old was visibly disappointed as he spoke to eminent journalist Bob Pockrass and gave him a piece of his mind.
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Got loose. Karma’s a real thing. Cost us but…I was really content with fifth, had a good run but just got loose…I’ll apologize to the #5 team. Not intentional by a means but karma’s quick in this sport for sure,” he said. However things took a turn when Pockrass suggested that it looked like he had spun the HMS star on purpose. Not happy with the way the FOX journalist portrayed it, Bubba Wallace lost his cool and snapped, “That’s cause you’re saying it. Bob, stop making headlines.”
And while Wallace might have no personal grudge with Bob Pockrass, perhaps his frustration was more so rooted in the fact that he was pushed from P5 to P13 after the final restart. The feeling of losing positions through no one else’s fault must be crushing and he probably was thinking about the public’s perception of his unintentional bump given the history he and Larson have.
That being said, the 23XI Racing driver didn’t waste any time to extend his heartfelt apology to Larson right after the race in a pleasant example of sportsmanship.
