23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace is going through one of the poorest streaks of his Cup career after an impressive start to the season. The No:23 driver had a solid start to 2023 and followed an average performance in Daytona 500 and Fontana cup races, Wallace scored back-to-back top 5s and was ready for another solid day at Phoenix. But little did the 29 years old know that he was in for a disappointing ride.
He finished P14 at Phoenix while his teammate and COTA Cup race winner Tyler Reddick scored a podium. Going into the Atlanta Cup race, Wallace was in his element, as he is known for his superspeedway skills. But once again, it was a disappointment, and he was credited a P27. His strong start at COTA and the speed of Reddick in qualifying practice hinted at a potential return of Wallace. Still, a few bad decisions and the mechanical issue ended his day early.
Bubba Wallace was so disappointed about his DNF, he called himself out straight after being released from the infield care center. He told Fox, “Just trying my hardest not to go down this slippery slope of self-doubt right here. Two weeks in a row of making rookie mistakes six years into Cup? Need to be replaced,”.
Wallace has always been critical of his performance and has never been shy about opening up. But occasionally, he goes too hard on himself while discussing losses. After all, it was not all because of him that the No:23 Toyota Camry retired early at COTA. He should take the poor runs as a motivation to leap forward again and silence his critics.
The reaction from fans was mixed. Some were quick to sympathize with the driver and asked him to keep his chin up and bounce back. While the other half took the opportunity to troll his performance. There was also a small group of haters who rejoiced in his loss.
He is not even close to being a good NASCAR driver. Danica Patrick was better than him.
— Bob Riegel (@bob_riegel) March 27, 2023I get beating yourself up for your own mistakes, but his comment about needing to be replaced to me is just fishing for compliments to pump up his own confidence. Stop trying so hard and just drive.
— Christopher Wilson (@cwils26) March 26, 2023I have not hate for Bubba he is trying way too hard to keep proving that he deserves to be here, that self doubt will cause these problems self confidence even in the midst of tough times is key just needs to focus on the positives and let these moments go.
— DaleEJrFan88 (@JRNationFan388) March 26, 2023He shouldn’t beat himself up, I pray he bounces back next week 🙏🏼
— 𝐸𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃🇵🇷🇫🇷 (@DrSoup26) March 26, 2023He missed the corner completely… and then the mechanical failure came from breaking the tow link after slamming into larson. So in this case, yes, the mechanical failure was definitely the driver's fault.
— james mcdaniel (@jmaxx427) March 26, 2023A little ironic coming from a Chastain fan considering BW has been to victory lane a lot more recently than the Melon Man has😂
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickLGray) March 27, 2023🙄🙄 what a baby. He’s definitely a #pickme
— Harding Motorsports (@HardingMotorsp1) March 26, 2023In case you missed it:
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