WATCH: “Class act right there. Maturing a lot”- Bubba Wallace apologizes to Kyle Larson for spinning him out at Richmond, fans react

Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson has a tough past.

WATCH: “Class act right there. Maturing a lot”- Bubba Wallace apologizes to Kyle Larson for spinning him out at Richmond, fans react

Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace (Via IMAGO and Screenshot @NASCAR/X)

Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson has shared some of wild moments on the track over the years. Sunday’s race at Richmond saw one such moment when the 23XI Racing driver spun out his Hendrick Motorsports’ counterpart on the penultimate scheduled lap of the Cup race and NASCAR called caution.

It was a race-result changing moment as it was sent to overtime. Bubba Wallace’s team owner Denny Hamlin, took advantage of the situation as he won the race beating his teammate Martin Truex Jr. with some questionable moves on the restart. Kyle Larson was able to bounce back to secure a P3 while the Toyota driver has a botched-up pit-stop and missed out on top-10.

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Wallace took responsibility of the crash. He grabbed Larson who was giving post-race interview and apologized to him, insisting it wasn’t intentional. The 2021 Cup champion had a big smile on his place and didn’t seem concerned about the incident. This might be due to fact that the No:5 Chevy getting lose on the corner was also a reason for the incident.

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It wasn’t intentional, I hope you know that. I got loose and corrected into you. It netted you and karma’s a ****** *****. It caught up to me. So sorry about that. Whatever’s coming my way, I know it. I expect it.
Bubba Wallace told Kyle Larson.

The HMS driver had a classy response as he reminded the 23XI star that it wasn’t his fault and he shouldn’t be worried about it.

It’s all good. Hey, it all worked out for me. It’s all good. It’s all good.
Kyle Larson responded to Bubba Wallace.

Here is how fans on X reacted to the incident  

Fans on social media had a mixed set of reactions to it. Many were to appreciate Bubba Wallace for his willingness and the class he showed, despite the past they have between them. Some also urged Wallace to say sorry Martin Truex Jr. as the incident cost the 2017 Cup champions a well deserving victory.

Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson
Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson (Via IMAGO)

On the other hand there were some fans who wasn’t buying Wallace’s apology and they were quick to label his action as just PR for the camara. There were also the usual negative comments that comes against Wallace, which were aimed at downplaying his gesture that needs to be appreciated.

Bubba Wallace did the right thing by apologizing and ending any new potential beef that would’ve sprouted. Larson also showed his class with accepting the apology with a big smile on his face. Such moments between drivers should happen more and should set the president for the future.

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