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Bubba Wallace calls out NASCAR veterans for hypocritical stance on ‘lack of respect’ in the garage

Bubba Wallace crashed into Kyle Larson last Sunday at COTA and, after ending his race early, claimed he is making rookie mistakes.

by Justin P Joy
March 31, 2023, 11:46 AM IST
in NASCAR
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The lack of respect is heating up in the NASCAR garage. Started by Kyle Busch while discussing the Hamlin-Chastain saga, the discussion had evolved into a serious issue after the chaotic Road Course Race at COTA. The veterans of NASCAR have come out offering their views on the issue and claiming that the young guys are to blame for the chaos.

But the young drivers don’t necessarily share the same views and have pointed out that their racing style was directly influenced by the old guards who raced the same way in their prime. 23XI Racing Toyota driver Bubba Wallace has given his opinion on the lack of respect issue and has pointed out that the veteran is also to blame for the current situation as the lack of respect is a top-down problem, and some veterans are not even approachable.

“It’s from the top down. We talk about this as a new age, but you can’t even talk to some of those guys that have been here for a long time. It’s just a lack of respect from the top down. It’s just how it’s always been, and I think Todd (Gilliland) talked about how the younger generation has kind of always raced. It’s been cutthroat,” Wallace said.

He even shed light on an interaction between him and Kyle Busch from Watkins Glem 2019. He said, “I know Kyle (Busch), and I have had our run-ins going back to Watkins Glen in 2019. And he was like, ‘I caught you a couple of races ago at Texas.’ Have you ever heard of the Mark Martin rule?’ I’m like, ‘What’s that?’ He’s like, ‘When I catch you, you lay over.’ I’m like, ‘No, I don’t race like that pal.’

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Bubba Wallace claims that he races with respect

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Bubba Wallace

Wallace pointed out that he agrees with both sides of the lack of respect debate, and there is a lack of respect from the top down. He claimed he always tried to race respectfully, unlike drivers who sent their rivals to the wall. Wallace said that wherever he does something like that, it’s often a mistake and not deliberate.

⁦@BubbaWallace⁩ says the lack of respect issues in the garage are due to the veteran drivers unwilling to listen not the other way around as veterans like Kyle Busch and ⁦@dennyhamlin⁩ have suggested. pic.twitter.com/NHljN6wfM8

— Kyle Dalton (@kdsportswriter) March 29, 2023

“If you can get on the inside of me, you can get there. It’s just a totally different style of racing. It’s kind of like butting heads. I agree with both sides. There’s no respect in the garage, but I try to race everybody with respect. Some guys go out here and just run you up the track, run you off the track. If I do that, it’s by mistake. It’s not by design. But it’s from the top down,” said Bubba Wallace.

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Justin P Joy

Justin P Joy

Justin P Joy is a NASCAR and Formula 1 writer at FirstSportz. He has been a content writer for more than a year and has written over 1200 articles for the organization. Justin is a sports enthusiast who loves every sport where body and mind matter. A huge motorsports fan, his love for racing started when he discovered Moto GP at the age of 10. That love later guided him into the world of Formula 1. He fell in love with NASCAR after seeing Tom Cruise’s “Days of Thunder” and has been an avid follower of the sport since. Now 22, He has the same passion for the sport and aims to share the love with the masses.

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