Bubba Wallace explains what Michael Jordan and Richard Petty want from him when racing for their NASCAR teams
Bubba Wallace has raced for some of the biggest team owners of the sport.
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Richard Petty, Bubba Wallace and Michael Jordan (Via IMAGO)
Bubba Wallace has a solid resume in NASCAR when the race team owners he has driven for are listed. He currently races for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin in the No:23 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Cup series. He debuted in the Cup Series, driving for seven-time Champion and 200 Cup race winner Richard Petty, and stayed with them till 2020, ahead of joining 23XI.
His debut and full-time Truck Series exploits were with Two Times Cup champion Kyle Busch’s KBM. In the Xfinity Series, he debuted for Joe Gibbs’ JGR before driving full-time for Jasck Roush in what is now RFK Racing. Since 2012, he has made over 50 starts in Truck and Xfinity while making over 200 starts in the Cup. He has won two first-division and six third-division races.
In a recent documentary-type interview, titled “Why We Race: Bubba Wallace presented by Mobil1”, released by his long-time sponsor, Mobile, he discussed his experience in the Cup driving for Petty and Jordan. He pointed out that both legendary athletes wanted him to be himself on and off the track. Wallace asserted that it was great to race for petty, and now, racing for MJ is another great experience.
My Cup career has been a pretty solid one on the resume as far as people I've raced for. What a wonderful opportunity for our sport of NASCAR. Michael Jordan's here, coming from one of the most lethal competitors, MJ. But also coming from the guy with 200 wins in the Cup series. They were just big on you being yourself doing the best that you could. It's been great racing for MJ. It was great racing for the king and growing that team.
Bubba Wallace explains how Mobile helped him in his career
Mobile is one of the top brands in the world of motorsports, with deals with some of the greatest drivers around the world. Three-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen and recently retired Cup champion Kevin Harvick were racers sponsored by Mobile.
It has been three years since Wallace signed the deal with Mobile, and he pointed out they had an interesting journey that saw both of them grow. He believes having Mobile as a partner helped him expedite his career growth.
We're three years into this new deal. It's been an interesting journey, just seeing how much we've grown. Having a solid partner like Mobile One has expedited the process.
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