Bubba Wallace makes feelings clear on teammate – Sports News
23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace believes he simply must put collectively a full race to match the accomplishments of teammate Tyler Reddick this season.
This weekend, Reddick is bidding to make more historical past at Phoenix Raceway within the Straight Talk Wireless 500, with the 23XI Racing driver set to start out eighth following qualifying. Wallace, in the meantime, is set to start out twenty eighth on the grid.
Ahead of the motion in Phoenix, Wallace was requested by FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass about Reddick’s begin to the season and whether or not or not he feels close to matching his teammates’ lofty feats via three weeks this 12 months.
“He’s got Jimmie Johnson’s horseshoe up his a– now,” joked Wallace, earlier than launching into more detailed evaluation.
“No, it’s just I look at Daytona, he played his cards right … put himself in contention, we were leading until we had to take more fuel … Atlanta, I bobbed and Carson [Hocevar] weaved and we just lost it,” mentioned Wallace, earlier than admitting he must put collectively a full race.
“In COTA I wasn’t even in with a shot compared to Tyler. It’s just all putting it together,” added Wallace.
Reddick at the moment tops the drivers standings on 186 factors, 70 factors clear of Wallace in what’s the first 12 months since NASCAR opted to ditch the ‘Win and You’re In’ playoff format.
Asked whether or not or not he feels close to Reddick in phrases of efficiency, Wallace mentioned that whereas he is aware of his teammate at the moment sits forward of him, he is aware of he has the pace to catch up. “That’s a race and a half almost,” joked Wallace.
“So we’re just going to have to continue to do what we do. We know our speed is there, excited to get to for me legit race tracks now.
‘You’ve got two plate races and then a road course … now we get into a stretch of different types of race tracks and races, and get to see our true potential speed in our cars.”
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