NASCAR CUP SERIES: STRAIGHT TALK WIRELESS 400

March 23, 2025

Bubba Wallace

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Bubba Wallace led 56 laps today and finishes third. I know it's not a win, but you just needed to close the deal and finish the race as strong as you ran in the first two stages. How good was this one?

BUBBA WALLACE: It was really good. We showed up here in Miami and had speed. That's the first box you want to check. We all know when you are a race car driver, you want to show up and be competitive. We were that.

We (indiscernible) in the race, and just okay. It really made me think of our balance is very similar to what we've had the last two years, and we've just been average. So I was just praying for track position.

My pit crew has been on fire. Tremendous amount of work has gone into the last five years of this team to get to where we're at. We're not where we want to be, but we are damn sure competitive each and every stop.

They got us up there, gave me a shot. Our Columbia Toyota Camry was just game-changer. So got out front. I didn't think I burned my stuff up to start that last run. I thought it was very similar to the previous restart, but I don't know. I need to go back and study and look at what happened. Obviously I hit the fence and allowed the 48 to get there.

All in all, hats off to my 23 group here. It's been a grind all year long. I'm talking like we're 20 races in. It's only five, whatever it is. We've just been getting kicked in the teeth the last stage of every race. Finally closed one out. This feels good. I can't hang my head over this. As pissed off as I want to be at myself, it's a good day.