Going into Sunday’s Straight Discuss 400, Bubba Wallace’s 2025 season had largely adopted a selected script: run properly and acquire stage factors early earlier than being concerned in an incident and faltering late.
On Sunday, nonetheless, Wallace and the No. 23 workforce put collectively a whole day at Homestead-Miami Speedway that culminated in a third-place end.
Wallace certified ninth and completed Stage 1 in twelfth, however his Toyota Camry got here alive in Stage 2. Wallace completed fifth in Stage 2, introducing himself as a participant for the race win.
When the pay window opened in Stage 3, Wallace’s No. 23 continued to enhance, whereas his pit crew continued to tear off fast pit stops. After Ryan Blaney’s engine detonated on Lap 207, Wallace’s pit crew acquired him off pit highway first, setting Wallace up because the chief for the following restart.
Wallace was capable of draw back from the sphere on the restart, and whereas Alex Bowman and race winner Kyle Larson had been ultimately capable of get round him, he introduced house a third-place end on a 40-point day.
“We have been getting kicked within the enamel within the final stage of each race,” Wallace advised Fox Sports activities. “To lastly shut one out, this feels good.”
“I can not even grasp my head about this. As pissed off as I need to be at myself, it is a good day.”
