Kyle Larson talks about the importance of Bubba Wallace congratulating him at Victory Lane following his win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (0:36).
Larson is grateful to have a moment with Bubba Wallace following win (0:36).
Rain did not stop the NASCAR playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway Monday but it did not affect Bubba Wallace’s historic win.
He was 27 years old when he won his first NASCAR Cup Series victory. This made him the second Black winner of series history. In December 1963, Wendell Scott was the first to do so. ESPN's Stats & Information research shows that 2,040 races have taken place since Scott won.
Wallace is the first driver to win his first Cup at Talladega since Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 2017. This is Wallace's first win in any of NASCAR’s top series since August 2017, when he won the Truck series at Michigan.
Let's look at how Wallace and social media reacted to the historic win, with plenty of context and positive vibes.
Bubba enjoys the moment
Wallace celebrated Talladega's milestone with 23X1 Racing, a team owned by Denny Hamlin, a fellow racer, and NBA legend Michael Jordan.
