NASCAR CUP SERIES: DOLLAR TREE 301

August 23, 2026

Bubba Wallace

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Sounded like it might have been a challenge even though you were challenging for the win.

BUBBA WALLACE: Yeah, that's the thing I kind of hate about this place. Last time we ran good. One of the worst driving cars we ever started. The worst driving car we had this year and I finished second.

Just been saying it all week long, I think I finally know, throw out the field I'm chasing, which is hard to go as a race car driver, searching for the right front, it's not really ever there.

We fought, man. Had a nice day just by myself, regrouping. Got the head right. I knew I had to fight all day. That's what it takes. Where it starts is with this 23 team. Man, they pushed me to be the absolute best. I fail them a lot, but they stick behind me. It's super cool.

I appreciate that. Appreciate Cincoro being on our Toyota Camry. Excited to get home and see Amanda, Becks and Cameron. Have some fun at Daytona.

Q. Chasing your friend there at the end. The lockup at the end with a few laps to go, did that seal it?

BUBBA WALLACE: It did. I picked up a big vibration on the left front. That was kind of it, so... Made our great day go too crap and salvaging what we had.