NASCAR driver and race-baiting hate-hoaxer, Bubba Wallace, may have just gotten himself into some real trouble following an incident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, in which he assaulted his opponent after causing them both to crash.
In 2020, a fellow team member claimed to have found a noose in Wallace’s garage stall after NASCAR banned the use of the Confederate flag.
Bubba Wallace went on a Jussie Smollett tour, cried in his race car as fellow drivers stood in solidarity, utilized social media to garner sympathy and appeared in multiple interviews.
The FBI eventually released a statement on its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. It was just another race hoax.
On Sunday, Wallace entered the news cycle again.
Wallace went ballistic after another driver, Kyle Larson, appeared to bump him into the wall after attempting an unsuccessful three-wide pass.
ESPN reported on the un-sportsmanlike behavior from Wallace:
Bubba Wallace tried to fight reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson after a crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that also collected title contender Christopher Bell.
Wallace had led 29 laps and clearly had a fast car in the opening race of the third round of the playoffs. Wallace did not qualify for the playoffs, and Larson was eliminated last week.
The incident began when Larson attempted a three-wide pass — Kevin Harvick in the middle dropped out of the bunch — and Larson slid up the track against Wallace. When Wallace didn’t lift to give Larson any room, Larson used his Chevrolet to shove Wallace’s Toyota into the wall.
Wallace then bounced back down the track, followed Larson’s car down to the apron and appeared to deliberately hook him in retaliation. That sent Larson spinning into the path of Bell, who won last Sunday at Charlotte to earn the automatic berth into the round of eight, and ended Bell’s race.
Wallace climbed from his car and marched toward Larson. Wallace was shouting before he even got to Larson and immediately began to shove the smaller driver. Larson tried to turn away from him and several times lifted his arms to block Wallace’s shoves, but Wallace got in multiple shots before a NASCAR safety worker separated the two.
Wallace said he didn’t deliberately wreck Larson, but both Larson and Bell viewed it as clear retaliation. NASCAR could penalize Wallace if it also believes he deliberately retaliated. NASCAR said it will review the incident, which included what appeared to be Wallace pushing an official, and any penalties would be issued next week.
Watch the incident that sparked the physical assault.
Wallace immediately retaliated by chasing Larson down in his car and slamming into him, causing them both to crash.
Wallace then hopped out of his car and physically assaulted the much smaller driver, screaming at him and shoving him repeatedly.
A different angle of the assault looks even worse.
Wallace was unapologetic when interviewed following the incident.
Wallace maintains that he did not wreck Larson deliberately, but Larson and others disagree.
Others were disgusted by his actions:
Kyle Larson’s response:
NASCAR is currently reviewing the incident, and Wallace may pay a heavy price for his anger.
