Bubba Wallace faced “Angel and Devil” on his shoulder

Winning at the level of NASCAR Cup is not an easy achievement, especially when it has been running 100 since your previous win and you have playoff points to worry about it. Oh, and imagine Kyle Larsen Straight behind you.

But Babba Wallace There was no buckle under pressure, Hanging through two overtime restarted to win one of the most prestigious races of NASCAR. Wallace also has his own inhibitor, which he has to deal with on a weekly basis. While some roots against the reasons for the game, some of them are political and racially charged. Wolcas has taught himself to shut down that noise, no matter how loud it is.

Behave

“This is the game, okay? You are going to smell people, people are cheering,” said Wallace. “I had a man who calls me a punk today. I loved, okay, picks get trophies, I think it is a game. It’s a game. Something different than others, but I definitely heard the cheers, and I appreciated it.

“This is something that I have never done – never – something like this – I have paid more attention in recent years, years, perhaps months. I know that there are a lot of bubba -bubba fans and have a lot of support. They support a lot. They try to compete with this and all this goods. Does anyone know that the target post has been moved yet?

“I like to have fun with fans. This is the same, but I really appreciate the deep support. As a man who struggled with a boon to ensure, I just think why. Now I think it is just a game, and people like the drivers with whom they hate, the drivers who want to see, they want to win, they want to win, and we want to win.

“I would say that I did not hear any noise today before the race. It was different. It was good.”

Wallace also understood that a good race was going to be a good race before the green flag fell. “Today was a real feeling,” he explained. “Pre-race, I told Dale (Arnhard Junior) and those on TV, like, I used to roam under the parade lap in the truck, and I had not heard any noise yet. It was very strange, something that I have never experienced. I had a mindset that it was ours today.”

Stabilize

But even though it was easy to shut down external noise, it was another fight to keep your internal ideas in the bay.

“I think this is my greatest collapse,” said Wallace. “We are all humans, and we are all very strict on ourselves. You know how difficult I am on. At the same time, I was competing, and I am liked, F ****** right, we can do it. It was like a fairy and devil on your shoulder. It was not all negative.

“It all went on the restarts because it was really time to focus and work. Yes, just that are still out of those kinks and growing as a person. It is really good to sit in front of you guys, so I appreciate it.”

It all worked at the end, and now, Wallace is only one in 17, who can say that he has won the Brickyard 400. She is also the first playoff-bound in two years, which won 23xi the first win of the 2025 season. And all this comes in the middle of a trial that has currently left the team without charters.