Before the Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin had given an ultimatum to his 23XI Racing racer. The post “Trying to Survive”: Bubba Wallace Left Heartbroken After Major Equipment Failure Crushes Phoenix Hopes appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Bubba Wallace's frustration was clear after a brake failure ended his NASCAR Cup Series race early on Sunday. Wallace suffered an early exit at Phoenix Raceway after his brakes blew out, sending him into the Turn 1 wall.

And to pull a crew chief from the Truck Series was not a common move in Cup. It has worked for two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron, who has been with former Truck crew chief Rudy Fugle since 2021, but they worked together in 2016 in the Truck Series.

Bubba Wallace is off to a hot start to the 2025 NASCAR season. He is fifth in points after two impressive superspeedway performances and a second-place

Tyler Reddick led 23XI Racing to a front row lockout for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

AUSTIN, Texas — How good is Bubba Wallace feeling, sitting fifth in points after two solid superspeedway performances and a second-place qualifying effort at Circuit of The Americas?

The 31-year-old driver of the No. 23 Toyota is sixth in NASCAR Cup Series points behind a ninth-place finish at Atlanta.

Bubba Wallace salvaged something from his Sunday at Circuit of the Americas. Before finishing 20th at EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Wallace picked up a Stage 1 win. It marked his first Stage ...

XI Racing, led by Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace, lock in the front row for Sunday's Cup race at Circuit of The Americas following qualifying.

You can watch the race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET on Fox, fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) and DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount). Reddick’s teammate Bubba Wallace will start second, making it a front-row lockout for 23XI Racing with teammate Bubba Wallace starting second.

Daniel Suárez (98.482 sec.) was fastest in Group 1 and will start fifth over Trackhouse Racing teammate Shane Van Gisbergen (98.519 sec.). Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, and Todd Gilliland round out the top 10 starting spots.

Christopher Bell won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race of 2025, capturing the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.