“Get to go home and see my well preganant wife”: Bubba Wallace relieved with a positive result at Brickyard 400 

After a reliable performance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace is eager to head home and reunite with his pregnant wife. The couple shared their pregnancy news in April 2024.

While Amanda Wallace has been a periodic presence at races to support her husband, Bubba is particularly looking forward to spending time with her after the Indianapolis race.

In his post-race interview, Bubba Wallace shared his plans for the Olympic break, talking about both his personal life and the exciting events within his circle:

"Have a big sigh of relief going into the Olympic break. Excited to watch that. A lot of exciting things going on during the break. Reddick getting married, we’ll be there for that. [Daniel] Suarez getting married. So, congrats to them.

But yeah, it’s just nice to come out here with a smile, enjoy the two off weeks, get to go home and see my well pregnant wife, give her a big hug, big baby boy a big hug. Just to have fun. That’s what I wanted to do last week and just continue that the next 14 left. All about having fun"

The 30-year-old started his fourth NASCAR Cup Series start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by rolling off the starting grid in P17. Early in the race, Bubba Wallace kept within the top 15, but as different pit strategies played out, he moved up toward the front and into the top-5. Despite a green flag pit stop around Lap 40, Wallace managed to work his way up to P11 by the end of the first stage at Lap 50.

After the restart on Lap 78, Bubba Wallace held off Chase Elliott and pushed his fuel to the limit, leading him to secure his first stage win of the 2024 season at the end of the second stage on Lap 100.

Ultimately, Bubba Wallace finished P5 in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, marking a crucial performance with only four regular season races left. Entering Sunday’s race 27 points shy of the playoff cutoff, he now sits just seven points behind Ross Chastain for the 16th and final playoff spot as he heads into the two-week Olympic break.

Despite acknowledging that his earlier efforts in practice and qualifying had set his team back, Bubba Wallace expressed pride in how they rallied on Sunday, reflecting a strong finish and a renewed momentum going forward.

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Bubba Wallace aims to be consistent in the post-break races

With only four races remaining this regular season — at Richmond, Michigan, Daytona, and Darlington — opportunities for drivers to secure a playoff spot are dwindling. Speaking to Frontstretch, Bubba Wallace noted that despite a decent showing at Pocono, his #23 team is still on the outside looking in when it comes to playoff contention. He shared:

"What's the next? Richmond- really good there. Michigan, Daytona. All four really good tracks coming up for us. But, it's just a matter if we show up with our heads in the game and ready to work and battle.

We definitely got our work cut out for us and I see that last week, race was decent, points day for us but we're still out. Bottom line, we're still out. So, we got a lot of work to do. A win in these next four will be great. I'd be in a lot better mood." [at 3:42]

For Bubba Wallace, superspeedways have often tipped the scales in his favor. Holding an impressive average finish of 12.4 at Daytona International Speedway, with six top-five finishes in his last 14 starts there, it's no wonder he’s eyeing a strong performance at the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Also, Daytona International Speedway is the track where he has his second-highest average finish.