“I hate it” - Bubba Wallace unhappy with himself after Talladega DNF before teammate Tyler Reddick’s win

After a brutal setback on the asphalt of Talladega, Bubba Wallace pondered on his 155 laps worth of run, outlining his displeasure from the 10th Cup Series weekend that thwarted the odds of a promising outcome from the homeboy.

On one hand, 23XI Racing had a top-notch display at Talladega with Tyler Reddick making the last lap pass for the season's maiden win. On the other, Wallace succumbed to the final stage crash, which caused huge dismay to the latter.

To reign supreme over the Chevy and Ford, the Toyotas pitted on Lap 151, and just five laps later, the Japanese manufacturer-powered cars were drafting in a single file of seven Toyota Camrys. However, a slight push from John Hunter Nemechek into Wallace's #23 furthered Erik Jones' ride, gathering several Cup Series cars in the wreck.

The victims included Jones, who was later transported to a local hospital, Bubba Wallace, JHN, and Denny Hamlin. Nemechek's ride got repaired and he was back on the track, but for the remaining three, Lap 156 was their final for the day.

Shortly after the incident, Bubba Wallace vented his frustration about getting trapped in "somebody else's mess" and said (via NASCAR on FOX on X):

"We were all pushing really hard to keep our line going. We had a plan and just didn’t execute it as well as we should. Hate it for our Leidos team. Look forward to running these places and then you just get trapped in somebody else’s mess, but I hate it."

"It doesn’t make us look good at all. But all in all, we’ll just reset and go to Dover. We’ve got a long way to go. We’re fine. Just frustrating,” added the 23XI Racing driver.

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Denny Hamlin restrains from pointing fingers concerning Bubba Wallace's wreck

The Turn 3 of the Talladega Superspeedway witnessed the Toyotas screeching here and there. After Wallace's car nudged Jones' right rear, both drivers were sent straight into the barriers.

John Hunter Nemechek tried to escape the crash, but his #42 ride got a kiss from Bubba Wallace's left front and he too lost control, ramming into the #11 Toyota and ending Hamlin's run. Luckily, JHN survived through the race and finished P33. From the footage of the race, it is apparent that the #42 Toyota initiated the wreck with its slight push to the #23 Toyota, which created havoc at Talladega.

Nevertheless, Hamlin resisted aiming directly at anyone for the wreck as he let loose about the "bad push" in Alabama, saying (via NASCAR on TSN on X):

“I am not sure. I just saw the 43 get turned and I got turned. So I’m really not sure which one happened first. Yeah, I’m not really sure. Obviously, there was a bad push towards the front. And it wiped us all out, so it’s just poetic. Thanks, it’s all I got. Sorry.”