“It’s really huge to the sport” - NASCAR YouTuber drops honest reaction to NFL’s Jayden Daniels’ Bubba Wallace tribute

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels paid tribute to NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace by wearing Wallace’s 23XI bomber jacket ahead of last weekend’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Northwest Stadium in Landover. NASCAR YouTuber Daniel Kriete reacted to this cross-sport collaboration on his YouTube channel.

Kriete expressed that Daniels’ public display of support is really huge to NASCAR and 23XI Racing’s Wallace, emphasizing the positive impact of cross-sport recognition. Kriete also feels that the American football player is likely a fan of Wallace and NASCAR.

On his YouTube channel, Kriete said:

“This is really cool to see Jaden Daniels has been in the NFL for at least a couple years now I think it's I might be rookie not entirely sure, but Jaden Daniels wearing NASCAR memorabilia… Obviously DoorDash no longer sponsors 23XI Racing, so that jacket is probably from a year old at this point, but I still think it's really cool that Bubba Wallace and NASCAR are getting the exposure here. It's really huge to sport that Jaden Daniels also probably does support Bubba Wallace, he probably is a fan of NASCAR, which is probably why he wore that jacket in the first place.” [2:00]

NASCAR YouTuber also expressed his excitement about athletes from other sports showcasing NASCAR merchandise, as seen with Jaden Daniels wearing Bubba Wallace’s 23XI jacket. He hopes this trend expands to include merchandise from other modern NASCAR drivers like Shane van Gisbergen (SVG), Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and potentially Hailie Deegan if she returns to the sport.

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Bubba Wallace reacts to support from NFL player

The Washington Commanders’ posted the picture of Jayden Daniels wearing Wallace’s red 23XI jacket, and it went viral on social media. When Michael Jordan’s co-owned 23XI Racing driver Wallace saw this post, he quote-replied to the Washington Commanders’ post with a caption:

“YESSSSIRRR”

Bubba Wallace completed his fourth season this year for 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He wrapped the 2024 season with a seventh-place finish in the season-finale race at Phoenix Raceway. He ended the season in 18th place in the driver’s championship standings, tallying six top-five, 14 top-10 finishes and a pole with an average finish of 15.2 in 36 races.

The 31-year-old Mobile, Alabama, native will return in 2025 with a pre-exhibition event at Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2.