Bubba Wallace Jr.

William Darrel “Bubba” Wallace Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the no.23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. Wallace is the only African-American driver to have competed in the last three NASCAR series. Bubba Wallace has been a part of the driver-development program for both Toyota and Ford. He has participated in the lower NASCAR series as a driver from Toyota’s driver development program, during his early days. Wallace ran the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing and Craftsman Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Bubba Wallace is a native of Mobile, Alabama in the United States. He is 30 years old, as of August 2024, and was born on October 8, 1993. Wallace is the highest finishing African-American driver at the Daytona 500. He claimed this milestone by placing 2nd in the Daytona 500 in 2018 and 2022. He is also the first African-American to win in the Craftsman Truck Series. Bubba Wallace is ranked 14th in the NASCAR Cup Series driver standings, as of August 12th, 2024. He has accumulated 545 points in the Cup Series with 8 Top-10 finishes.

Bubba Wallace Personal Information:

Bubba Wallace Early Life

Bubba Wallace began racing at the age of nine. He started his career participating in Bandoleros and Legends Car series. In 2005, Bubba Wallace won 35 out of 48 Bandoleros races held that year. He went on to win the Franklin County Speedway in Virginia in 2008, becoming the youngest driver to do so. Wallace started competing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series in 2010.

He was a part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Wallace drove for Rev Racing and was later signed as a developmental driver for Joe Gibbs Racing. Wallace won in his very first race in the series at the Greenville Pickens Speedway. He became the youngest driver to win at the track. He ended the season with a third place in the driver standings. Wallace earned the Rookie of the Year award in the series, becoming the first African-American driver to claim the award in any NASCAR Series.

Bubba Wallace Personal Life

Bubba Wallace is the only African-American driver in the Cup Series, as of August 2024. He has been a huge part of NASCAR’s diversity program. Wallace has been the front-runner in pushing NASCAR towards inclusion and equality. He even called out for and became successful in getting the Confederate flag banned at all NASCAR races.

Bubba Wallace has opened up about having depression throughout most of his life. He is a fan of NASCAR legend Richard Petty. Wallace got his forearm signed by Petty in 2019. He claimed on social media that if his post got 43000 likes then he would get the signature tattooed. Wallace has participated in a music video with his team owner, Denny Hamlin. He was a part of Post Malone’s song “Motley Crew” in 2021. Wallace is also a part of Netflix documentary series about his 2020 and 2021 seasons, “Race: Bubba Wallace”.

Bubba Wallace Family Background

Bubba Wallace is of African-American ethnicity. Wallace was born to a white father and an African-American mother. Bubba Wallace is the son of Darrell Wallace and Desiree Wallace. His father owns an industrial cleaning company and his mother is a social worker.

Bubba Wallace Wife

Bubba Wallace has been married to Amanda Carter for two years, since December 31st, 2022. The couple got engaged in 2021. Amanda Wallace was born on March 30, 1994. She has received a degree in Banking and Finance from Appalachian State University. She was previously a Senior Finance Analyst in the Bank of America in 2016. Carter has also served as the Vice President of the Alpha Pi International Family.

Bubba Wallace Kids

Bubba Wallace and Amanda Carter do not have any children together. However, Amanda is pregnant and their baby is due to arrive in October 2024.

Bubba Wallace Social Media

Bubba Wallace is an active social media personality. He has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram and has around 2100+ posts. Wallace often posts on social media highlighting moments of his day to day life. Wallace often posts about his wife and his team. Here are his social media details:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bubbawallace/?hl=en

Twitter:https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Bubba Wallace Net Worth

Bubba Wallace’s estimated net worth, as of August 2024, is $4 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Wallace’s net worth has been calculated based on his earnings and public assets. Wallace’s primary source of income is his race winnings from NASCAR and sponsorship. Wallace’s endorsement and licensing deals make up for a significant part of his income and contribute to his net worth.

Bubba Wallace Brand Ambassador

Bubba Wallace has many important sponsorship deals in his Cup Series career. He has mentioned his partners on his official website. They are Columbia, McDonalds, Toyota, US Air Force, Xfinity, Leidos, Mobil1, Logitech, MoneyLion and Dr Pepper. Wallace is the brand ambassador of McDonalds in NASCAR. He even ran a special livery based off the McDonald’s grimace shake. Bubba Wallace promotes his sponsors through his social media channels. He also mentions their names on his official race suit and racing livery.

Bubba Wallace Investments

Bubba Wallace has invested in a third fund led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The firm goes by the name of A16Z and has the goal of growing Black Wealth through ownership of future technology ventures. The fund’s portfolio includes important business ventures like equity stakes in blockchain company Dapper Labs, video game developer Roblox and publishing platform Substack.

Bubba Wallace Career Stats

Bubba Wallace has been racing for 8 years in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has started 241 races, as of August 12th, 2024. Wallace made his debut in the Cup Series in 2018 as a full-time driver for Richard Petty Motorsports. Wallace’s best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series came in 2023. He placed 10th in the driver standings while racing for 23XI. Bubba Wallace has also started 88 races over 7 years in the Xfinity Series. He debuted in the series with Joe Gibbs Racing before switching to Roush Fenway Racing for two full-time seasons.

Bubba Wallace Race Wins/ Podium Finishes

Bubba Wallace has won two races in the Cup Series, as of August 2024. He has also claimed 40 Top-10s and 2 pole positions. His last win in the Cup Series came at the Hollywood Casino 400. Bubba Wallace won his first race in the Cup Series in 2017 at the Pocono Raceway. Wallace hasn’t won in the Xfinity Series race yet however he has 36 Top-10 finishes in the series. He won the first race for 23XI in their debut season in the Cup Series.

Bubba Wallace Contract

Bubba Wallace or his team have not released his contract details yet. Wallace debuted with Richard Petty Motorsports racing with them until the end of the 2020 season. He has been racing for 23XI racing since 2021. There has been no news regarding his contract extension.

Bubba Wallace House

Bubba Wallace resides in Concord, North Carolina. The specific details regarding his house are not disclosed to the public yet.

Bubba Wallace Cars

Bubba Wallace has some vintage vehicles in his collection. Wallace owns a Volkswagen Beetle and a mini van from 1964.