US EditionBubba Wallace Calls It a Somber Week After Denny Hamlin's Controversial Move at Kansas Speedway
Bubba Wallace is 26 points below the playoff cut line after a last-lap incident with teammate Denny Hamlin at Kansas Speedway, facing a must-win at Charlotte to advance.
- This past week, Bubba Wallace's playoff chances took a major blow after contact with Denny Hamlin at Kansas Speedway, leaving him 26 points behind the playoff cut line.
- In a last-lap push for victory, Denny Hamlin, 23XI Racing co-owner and Joe Gibbs Racing driver, made contact while struggling with power steering, sending Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing driver, into the wall at Kansas Speedway.
- Wallace led both overtime restarts but was overtaken late as Chase Elliott won, and he called the days after Kansas 'a somber week' before a face-to-face with Hamlin at Charlotte Roval.
- With one race left before the Round of 8, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing driver, must win or score heavily at the Charlotte Roval, the playoffs' only road course, to stay alive.
- 23XI Racing now faces added pressure as teammate Tyler Reddick’s weakened position and legal challenges coincide with NASCAR broadcast and social media metrics showing the Kansas incident generated over 3.2 million Twitter/X impressions.
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