NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400
Bubba Wallace was left fuming by Christopher Bell in Atlanta(Image: Getty)
23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace was forthright with his opinion about Christopher Bell at EchoPark Speedway on Saturday, calling the Joe Gibbs Racing star a “f—— dumb—” over his team radio.
The Quaker State 400 in Atlanta on Saturday turned out to be a whirlwind of action, culminating in Chase Elliott narrowly defeating Brad Keselowski for his first NASCAR Cup Series win since last year in Texas. With an assist from teammate Alex Bowman, the Hendrick Motorsports driver executed a flawless final lap, leaving Keselowski trailing.
Elliott quickly sent a message to Rick Hendrick after his win, which came after a dramatic 0.001 second near-miss earlier in the race. The race was thrown into chaos by a massive crash that left In-Season Challenge brackets into disarray.
Wallace, who crossed the finish line in 22nd place on Saturday night, didn’t hold back when commenting on Bell over the team radio after a collision earlier in the race, which caused Bell huge damage and knocked Ryan Blaney out of the race.
“Christopher Bell is a f—— dumba–. That’s what he gets,” Wallace broadcasted over the team radio.
After a harrowing high-speed crash at Pocono the previous weekend due to a blown tire, Wallace had been optimistic about a better performance at EchoPark. But it proved another tough evening as one of many big names to be helplessly caught in the chaos.
NASCAR drivers pile up during the Quaker State 400
Christopher Bell caused a pile-up early in the race which impacted Wallace(Image: Getty)
“That was the most frustrated I’ve been in a long time,” Wallace expressed post-crash at Pocono. “That was like a gut punch … really hard to swallow. Yeah, it’s qualifying … whatever.
