Wallace Set to Hit Major Career Milestone at Nashville

Bubba Wallace got his Cup Series debut at Pocono in 2017 out of a bad situation, filling in for an injured Aric Almirola. 

Credit: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - SEPTEMBER 11: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 11, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

This weekend's Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway represents a major milestone for the Alabama native. Wallace will start his 200th career Cup Series race in Music City this weekend. Wallace has not made 200 consecutive starts in the series as his first four fill-in races were split in half and more recently Wallace was suspended for on-track contact near the end of 2022. 

Wallace spent the first 4 substitute races with Richard Petty Motorsports and would follow that up with the first 3 seasons of his career at RPM. In 2021, Wallace would make the move over to Toyota and 23XI Racing co-owned by Denny Hamlin & Michael Jordan. That year Wallace would break through and score his first career win at Talladega and follow that up with the best season of his career in 2022 winning at Kansas and scoring a career high 5 Top-5 finishes and 10 Top-10s.

Currently Wallace sits 15th in the standings following the race at Sonoma Raceway in California. 

​By: Tom Luttermoser