A man on a mission! Bubba Wallace wins the pole position at Darlington Raceway for the South 500 with his back against the wall.
The 23XI Racing driver hopes to not only lead the way, but also fight his way into the NASCAR playoffs.This is Bubba Wallace’s first pole position from Texas last season during the playoffs . Wallace enters the race 21 points from Chris Buescher. He clearly does not have a leading point with the pole position locked. Bubba Wallace has three career wins. He has won a pole in each of the last three seasons.Spire Motorsports teammate Carson Hocevar is on the outside pole position. Hocevar helped Spire secure its best starting position. Before that, it was Corey LaJoie, P5 in COTA this season. The #77 team reunites.It was a very interesting top 10 in qualifying. Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Christopher Bell and Chris Buescher occupy rows two through five.
Darlington, Lady in Black, a very tough thing to tame – whatever. it’s called – it’s a tough place. Bubba Wallace has four top-10 finishes at Darlington. Will Sunday be his last day of victory?If Bubba Wallace wins the Southern 500, it would mean a lot. This would be a crown jewel for Wallace and 23XI Racing. The 23rd team qualifies for the NASCAR playoffs, where they finished 10th overall last season When you win at Darlington, there are no ifs, ands or buts. This is a path that does not forgive, there is no way to show mercy. As the regular season finale, the Southern 500 has even more meaning this year Wallace’s teammate, Tyler Reddick, qualified in the top 10.
He is on track to win the championship of regular season. He’ll have to hold off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott to pull it off.Bubba Wallace made the first pass of the weekend. He took the 500 South pole position for himself and is now ready to go in search of victory. A spot in the NASCAR playoffs is on the line, as well as a spot in the sport’s history as the winner of the South 500.
Can Wallace and his team get the job done on Sunday?
