Kyle Petty liked what he saw from Bubba Wallace at Darlington Raceway last weekend. The former NASCAR star and current NBC Sports analyst praised Wallace for the way he drove during qualifying for the Southern 500.
“Bubba Wallace, the most incredible qualifying lap I’ve ever seen to Darlington for them said what in the pole,” Petty said. “He had that drive and he knew he had to do something to make the playoffs”Wallace started well, finishing in the top 10 in the first two stages of the Southern 500. But he ran into some problems in the ‘last stage and was eliminated from playoff contention “It’s that simple; the last two thirds of the race, I said I was hoping for the 11 (Denny Hamlin) and the. 5 (Kyle Larson) came out on top because the 14 (Briscoe) is fast,” Wallace said afterward. “Who won?” The goalposts have moved again.
They were better and so deserved congratulations on the 14th. We’ll be back tomorrow and we’ll have to hit harder than we did. It’s sports. We go up and down and go in circles. You have to put this weekend behind you and forget the disappointment of not making the playoffs and give it your all for the next 10 [races].What’s next for Bubba Wallace after elimination of their playoff?
Wallace was looking to make the playoffs for the second straight season. Based on the way he ran last month, it looked like the 30-year-old was going to get a playoff spot. But things have not gone his way in the last two races and he will now focus his attention on trying to win at least one of the next 10 races before the end of the season.
Before the race in Darlington. , Wallace talked about not letting the playoff pressure get to him. “If you show up and run, what you did as a kid, I think that’s very important and that’s what I did,” Wallace said, according to Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports. “So that doesn’t mean I’m not that passionate.
That doesn’t mean I don’t get so upset when we don’t win. It just means that I’m even more hungry, but in a more positive way.” So I think it helps us feel more comfortable, instead of pointing the finger at the guilty, go back to the workshop and determine where. we need to improve. … People want to see the frustration and the anger and, well, it’s there, but it’s built in a more meaningful way and it’s used for the next weekend and the next opportunity.”
Kyle Petty: Bubba Wallace had the ‘most amazing qualifying lap I’ve ever seen’ at Darlington
