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Bubba Wallace Hopes Kids Follow His Path Into NASCAR With the Chicago Street Race Opportunity

Published 07/23/2022, 12:15 PM EDTBy FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Wheaties Toyota, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2022 in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) One of the top drivers of NASCAR, Bubba Wallace stopped by at the Pilsen youth club. The 23XI Racing driver, who’s had a busy week as he was the face of NASCAR announcing the Chicago Street Race, interacted with the children on his visit. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad And after his interaction with the children, he hoped that some of them would be impacted by next year’s race in Chicago, just as he was when he was younger. “I think that would be really special. That’s how I got my start. I was going to see a go-kart race and got hooked, I figure a couple of these kids could do the same thing,” he . ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Wallace added that he didn’t always wish to become a professional race car driver, but he started with a love for go-karts and then slowly moved up into the big leagues. “You gotta be successful at every opportunity you get, you gotta make the most of it. Surround yourself with the right people,” he added. Bubba hopes young talents slowly get into NASCAR with the new Chicago street race opportunity.

Bubba Wallace was a happy man after the New Hampshire race

After securing a third-place finish at the New Hampshire motor speedway, Bubba Wallace seemed to leave the track with a big smile on his face. During an , he described, “We’ve had a lot of speed all year, and we’ve had cars capable of that. It’s finally good to see that come to fruition. That’s what our races can be like if we continue to do that. Just take a page out of this book for everybody on the team to learn from.” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this adDAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 16: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, speaks to the media during the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Watch This Story: The 23XI Racing driver added that although he made a lot of mistakes in the race, especially in the last 20 laos, he was trying to remain focused. Especially when he had “two of the best”, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. behind him. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad And guess what? He succeeded. A good day at work.

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ADVERTISEMENT Srijan Mandal 536 articlesSrijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog, 'Noobs Onboard', for a while now, covering NASCAR, F1, W Series, MotoGP, WRC and the WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade now, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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