“Yeah, that’s Toyota teammates, we don’t race very well together.”
On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at EchoPark Speedway. Ryan Blaney crossed the line as the race winner.
Bubba Wallace crossed the line in 2nd. However, he was penalized for passing below the yellow line, regulating him outside the top 20. But, that’s unrelated to this incident.
Earlier in the event, Wallace was turned off the front bumper of Ty Gibbs. After the finish, Wallace confronted Gibbs on that incident.
That led to an awkward post-race confrontation. Wallace races for 23XI Racing who has an alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. Both Ty Gibbs and Bubba Wallace are under the Toyota Racing umbrella.
Watch the video of the confrontation below.
Atlanta Race Results: July 12, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Bubba Wallace comments
“I turned left and got super loose,” Bubba Wallace told TNT Sports after the penalty was issued.
“So, to keep it straight, I ended up there. You can go back and look at the SMP. I was all over the brakes just to try and give the spot back.”
“It says ‘Don’t go below the yellow line and gain your position’ which I didn’t, I was still 3rd. I got a shove from the No. 54 to go to 2nd. Technically, no positions were gained in doing that.”
Wallace addressed the post race conversation with Ty Gibbs:
“Really good day. Got spun there by the No. 54 and rebounded. That’s another race for Bubba Wallace and Company.”
“We’ll be fine. He had an opportunity to give there a lot. He didn’t do that.”
“So, when I told him that. He quickly went on the defense and said, ‘Don’t block.’ “
“When you hit me square in the bumper. You just ran right into me. The block was clean.”
Wallace added, “Yeah, that’s Toyota teammates, we don’t race very well together.”
