‘He was never a good guy’ – Insiders reveal Bubba Wallace’s biggest weakness, and they praise star Michael Jordan’s ability to overcome it

Bubba Wallace’s playoff run is familiar to every fan who rushed to the subway at the last minute before it closed. When Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano fail to make it to the station on time, 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace quietly sprints toward his destination . But he fell several times along the way.

The driver of the No. 23 Camry is one of two playoff contenders to advance to the Top 12 without a win this season. Because of this, many weren’t sure he could make it this far. A NASCAR expert reveals the inner qualities of Michael Jordan’s driver that make him one to watch.

NASCAR insider reveals how Bubba Wallace overcame his shortcomings to become a playoff contender

Prior to the final regular season race at Daytona, Bubba Wallace temporarily occupied the 16th qualifying position. Ty Gibbs and Daniel Suarez are both tracking him, and many suspect Suarez has a better chance of making the playoffs than Wallace. However, Wallace confirmed his place with a 12th-place finish and made the playoffs. However, the first-round course was just as treacherous for Denny Hamlin’s driver.

Wallace’s race at Kansas Speedway didn’t end well, but he finished a respectable seventh at Darlington and fourteenth at Bristol. Once again he wasn’t considered a serious contender for the next round, but he quietly racked up stage points while veterans Logano and Harvick suffered misfortune. But this time NASCAR analysts are giving him the attention he deserves.

NBC Sports pit reporter Kim Coon is particularly fascinated by the Toyota driver’s continued improvement. Kuhn noted the tireless work he put in at Bristol and every other track where he needed to perform for himself and his team. Despite his poor performance on the road course, Wallace continued to improve his technique and competition, particularly on the intermediate and superspeedway tracks.

Kuhn observed, “You know, even though Bubba was, I would say, a little bit squeezed in the points, the effort that he just put in, especially from Bristol, is unmatched by anything I’ve seen from Bubba before. ….You just look at some of the games this season where he hasn’t performed before and he knows it’s imperative, like Watkins Glen. He’s been struggling on the road, but he’s fought hard in the races.

“Bristol, he knew, their goal was to finish fifth, fifth and fifth – fifth in stage one, fifth in stage two, fifth in the race. Even though they didn’t do that, they They still qualified well enough to start him on track. And then scoring eight points in the first period really built up those points. That inevitably helped him keep going.”

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The pit reporter further pointed out the main reason for Wallace’s impressive growth this season.

Wallace’s calm demeanor during the game shocked fans and industry insiders

Despite being winless this season, Bubba Wallace has shown increasing consistency with four top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes. Notably, he was the runner-up in the North Wilkesboro Speedway All-Star Race. NBC reporter Kim Coon identified the main reasons behind this improvement and praised his mentality and management skills.

“I think you know there have been roots throughout the season that I said, Bubba, to me, you’ve started to develop into the driver that I think his fans want him to be. From a mental standpoint, he seems to be more of a driver than he was before. Stability. He seems to be finding a good head space easier than he has been in the past. And then I think his race skills, like managing the race and his progress on the track, I think have improved a lot as well.”

She astutely concluded, “Not a lot of people had Bubba during the playoffs, so I think he shocked a lot of people with the fact that he made it to the next round.”