Bubba Wallace has been suspended for one race after his actions in Sunday’s NASCARCup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Instage two of the Playoff race, Kyle Larson squeezed Wallace high into the wall,causing the #45 to strike it as Larson accelerated away. However,Wallace then hooked the #5 car's right-rear quarter panel, sending Larson intothe wall himself and also collecting the innocent Christopher Bell - anotherPlayoff driver. Wallace,who drives for Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing squad, then confrontedLarson by pushing and shoving him before returning to the pits. Wallace took to Twitter on Monday evening to post an apology. "Mybehaviour does not align with the core values that are shared by 23XI Racingand our partners, who have played a crucial role in my incredible journey tothe top of this great sport," he wrote. Following an investigation, NASCAR announced on Tuesday thatWallace would be suspended for the upcoming event this weekend at Homestead-MiamiSpeedway. In a statement, 23XI Racing indicated that they had accepted NASCAR’sruling and had admonished Watson for his actions, adding that John Hunter Nemechekwould instead drive the #45 car at Homestead-Miami.
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23XI’s official statement on the NASCAR Las Vegas Penalty. pic.twitter.com/Pdopqtae1e — 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) October 18, 2022
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